Distinctions between public and private markets have been gradually diminishing. Historically, public markets acted as a significant source of capital and liquidity for growing companies and their shareholders; in recent years, however, liquidity has been shifting towards private capital. Research estimates that private capital markets (comprising both private equity and […]
Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s borrowing plan may have wider consequences If economics were as exact a science as some economists might like us to think, the debate about inflation would be over. Currently, the mainstream view as gleaned from many credible economists and reports from financial journals is that inflation […]
Last month, I retweeted a comment by a contrarian writer who questioned whether racism was to blame for the spread of the coronavirus, and a close (white) friend responded to me with a well-meaning text: “I feel it is my calling to help end the oppression people of color like […]
An article was published which was posted in the Swiss magazine Weltwoche (World Week) on June 10. It should be noted that the author of the same, Beda M Stadler is the former director of the Institute of Immunology of the University of Bern, biologist and professor emeritus. Likewise, Stadler […]
Twice In One Year It is a bit hard to comprehend that twice, in the same year, I would be writing primarily the same article. In early January, I penned the following: “When you sit down with your portfolio management team, and the first comment made is ‘this is nuts,’ it’s […]
The handling of the COVID-19 crisis by the various governments in Canada has been diligent and sincere, but the goal of eliminating the virus completely as in New Zealand was always a fantasy, and now it is completely unbearable burden for the country. Unless a vaccine is uncovered soon (unlikely), […]
It has been said that every misstep by the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, thus becomes a springboard for our improvement. Which is considered to be a good fact. Now, the involvement of the Prime Minister and Kielburger Inc. was “unfortunate” and that is very sad. With reference to […]
We Charity (stylized as WE Charity), formerly known as Free the Children, is an international youth charity and empowerment development movement founded in 1995 by human rights defenders Marc and Craig Kielburger. It should be noted that the organization implements development programs in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, focusing on […]
American casualties tend to be younger than European ones, which has grim implications IT IS NOW well-known that, although covid-19 can strike even the very young, older folk face the greatest risk. In hard-hit rich countries, about 60% of all deaths from the disease are among people aged 80 and […]
One of the many misconceptions about the proper way to trade in silver markets lies in the fact that so many investors view silver assets as nothing more than a secondary precious metal. However, recent trend movements in the iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) suggest that these long-term views might be […]