In early May this year I shared some important findings about sharia investing in times of coronavirus. As was evident then there is substantial downside protection in globally allocated portfolios that are constructed according to sharia standards. It’s a good time now to revisit that subject. First, a disclaimer. Since […]
This article describes how China can escape the fate of a dollar collapse by tying the yuan to gold. There is little doubt she has access to sufficient gold. Currently, her interest is to preserve the dollar, not destroy it, because it is the principal means of Chinese foreign interests […]
What has made the news is the cancellation of the agreement with the Kielburger boys, Marc and Craig, to distribute $912 million from Canadian taxpayers. It is certainly over. Being that they have canceled. Certain changes from one day to the next are causing great discomfort, in fact, some discomfort […]
Tesla announced its Q2 deliveries and production numbers. The automaker confirmed 90,650 deliveries, beating expectations. Only a few weeks ago, most Wall Street estimates put Tesla deliveries at 60,000 to 70,000 vehicles during the second quarter. It was roughly in line with the overall automotive industry decline due to the […]
The world economy is entering the second half of 2020 still deeply weighed down by the coronavirus pandemic with a full recovery now ruled-out for this year and even a 2021 comeback dependent on a lot going right. It’s a scenario few if any predicted at the start of the […]
Fifty-one percent of liberals and 45 percent of Democrats told a pollster that too few of their fellow Americans are willing to fill construction, technology, hospitality, and other service jobs, regardless of pay. The liberal responses “are driven by contempt for their fellow-countrymen in general and working-class whites in particular,” suggested […]
Discover Silver Elephant Ming Corp (TSX: ELEF.to OTCQX: SILEF) ahead of possibly the most violent silver run-up of this millennium July 1, 2020 John Lee, CFA Silver’s technical and fundamental factors point to an imminent price target of $32/oz, representing an 80% gain over current level of $18/oz Gold futures […]
Can history help handicap where markets head from here after the extraordinary path stocks have taken so far this year? The violence and velocity of the crash-and-surge moves in the major indexes has placed this market in rare company, with relatively few precedents to mine for hints of what has […]
The high tech revolution and new economy are creating boundless new applications for two commodities that will dominate the 2020s: copper and helium, said Gianni Kovacevic, CEO of CopperBank. Kovacevic referred to a trade in these commodities as ideal for the contrarian investor. “Let’s call today’s interview the contrarian’s delight. […]
Can we give ourselves a break? I ask, because the country is still under tremendous stress from the novel coronavirus. Millions are out of work, the economy is tanking, and parents are going insane trying to “work” from home. Is now really the time to beat ourselves up for being […]