Two things I firmly believe: Know how to cook very well. Read books as often as you can. This is because education and self-reliance are the easiest ways to improve your life. A few guidelines: Don’t drink alone, save it for when you’re with others — they’ll make more sense. Be wary of…

There is a wider war brewing in the Gaza conflict — I was discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with my partner last night. Not in the way you think, but in terms of what the heck I should write about. Most of my articles deal with Geopolitics and Conflict and it feels remiss not to address some parts of the conflict. I…

Ukraine, Israel and possibly Taiwan — I’m looking forward to the day when we can go back to talking about more entrepreneurial aspects of economics rather than large changes that are going to effect large amounts of people. One day we will get back there, but today is not that day. On the whole, throughout history…

articles that you may have missed — I read and write about Economics and Geopolitics because its my passion. My hope every time is to help people understand this crazy world of ours a little bit more. Either how to prepare more, save more, or anticipate something in advance. …

How to build your own trading desk — It’s important to understand that the market is designed to take your money. You’ve undoubtedly heard the old adage “the house always wins”. In this case ‘the house’ is the combination of platform fees, trading fees, fund and holding fees, volatility, and of course… taxes. You want in? That’s going…

Qualifying for a loan in the U.S. is about to get tougher — It’s not a recession… until it is. One of the most common ways people have been keeping up with inflation has been by relying on their credit cards or other loans. Despite this, there has been a subsidy that many have been enjoying and have long forgotten about, their student…

Whether Putin can do it is another matter — And there it is folks…. In an interview that has finally been making the rounds over the last few days, Colonel-General Andrei Mordvichev, a commander who Putin recently promoted in July (probably in prep for Prigozhin’s death), admitted in an interview on Russia-1, that Ukraine is just a stepping stone. …

What is likely to tip the U.S. into recession — If you watch the mainstream financial media, it is awash with the term ‘soft landing’ when it comes to a recession. Like many things these days, soft landing is being used as a euphemism for ‘no recession’. Other times you are seeing bolder headlines which directly say ‘no recession’. But…

An unofficial guide to European Café Culture — I have been inspired to fill in some gaps, or maybe add some context to a recent post by Rocco Pendola. Check his stuff out if you haven’t already. I’ve been inspired by Rocco’s thoughts on Café Culture in Europe, because this really was the thing that got me to…