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Given that the corona virus chose the election year to appear in the U.S., it is instructive to examine the response of the U.S. authorities. Specifically, the authorities, are driven by two goals: Prove that the government can handle Corona Prove that the Corona presence in the U.S. will not lead to justify stock marketContinue reading “The response of the U.S government to the corona virus”

In this post I would like to borrow an idea from Taleb’s “anti-fragile” book. Basically, Taleb states that certain systems become stronger if subjected to periodic stress. For example, bones and muscle mass grow stronger if you exercise rigorously in a gym, and stress them with heavy workloads. According to Taleb, the same can beContinue reading “Capitalism, socialism and trust management by politicians”

In my opinion the world of finance is the most important systemic lynchpin in our lives, enabling commerce and thus the ability to rise above the poverty that self-autarkist behavior will inevitably bring. Gold played and still plays a vital role in this system, and I thus I think it will be important to spendContinue reading “Gold and distrust management by the U.S. government”

“Yes, man is mortal, but that would be half the trouble. The bad news is that he is sometimes suddenly mortal, that’s the trick!” — The Devil, aka Voland, in “Master in Margarita”, by M.A.Bulgakov A trick indeed. Trust is an essential part of our lives, as it allows the individual to plan, despite theContinue reading “On Trust and Gold”