We will continue to ignore political and economic forecasts which are an expensive distraction for many investors and businessmen. Thirty years ago,...

In mid-Sept 2005, both Japan and Germany had elections. In Japan, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi ran on a reform agenda that called for the...

History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition.

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress.

Geopolitical Uncertainty: Gold retains its value not only in times of financial uncertainty, but in times of geopolitical uncertainty. It is often...

In the course of evolution and a higher civilization we might be able to get along comfortably without Congress, but without Wall Street, never. (This...

Whether it is the tensions in the Middle East, Africa or elsewhere, it is becoming increasingly obvious that political and economic uncertainty is...

We foreign bankers are for the free market system when we are out to make a buck and believe in the state when we're about to lose a buck. (Anonymous...

When Democrats are in control of the White House and Congress, there are three factors which cause stocks to be slightly less intrinsically valuable...