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The Rise and Fall of Sound Money in Ancient Rome
This is the last of these pieces about gold in ancient history. I’m back from the Edinburgh Fringe now, and more regular market commentary will resum…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Richest Man In History
I once presented a documentary for Italian TV which declared that Jakob Fugger - Fugger the Rich - was the richest man in history. He was a German wh…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Midas Touch and World Trade
The story of Midas, and how everything he touched turned to gold, is perhaps the most famous golden myth of all. His touch led to one of the most suc…
2 years, 11 months ago
Jason and the Golden Fleece: A Legendary Quest
We continue with my series about gold in pre-history today with one of the earliest and most enduring of the golden myths: Jason and the Golden Fleec…
2 years, 11 months ago
Sun, sand and success
In my late teens and early 20s I was obsessed with beaches. I had always liked them, we all do, but I think it was a trip to Thailand in 1989 that tr…
3 years ago
Our Instinct for Gold Is Primal
I’m doing a show about gold at the Edinburgh Fringe. If you are in Scotland between August 4th and August 20th, plesase come. It’s at Panmure House i…
3 years ago
Gold: the closest you will ever come to touching eternity
NB My next Best In Class, in which I identify the go-to stocks in the natural resources sector, is out tomorrow. Keep an eye out for that. (Only for …
3 years ago
The Rise and Fall of UK House Prices
Despite being built of bricks, a house is, in many ways, a financial asset. This is because, for the most part, we use finance - debt - to buy real e…
3 years ago
How to Invest in Zinc
Before we begin today’s piece, a quick reminder for those who might find themselves in the Scottish neck of the woods this August, I am doing a show …
3 years ago
British Pound to Crash in 2024?
Before we begin today’s piece, a quick reminder for those who might find themselves in the Scottish neck of the woods this August, I am doing a show …
3 years ago