Category Archive: 9d) Fund and Hedge Funds

Ultimately, it all comes back to supply and demand. Debt costs are higher in the UK than in the US because the British pound is no longer a reserve currency. It’s not an effective storeholder of wealth because people aren’t transacting in it like they do with US dollars. Since many people around the world transact in dollars, that increases the demand and ultimately helps when it comes to servicing debt. @MasterInvestorChannel You can watch...

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The increasing political polarization we’re seeing today isn’t anything new. It’s similar to what we saw in the 1930s, and it’s even something Plato wrote about a couple thousand years ago. In democracies, people vote for their interests. And since people generally want more, politicians want to give it to them — and are willing to go into debt to make that happen. Ultimately, things reach a breaking point where discipline is needed. People want...

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Is the United States less #happy? #raydalio #principles #happiness #mindfullness #education #healthcare

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There are smart tariffs and there are not smart tariffs. Every type of tax, tariffs included, has pros and cons. Done well, tariffs can provide a source of revenue while simultaneously reducing geopolitical risk. But to be effective, they need to be engineered prudently, efficiently, and surgically.

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When I look at the US and global debt burdens and how countries are likely to respond, I worry about the possibility of creating a stagflationary environment. Our financial system is dependent on the idea that you can take a debt asset and convert it into money. But now there’s not enough money to go around. That makes the idea of devaluing the dollar relative to other currencies appealing — but the other currencies won’t want much of an...

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