Nobody Has Ever Won a Trade War

If there is a trade war I assure you we should all be very, very worried. Trade wars through out history have never worked, nobody has ever won a trade war. (iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index ETF (FXI), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY))

Investing: Where I Will Put More Money

One of the places where I will probably put more money is the Renminbi and/ or China. The Renminbi will probably be convertible by then (when the U.S. Dollar gets overvalued and turns into a bubble) which will make it much more attractive to international investors.

One Strong Reason To Be Bearish On Bitcoin

Unfortunately I am afraid that the use of Bitcoin or any other digital currency will not be very successful because in the end governments are going to decide which electronic money you use. 

Trump: Trade Wars or a Fantastic Time?

If we do not have trade problems and we do the good things (tax cuts, infrastructure spending and deregulation) that he wants to do, it could be fabulous! (SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA))

U.S. Dollar: It May Get Overpriced

My largest currency holding is the U.S. Dollar because I expect turmoil in world financial markets. When there is turmoil, investors will be looking for a safe haven. What will happen is that the U.S. Dollar will first get overpriced and if it keeps going, the U.S Dollar may even turn into a speculative bubble.

The World Has a Money Problem and Gold Will Benefit

I own gold but I have not bought any gold for a long time. But I own gold and I am waiting for opportunities to buy more. It it goes down I hope I am smart enough to buy a lot more. Before this is over, gold is going to go up a whole lot and gold may even turn into a bubble. The world has a huge problem with money. (SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX))

Bitcoin: The Solution For The World's Currency Problems?

The world has a huge problem with currencies and money and the world is looking for solutions. Computers are changing everything we know. I suspect the money problems, the currency problems will be resolved, changed or solved by the computers. Whether it will be Bitcoin or not, I do not know.