Monthly Archives: June 2021

Fintech designed to profit off ‘dumb’ money

There’s an inside joke in finance that I first heard in the 1990s:  “We take your money and our experience and make it our money and your experience.” A popular fintech trope today is all about democratizing capital markets and … Continue reading

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Wilful Blindness author Sam Cooper in conversation

Oh, Canada…we have much cleaning up to do. Sam Cooper is an award-winning national investigative journalist for Global News. His book, “Wilful Blindness: How a Network of Narcos, Tycoons, and CCP Agents Infiltrated the West”, is now available from Optimum … Continue reading

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The great inflation hype running low on buyers

This morning we learned that US retail spending fell 1.3% in May (more than the -.80 expected).  After a year of record spending on durable goods–items that typically last at least three years, like appliances, tools, computers, electronics, jewelry, vehicles, … Continue reading

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