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Gilded Age redux: bank vault exclusively for billionaires

A new bank vault in a grade-II listed gothic mansion built in 1899 for soap magnate Robert William Hudson, will have more of the feel of an “exclusive private members club than a bank” next to the Dorchester Hotel on … Continue reading →

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Insurer Allianz estimates $2.5 trillion in climate costs flowing to corps over next decade

Insurers are experts at pricing costs because they have skin in the game:  they are in the business of compensating property, life, and disability damage.  Believe whatever you like about causes, the fact is that climate change is rapidly escalating … Continue reading →

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Hoisington Third Quarter Review worth reading

Hoisington Investment Management’s always insightful Q3 2019 review, can be read here. As shown below, year-over-year world trade volume fell in the third quarter by the most since the recessions of 2000 and 2008. Confirming slowing growth, thirty-year Treasury bonds … Continue reading →

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