As the US dollar index flirts with 100 and copper falls towards $2.00 a pound today…the challenges for emerging markets, corporate credit and US earnings are mounting into year end.
Bob Janjuah, senior independent client advisor at Nomura, and Bloomberg’s Stuart Wallace discuss the depths of the commodities market slump and how the strength of the U.S. dollar exerts pressure on the market. Here is a direct video link.
The smartest investments we can make are in the health and education of ourselves and our children. Sometimes it means moving to find better opportunities for work or better schools. Sometimes it means living where we can walk or ride a bike; spend less time commuting and more time with family and friends.
The dream is not things, the house or the car. The dream is about quality of life. And the revelation is spreading. See: Not buying a home was my smartest financial move.
Not trading our savings for over-priced financial securities is another very wise investment move.
The passion and inspiration for electric vehicles is way beyond the price of gas. This is about seeing the future and leading change.
Last year, a collection of recent college grads parlayed an impressive spec ad for Tesla into putting their new production company Everdream on the map of major advertisers everywhere. Now Elon Musk’s electric car brand has another stunning piece of free advertising, this time from director Sam O’Hare. Here is a direct video link.
An admiration of Musk’s vision led to picking Tesla as the test brand. “I’m interested in electric vehicles and the future of transportation, and Tesla are at the forefront of that,” says O’Hare. “I really admire how Elon Musk wants to change the world for the better, and took on the enormous task of developing an amazing electric vehicle, only to share the patents and encourage others to follow his lead. It’s a philosophy you don’t find very often. From SpaceX to the Hyperloop, it feels like he’s actively creating the future.”
