Timing is Everything

Posted on November 14, 2023November 8, 2023 by Simon

“Be fearful when others are greedy, and begreedy when others are fearful.” Warren Buffett The Sage from Omaha The photo is of the Chicago skyline from near the Navy pier. Warren Buffett is now 93 ... Read More

Made in Ghana

Posted on July 6, 2023July 4, 2023 by Simon

I earned this shirt as a volunteer at the Se’dav Va’aki Museum (formerly The Pueblo Grande Museum). But that is a different story. This story is that the shirt was manufactured in Ghana. H... Read More

Risky Times

Posted on May 18, 2023May 13, 2023 by Simon

“The attempt to control risk by lowering interest rates reduces the cost of taking risk and so ends up increasing the aggregate amount of risk in the system.” Edward Chancellor, author The... Read More

Unthinkable

Posted on April 10, 2023April 9, 2023 by Simon

“The unthinkable actually happens regularly.” John Maudlin... Read More

Inflation

Posted on October 15, 2022October 11, 2022 by Simon

“By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens.” John Maynard Keynes Keynesian economics is very wel... Read More

The Purpose of Business

Posted on December 19, 2020December 15, 2020 by Simon

“There is one and only one social responsibility of business–to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game, wh... Read More

Capital

Posted on July 27, 2020July 3, 2020 by Simon

“Capital will go where it is wanted and stay where it is well treated.” Walter Wriston in The Twilight of Sovereignty page 61 Photo is of Zimbabwe’s inflated currency back in 2006. C... Read More

Artificial Leaf

Posted on September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 by Simon

This is a synthesis post with some very good news. Scientists at Caltech have made a synthetic leaf that using the suns energy converts water into Hydrogen and Oxygen. So far they have only done i... Read More

Welfare for the Rich

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Simon

“Tesla appeals to confused consumers who simultaneously want to display ostentation and green virtue.” a great line by Holman Jenkins on the WSJ editorial page. My beef is that Tesla is ... Read More

Investing During the Sovereign Debt Crisis

Posted on April 8, 2013April 8, 2013 by Simon

Back in December I wrote about what I called The Big Bubble and asked the question: What should an investor do to survive the looming government debt bubble? Now along comes a book that attempts to... Read More

Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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