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THE BARBAROUS RELIC IN THE 21st Century

Issue 20.5, Auckland, 28 December 2020 Warren Buffett is often quoted as calling gold a “barbarous relic”.  While this is a misquote, it was actually John Maynard Keynes talking about the early 20th-century gold standard, Buffet is certainly no fan of...

AN EYE FOR DIVERSIFICATION

Issue 20.4, Auckland, 18 December 2020 My best friend was a university professor in Kiev. The son of a military colonel, Alexander worked his way up in the Soviet system. First as a Young Pioneer, then a dedicated Komsomol member through his university years. Shortly...