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Useful Life Lessons

Look Around. Calm. Relax.

Blain’s Morning Porridge 29th Jan 2021: Look Around. Calm. Relax. “Lokah samastha sukhino bhavanthu.” It’s Friday, and I get to…

Bill Blain
January 29, 2021

Useful News

Blain’s Morning Porridge – 11 Sept 2020: New Reality Part 2

Blain’s Morning Porridge – 11 Sept 2020: New Reality Part 2 “One believes things because one has been conditioned to…

Bill Blain
September 11, 2020

Useful News

Blain’s Morning Porridge – Sept 4 2020: Has it begun?

Blain’s Morning Porridge – Sept 4 2020: Has it begun? “All these tiny little bubbles, brewing up trouble…” Going to…

Bill Blain
September 4, 2020

Economy Markets Rant Useful

Blain’s Morning Porridge – June 22 2020: The Mars Bar Conundrum

Blain’s Morning Porridge – June 22nd 2020 – The Mars Bar Conundrum “If you’ve never seen an Elephant ski, then…

Bill Blain
June 22, 2020

Coinbase success – but what does it mean?
April 15, 2021
Coinbase’s direct listing was a muted success. It looks likely to trade in line with volatile bitcoin and other cryptos. On the back of the claims of increased “adoption” of Crypto by the Street, the exchange has first mover status meeting the need for the facilitation of safe crypto investment while expanding services for holders – but what does it …Read More »
Yoorp’s Big Bond Bonanza
April 14, 2021
Europe’s plans for a €1 trillion bond programme will create a single US Treasury scale market, but who agreed it? The big risks are the imperfect non-democracy’s funding programme will magnify political volatility, while empowering bad political deals.Read More »
Investment Guidelines for the Zeitgeist Market
April 13, 2021
The outlook for the UK looks rosier as pubs reopen, vaccinations beat targets, and the economy grows. But, how should investors be looking at markets when financial assets already look overpriced, and there are clear bubble risks ahead? It’s a matter of staying calm, reading the runes and understanding the markets new mindset!Read More »
The Great Transition: Monetary hopes to Fiscal reality
April 12, 2021
How long can markets party on like there is no tomorrow? The thing is – there always is and the hangover is bound to hurt, which is an apt metaphor as English pubs reopen today ! Markets need to prepare for the inevitable consequences of the big transition from 12 mixed years of fairly useless monetary experimentation to a future …Read More »
Greenwashing the ugly truth about Oceans
April 9, 2021
Seaspiracy is a shocking, flawed, yet critical film. It should set the market thinking about what sustainability really means, addressing how we skirt the real issues on climate change and environmental degredation. It should provide a much-needed kick up the a**e to box-ticking ESG investment stupidity.Read More »