A New Sense Of Optimism In Offshore Finance (Coupled) With The Decline Of American Power — Working in Geneva, I walked into my office on Friday and my employees seemed to have an infectious spring in their step―coupled with being in a state of optimism. Something I always like to see It soon became clear that what had everybody buzzing was the possibility of a gold-backed…

Russian Sanctions Are Meaningless — Walking out of a meeting with President Putin. Austrian Chancellor, Karl Nehammer proclaimed he told Putin, ” that anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the EU would remain in place and could even be reinforced as long as the conflict goes on.” Continuing, Nehammer made it clear, “this is not a friendly…

The Bone Crushing Yoke Of American Foreign Policy — FATCA — By: Christopher Roman FATCA, in a nutshell, is an agreement for multi-jurisdictional banks (globally) to share information about US account holders to prevent tax evasion. If these banks do not comply with American demands. The banks will lose access to the US capital markets. To the typical shortsighted — nihilistic…

Have No Illusions — Insider Trading Is Prolific — By: Christopher Roman This is a bitter lesson for anyone that is under the impression that markets are fair and equal. They are not. Let’s start with the institutional realities of insider trading. Most investors do not understand that insider trading…

You Can Not Use The Objective Past To Predict A Subjective Future — By: Christopher Roman Many people ask me about investing and how it is connected to fundamental analysis. This is how I view fundamental analysis, in general. You can not use the objective past to predict a subjective future To most investors…

You Can Simply Renounce Your US Citizenship And Leave — By: Christopher Roman There is a phrase in the United States that seems to be gaining momentum — Tax The Rich Please, let’s dispel this mythology before it becomes a type of parietal art, in Plato’s Cave. The reality is, once…

Saving Yourself From The Black Hole — When examining an economic crisis outside of our so-called bubble of prosperity. It is a risk that centers around 2.3 quadrillion in derivatives debt. Let’s put this into perspective, there is not enough money in the universe to salvage a systemic collapse once it starts to gain momentum. It’s nowhere…

Pensions and 401(k)s? The Bailout Fund For The United States Government — By: Christopher Roman As described by the “Father of the 401(k)” Ted Benna: the 401(k) “helped open the door for Wall Street to make even more money than they were already making.” What are these financial instruments that focus on retirement…

The Trend To Decentralization Is A Rejection Of Centralized Structures In Totality — By: Christopher Roman Globally, the current collapse of retail banking has been quickening. In Switzerland, UBS Bank is laying off employees and restructuring as quickly as they can. …