Ray Dalio

My all-time guru Ray Dalio dropped that bomb at the annual meeting of business and political stars of the world at Davos. And he also made a plea to the world on Twitter: “I believe we are on the brink of a terrible civil war ... where we are at an inflection point between entering a type of hell of fighting or pulling back to work together for peace and prosperity.”

He also criticized the current stock market, where everybody wants in, not understanding principles of margin and ...

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About inflation, hedging against it, and impact on interest rates.

There is a huge disconnect between the velocity of money and Employment Population Ratio. This fact will have an impact on inflation, interest rates, and what you can consider as a hedge against inflation when it finally strikes.

I have read a very good, logical, and very short article written by Vuk Vukovic published in Seeking Alpha. I picked up a few excerpts from it and then added my own comment in italics at the very end.  The article talks mainly about Bitcoin, but I do not believe...

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Canmore in seller’s market … not just a town, it is a lifestyle!

 Good news: Prices are going up. Bad news: There is a very low inventory. We at RE/MAX Alpine Realty did some number crunching and situational analysis. At first, let’s have a quick look at some year over year trend comparisons (DOM=Days On Market, PSF= price per square foot):

Year over Year averages show a 5% increase in price:

2019 519 Sales, 69 DOM, Price $713,000

2020 663 Sales, 72 DOM, Price $748,000

Comparison of 4th quarter averages show a dramatic, 12%, increase in PSF:

2019...

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