Sound Money is the challenge and opportunity of our lifetime. Unsound money is the cause of numerous social ills. Bitcoin is solution as important as previous tech revolutions. Educating, advising and managing capital through this powerful transition.
Short and sharp from South African bitcoin enthusiast and founder of SA crypto exchange Luno (formerly BitX) Simon Dingle. He covers most of the major concepts surrounding bitcoin, without delving into great detail, making “In Maths we Trust” a useful read for newbies. It’s always good to run through the basics and pinpoint areas where … More Book Review: In Math We Trust
I recently visited Singapore and read Lee Kuan Yew’s (LKY) “3rd World to 1st World – The Singapore Story” to get a feel for the history, culture and politics. What an incredible character and an intriguing place! LKY is an unusual mixture of free-market advocate, state interventionist, anti-communist but adherent of socialism and yet he’s … More From 3rd World to 1st World, notes from Singapore
An insightful account of the social, economic and political trends of the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s, centred on the monetary economics leading to the great depression. As someone with a passion for monetary economics, there were times when I was looking for a little more opinion, defence of good ideas and criticism of weak. But … More Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed
Avoiding identity politics I avoid aligning myself with labels, tags or groups because I don’t want to bear the consequences of associating with people where I have limited control over their actions. Political parties, in particular, are a minefield of identity politics. As soon as you identify as Republican/Democrat in the US, Labour/Conservative in the … More Voting for the Capitalist Party in SA Elections 2019
I like to think of Nassim Taleb as a modern philosopher. “Modern” is somewhat misleading though, because Taleb vehemently opposes modernity, intellectualism, scientism and academia. Taleb likes practitioners and is opposed to anyone without skin in the game. Skin in the Game is essentially real investment, where one’s actions and opinions have consequence. Taleb’s latest book … More Skin In The Game – Nassim Taleb
If I were to characterise my father in one word, I’d choose “principled.” I remember not getting my way as a child and asking why, why, why couldn’t I have the latest object of my affection. Often the answer was “it’s the principle of the matter!” After years of rebelling against them, I’ve become committed … More Principles – Ray Dalio
Adventurer Peter Van Kets’ inspiring story and the techniques he adopted in order to complete three gruelling physical feats – rowing across the Atlantic (twice) and skiing to the South Pole. Most of the techniques were psychological and relate to targeting success elsewhere in life wherever challenges present themselves. An easy and undemanding read. Likely … More The 8th Summit – Peter van Kets
As a child, English and writing were chores. I was forced to submit assignments at school and university but this was merely a means to an end. When I entered the working world I joined a research house, writing commentary each and every day. The red ink on my edited work identified that my ability … More The Artists Way – Julia Cameron
I’ve skirted with Stoicism before through Nassim Taleb and Tim Ferris’ podcast but this book was my first deep dive into Stoic philosophy. The School for Gods is set as a conversation between a man and his spiritual guide, the Dreamer. The student, who also serves as the narrator, leads a somewhat troubled life of … More The School for Gods – Elio D’Anna
Politics rears feelings disdain, resentment and even anger. Understandable, given the quality of the political leaders at the helm in many of the biggest countries around the globe. There is a dearth of talent and sometimes outright moral corruption at pinnacle of professional politics. In the corporate world, we’re wary of the emotional drain caused … More Encourage positive politics
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