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“What would you do?” was the question posed. Your columnist took one swing at it last week. This week he has another go. Last week, we opined that the best place for money is always in a business – as

“What would you do,” was the question pitched by a dear reader. The batter, your very own columnist, will take a swing at it. Our preference is to buy land or private businesses. Private business is b

Picking through a murky market outlook for the rest of 2025

Stocks are living their best life while the dollar is having its worst year since 1973

In the world of bonds and fixed income, US billionaire Howard Marks is a titan. After making a name for himself at Citicorp in the 1970s and then TCW Group in the 1980s trading distressed bonds, he fo

The Democrats have been on the wrong road for a long, long time. They believe government is the solution to almost every problem. But as the Gipper so rightly said, “Government is not the solution. Go