Financial Independence

When government funds buy government bonds, are they funds at all?

Today, I’d like to dig into what I believe is a financial sleight of hand which politicians have pulled on you, in the hope that…

Do you trust the government?

But events have overtaken us – and the big story has moved on. Inflation and the energy crisis are now scarier than the pandemic making…

Why you can’t get petrol, despite Brexit

Petrol chaos, gas price spikes and driver shortages… Energy markets are in chaos. A deluge of requests to ask Nigel Farage the big question were…

Bonds: risk-free return or return-free risk?

I hit a nerve this week. You see, I mainly know of Nigel Farage because he predicted and explained the European sovereign debt crisis, when…

The quest for knowledge (outside the system)

I’m afraid your daily editor Nickolai has injured himself. It’s nothing too serious he tells me, but it makes typing very painful, so I don’t…

The future is radioactive

Although only discovered a little over a century ago, radioactivity has moved from the fringes of physics and chemistry to the centre of modern technology.…

The bond market is a much more dangerous bubble

Bonds are a key part of almost any investor’s portfolio. But lately, something odd has been going on in the bond market… And don’t forget…

Immigration and vaccines and politics, oh my!

The reader mailbag is bulging after a few weeks of hitting controversial and dividing topics. Discussing immigration, vaccines and the inherent flaws of government policies…

Never believe anything until the October lockdown is denied

The government has denied plans for an October lockdown. Does that mean we’re in for one? What would Nigel Farage do if he were premier…