Financial Independence

Which money is best? Free Banking money!

Scottish pounds are much maligned in England. (And among mystified Australian customs officers, I can report.) But what if these funny looking scraps of paper,…

Which money is best? Silver!

They don’t call it a pound karat. It’s not the family gold you show off at dinner parties. The dollar is not called the doubloon.…

Which money is best? Cryptocurrency!

Whatever form of money might be best theoretically speaking, cryptocurrencies are the future and fiat is the past. That’s what Sam Volkering thinks. Here’s how…

Which money is best? CBDCs…?

Well, we couldn’t find anyone to advocate for the idea that central bank digital currencies are the best form of money… but our gold expert,…

A new Fatal Conceit, or is history just rhyming once again?

It might have been his book The Constitution of Liberty that Margaret Thatcher took out of her handbag and slammed on the table at a…

The end of the Exponential Age

We live in an exponential age. Our pension funds presume 7% compounding returns. Our central banks target 2% compounding inflation (emphasis on target). Our GDP…

Are the foundations of the financial system crumbling?

Would you stay in a house with crumbling foundations? Then, why are you keeping your money in the financial system? You see, government bonds have…

Reports of bitcoin’s death are greatly exaggerated (yet again)

“So, that’s the end of Bitcoin then…” That’s how a Forbes magazine article from 2011 started. It began a grand tradition of the mainstream, writing…

A rules-based monetary order is there for the taking (by you, the individual)

So, you believe that price controls don’t work? Then why do we have monetary policy? Why is our monetary order ruled over by de facto…

Snowflakes don’t cause avalanches and defaults don’t cause financial crises

Have you ever seen an avalanche control team looking up into the sky? Do they spend their time trying to spot which snowflake will cause…

Your financial life – your choice

 “We are still masters of our fate. Captains of our souls.” – Winston Churchill, 1941 Who cares more about your money – and your life…

Join my crusade for Britain’s Great Wealth Revival…

To paraphrase Margaret Thatcher – how can we be free if we are not financially free? How can we be free when those at the…

What if the pandemic isn’t finished with you – or your money – yet?

It’s day four of my Covid quarantine. And I can’t help wondering whether Covid isn’t finished with financial markets yet, either. I started writing this…

Inflation blame games are designed to distract you from inflation itself

I’m back from paternity leave (at last). Did I miss anything? … Oh? … Oh my! … Holy cow! This is what happens when I…

Live from 2pm today: the MegaYield Masterclass with Sam Volkering

You’re cutting this one a little fine… Today at 2pm, we’re hosting Britain’s first ever MegaYield Masterclass. In it, crypto expert Sam Volkering will be…

Mellon on the markets: uncertain times

The mass of confused thinking around the Ukrainian tragedy is enough to do anyone’s head in, to employ popular argot. It really galls me that…

Watch now: Nigel’s exclusive sit-down with crypto expert Sam Volkering

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put a big dent in stock portfolios across the world. Meanwhile, (and at time of writing), bitcoin has risen 14%…

The emperor’s expensive green Xinjiang cotton clothes

Before we kick off, I better explain yesterday’s headline. It might’ve sounded familiar to you. But, in hindsight, I was too obtuse for anyone’s good.…

First they came for our energy and I did not invest – because I was not a climate alarmist

[Today’s Fortune & Freedom is a flashback to February 2020, when Fortune & Freedom was but a sparkle in Nigel Farage’s eye. I published a…

Readers have their say on inflation and interest rates

My comments about interest rates and inflation have triggered some brilliant reader mail. Importantly, it’s from those on the ground, experiencing things from a variety…