Financial Independence

Will the Bank of England really raise interest rates?

The old spectre of higher interest rates is back in the news. Not despite the energy crisis, but because of it. But, it’s not that…

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?

It’s time to dig into the reader mailbag. Our coverage of the vaccine… debate… elicited a lot of… less than useful replies. From all sides.…

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…

All that is solid melts into air

You already know that the financial world is deeply perverted. It’s a landscape in which toxic debt can be packaged up – and leveraged. Where…

Everyone suffers when inflation hits – but some will do better than others

I’m sure you’ve noticed… The price of everything seems to be going up – and going up very, very quickly. Well, it’s a perfect storm…

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…

The countdown to lockdown

Of course they won’t call it that. But the media and the protesters will. And it’ll feel like one. The countdown to our next lockdown…

Inflation can no longer be ignored by stocks or central bankers

Yesterday’s Fortune & Freedom explained how central bankers have managed to avoid acknowledging the side-effects of their misbehaviour for so long. But the trends which…

Stocks get another tobacco smoke enema through their annual Jackson Hole

What happens when you mistake a symptom for a disease? Because that’s just what central bankers are doing right now. And their mistake is all…

A confession about your future

“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future,” explained Yogi Berra. But it’s been a good run for Fortune & Freedom so far. The…

Welcome to the War on Covid

It may well be that lockdowns are a good idea, that nations should theoretically open up after reaching some vaccine threshold, that track and trace…

The battle for immigrants gives the UK a decisive advantage

There’s no company line at Fortune & Freedom – I’m free to disagree with Nigel Farage. And I happen to be in favour of a…

What I learned from the Hard Money Council

Last week, the brightest minds I know (when it comes to gold, anyway) gathered to chat about the precious metal for an hour. They’re known…

What if vaccines don’t end the pandemic?

Now you might think that we are finally getting somewhere when it comes to this pandemic thing. Perhaps we’re even getting towards the end of…