John Maynard Keynes was an English “economist” who spawned a revolution in economic thinking that broke out in Britain from a cesspool of socialist thinking, creating a title wave of anti-economics that overwhelmed and dominated the economics profession worldwide known as Keynesian economics. His experience as an investor is very instructive of his mindset and the unfortunate revolution that he brought to the world.The Keynesian RevolutionMost economists now eschew...

Die BLKB-Tochter Radicant will mit dem Treuhandfintech Numarics zusammenspannen. Damit soll auch der Kundenkreis der KMU erschlossen werden.

Die Schweizer Privatbank Bergos will ihr Angebot ausbauen und spannt zu diesem Zweck mit der Schweizer Entwicklerin von Strukturierten Produkten, Leonteq, zusammen. 

Der französische Asset Manager Carmignac hat sechs neue Verwaltungsräte ernannt. Darunter befindet sich auch ein einstiger Kadermann der UBS. 

As the 2024 US presidential election approaches, investors worldwide are closely monitoring potential ramifications on global markets, including the euro. The outcome of this election could significantly influence currency fluctuations, trade policies, and international relations as Republican candidate Donald Trump seeks to regain the White House from the Democratic party – which has nominated Kamala Harris, current vice president to Joe Biden. The Current State of...

Die Zahl der Befürworterinnen und Befürworter einer Übernahme der Commerzbank durch die Unicredit ist mittlerweile selbst in Deutschland sehr gross, wie der Italien-Korrespondent von finewesticino.ch, Giuseppe Failla, feststellt.

Freedom and Prosperity for the next 6 Billion Im September hat die diesjährige Tagung der MONT PELERIN SOCIETY, einer internationalen Vereinigung freiheitlich orientierter Personen, meistens Ökonomen, in New Delhi, Indien, stattgefunden. Die Veranstaltung stand unter dem Titel „Freedom & Prosperity to the Next 6 Billion“. In Vorträgen und Workshops, die etwa 500 Mitglieder und Gäste aus der ganzen Welt besuchten, wurde mit Zahlen und Argumenten begründet, dass ein freiheitliches...

Many people oppose the free market because it leads to inequality of wealth and income. It is unfair, they say, that some people have vastly more money than others. Some defenders of the free market respond that these inequalities, while undesirable in themselves, make the poor better off than they would be otherwise, and so should be accepted. Another argument made by defenders of the free market is that restricting inequality would interfere liberty, so that,...

My friends at AARP were the first to let me know that my monthly stipend from taxpayers by way of Uncle Sam will increase by 2.5% beginning in January. The retiree advocate gives some laughable context, “The 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is the lowest since 2021, reflecting a continued cooling of inflation following a surge in consumer prices during the COVID-19 pandemic.”Rob Williams, managing director of financial planning at Charles Schwab, told AARP,...

Following Hurricane Helene, many private helicopter pilots launched their own search and rescue missions. One would think government officials would welcome the help of these volunteers, but instead they harassed them and even threatened to arrest them!For example, one private helicopter pilot rescued an individual stranded by Helene. Unfortunately, he was threatened with arrest if he flew his helicopter back into the impacted area to save someone left behind on the...