Financial Fragility and Corporate Governance in Ireland today This is footage of a talk given by Prof. Stephen Kinsella of the Kemmy Business School in University of Limerick, about his thoughts on... Continue reading
The Regulator is good for business… In particular State owned business In browsing the site itsyourmoney.ie today I noticed something interesting. First of all there is a section for 'savings & deposit ... Continue reading
The best education comes with a free lunch I had cause to have lunch with an economist today, one of whom I am a huge admirer. In our chat over lunch we talked about banking, def... Continue reading
Electric cars, Agassi’s plan to get the world off oil It almost sounds too simple to be true, but a car with a 'switchable' battery makes absolute sense, why not have an interchangeable bat... Continue reading
Let down by a writedown, the cost of nationalisation Today we have had our sovereign rating downgraded yet again. A part of me is slightly miffed that the same ratings agencies who were ra... Continue reading
Inflation… ‘when’ not ‘if’… The endurance of gold at above $900, rising oil prices, the weakening dollar and a Treasury/Fed combo that is increasing the money in c... Continue reading
The cost containment of healthcare. This is a video from the libertarian group The Cato Institute and it talks about universal healthcare. It raises some interesting point... Continue reading
When will bonds be available online? Typically the bond market is something that institutional investors, sovereign funds, and the very wealthy tend to invest in. Take for ... Continue reading
Inflation or Deflation? 1923 or 1932? What will it be? I have been a proponent of inflation being the greater risk to society than deflation for quite some time, so all said, I am in the 'in... Continue reading
WE HAVE MOVED! To 33 Pearse Street. We have moved our offices to a new location (still on Pearse Street) to 33 Pearse Street. It's about 250 metres towards the city centr... Continue reading