Nickolai Hubble

Are stock buybacks a good thing for investors?

What is a stock buyback? What should companies do with their profits? Reinvest them in order to grow their operations and, thereby, future profits? Or…

Chart-crime investing in gold and bitcoin

How an investment has performed depends more on the timeframe you choose than the actual merit of the investment. Bitcoin is probably the best-performing investment…

Two weeks without Nigel Farage and all hell breaks loose in the UK…

Nigel Farage has been busy touring the globe, spreading the word. But what word? And why? In his absence, the UK went into complete meltdown,…

Two weeks without Nigel Farage and all hell breaks loose in the UK…

In his absence, the UK went into complete meltdown, with the currency crashing, bonds plunging and political chaos unfolding. But what was behind all the chaos? Or should I say who?

The big answers to the three big questions: the mini budget, the recession and the euro’s demise

All the crises we’ve been writing about in Fortune & Freedom are rearing their ugly heads at the same time. Currencies like the pound and…

Wither the pound?

The pound, the euro, the Swedish krona and the Japanese yen have all tanked so far this year. But what does that mean for their…

Has a financial crisis started yet, or is it over already?

History is full of financial crises. But each one was defined by something – a housing bust, a sovereign debt default, a hyperinflation or a…

Is Credit Suisse the next Lehman Brothers?

Financial markets were jittery already. But then Credit Suisse’s credit default swaps started to blow out, signalling a rising probability of default. It’s all so…

The next phase of the financial crisis has begun: currency crises

We think of currency crises as being related to pegged exchange rates, emerging markets and foreign currency-denominated debt – things that don’t apply to the…

The energy crisis is morphing into a currency, debt, industrial and commodity crisis

If you thought the inflation was bad, just wait. The consumer price spikes driven by our energy crisis could be eclipsed by a long list…

Only a financial crisis can save the stock market now

Have you been wondering how central banks will save us this time? With inflation closing in on double digits, how will they justify printing money…

Welcome to Quadrant 4: gold is rising… in terms of pounds

Back when we first launched Fortune & Freedom in 2020, we knew gold was going to be a key topic. Nigel Farage and I both…

Prepare for capital controls – the third horseman of the Unholy Trinity’s apocalypse

According to an economic theory called the Unholy Trinity, governments can only ever have two of the following three things: pegged exchange rates, independent monetary…

Is it time to “Buy, Buy, Buy” the stock market?

The bad news is becoming an all-encompassing blur. The new government’s budget is copping the blame for absolute carnage in the financial markets. We’ve hit…

Is it time to “Buy, Buy, Buy” the stock market?

The bad news is becoming an all-encompassing blur. The new government’s budget is copping the blame for absolute carnage in the financial markets.

How to turn an inflation crisis into a financial crisis

Yesterday we looked at why the government’s policies won’t resolve the energy and inflation crisis. Well, they could, but only by creating bigger problems elsewhere.…

How to turn an energy crisis into an economic crisis

Nothing is so bad that governments can’t make it worse. Yes, that is even true of the energy crisis. And governments are doing their very…

The worst market crash ever is in search of a cause

If you think it’s been a rough year for Europe, consider what US investors are going through. As I explained in a recent alert for…

Diversification doesn’t work in the age of the Everything Bubble

We discuss the Everything Bubble, and how to invest in an age of high prices across the board. Investing is, after all, a game of alternatives. You have to keep your savings somewhere.

Diversification doesn’t work in the age of the Everything Bubble

Nigel Farage is on his way to Australia, so I’m joined by his colleague and co-conspirator at UK Independent Wealth, Rob Marstrand. We discuss the…