The transfer of the family estate from one generation to the next can be a wonderful event.  In reality, however, it is often fraught with peril.  A particular family story that has become public is cautionary: Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of Singapore, was nothing if not far-sighted and meticulous.  During his tenure as ...

What If “Whatever It Takes” Isn’t Enough? Reasons to buy gold and precious metals mining stocks have been numerous for many years.  Rarely, however, have so many of these considerations been as timely as now.  To summarize, and connect as many dots as possible in a brief note, here are ten that come to mind ...

We live in a short-term, short-attention-span world dominated by relentless news cycles. In few places is this more apparent than within financial circles, where these powerful trends have combined to increase the collective anxiety of the investor community. Performance has come to be measured in days and weeks; returns are examined monthly and usually without ...