The Money Matrix

Every human need is controlled by artificial systems. This matrix of artifice began with central bankers creating fiat currency.

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The lesson for Peter Dutton is not to copy Donald Trump – which in an Australian context would be impossible. What he must be, though, is authentic.

However, the EU is doing everything it can to boycott Hungary and its head of government, Viktor Orbán, because he is pursuing a different course than the Brussels Eurocrats - for example on Ukraine policy,

Iran launched from its own soil hundreds of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and attack drones at Israel, a country smaller than the state of New Jersey -- a demonstration of the regime’s fundamentalist commitment to destroying the Jewish state.

Following the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president, a number of market analysts are crunching the numbers on what, if anything, it means for markets. Given there is an election every four years and most investors are investing over a longer time frame than that, who is in charge should matter relatively… Continue reading →

I had the pleasure of speaking with Bill Bengen, creator of the ‘4% Rule’ for retirement planning. Bill has been a reader of Financial Samurai for many years and has always been courteous in the comments section when I write about safe withdrawal rates. So, I figured it was time we had a chat to

Image: Public domain. The Thirty Years’ War was hard on Europe. So profound were the ramifications of the Christian schism that doubts arose as to whether the wounds could ever be healed. Leaving trails of mutilation and destruction behi…

The Guardian flouncing off X is a hilarious sign of the times.

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Crypto sees bullish momentum; VanEck’s Sigel predicts all-time highs, echoing 2020’s rally, with Bitcoin potentially reaching $180K.

Podcaster Joe Rogan has an idea of who President Joe Biden voted for after seeing him alongside his former rival in the Oval Office.