Commentary provides weekly insights and analysis on business, investing, economic trends, technology, and global events. Rather than simply reporting the news, these articles explore what is happening, why it matters, and the potential opportunities and risks for entrepreneurs, investors, and wealth builders. Through the lens of Business and Wealth Strategy, Karen Newton interprets markets to help readers make more informed decisions in a changing world.
History tells us that recessions occur on average every 8–10 years. It isn’t a question of if a recession will happen but rather where we are in the cycle and how prepared you are for it. The better your understanding of what happens during a downturn, the easier it becomes to protect your finances and…
As the gap between wealthy and poor widens, frustration takes over and discontent says to tax the rich more. This achieves little, not because of safe havens or any other schemes to reduce tax. The real issue is the population is brainwashed from birth to be poor. Wrong Type of Education Global education systems are…
As one trillion dollars flows into the stock market, more than the previous 19 years added together, is this the new norm for investing? Stock markets have seen unprecedented increases at a time of a struggling economy. Businesses are battered by consistent lockdowns hitting jobs and profits. Proposed interest rate hikes are likely to hit the…
The problem with global markets is that something that happens on one side of the world could have a huge affect on the other side. Is the fallout from the Evergrande situation just a Chinese problem or a global issue? Who is Evergrande? Hui Ka Yan or Xu Jiayin,(in mandarin) is the billionaire founder of…
When is the plague of locust due? asked, Bank of England Governor, Andrew Bailey, as he issued warnings over a string of economic shocks to the economy while addressing the annual conference of the Society of Professional Economists. But why was the Bank of England and indeed, many Central Banks caught out by the lack…
China bans crypto for the umpteenth time but is it just another toothless threat or are things different this time? China No Longer an Asset Rich Society People have short memories and few remember back to the 2008 Credit Crunch, when the Western World was bankrupt. Businesses were tumbling like dominoes and disappearing from the…
History tells us a lot about the future, do you know your history? When you look at information from the past you can see how major issues of the time were dealt with. You can easily identify trends, responses and mistakes. When you look at the issues of today, you can identify the same trends,…
As the UK, Ireland and many other countries confirm they are in recession the strategy should now switch to surviving and thriving during the recession. In this blog we look at some strategies to adopt that will help you navigate this difficult time and learn how to thrive no matter what the economy is doing….
Almost a year ago the world of business was turned upside down. Some businesses failed, some managed to barely survive and some thrived. Those that adapted the quickest to an online environment thrived. Where did your business model stand? Many people, once they recovered from the initial shock of going into lockdown had some very…
With just one month of the year 2021 gone, how much money have you lost? Desperate times call for desperate measures. People with little money desperate to make some extra cash in difficult times are being led like sheep to the slaughter through social media financial pundits. Two weeks ago, WallStreetBets on Reddit, started the…
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