This is the first of a couple of posts which will be directly related. What is money anyway? Money by itself is fundamentally useless as a true asset. Its value is the result of a societal construct. An asset is something that has value to the holder, and the funny thing with money is that […]
Continue ReadingOne-sided currencies and banking
In the modern banking system money is created through lending. For every dollar in existence there is a corresponding amount owed.[1] By and large, in the commercial banking system S≠I, no money is transferred from savers to investors. One way to describe this phenomenon is that banks print money out of thin air. That may […]
Continue ReadingLooking at cash from April 2015
This post was written in 2015 but I decided to dust it off – most of it is relevant today. As fixed income returns have been compressing, it has become harder and harder for banks for find investments which have no capital charge under Basel III and have a positive enough yield to cover the […]
Continue ReadingLandlord & Tenants – a little history
Covid in many locations has hit the pause button on evictions and foreclosures but even before that the experience of enforcing a contract – you can stay in my property but in return you need to pay me rent – has not been straightforward. From an asset owner’s point of view foreclosures and evictions it […]
Continue ReadingCurrency, Carry and Entropy
Things ain’t what they used to be or How currencies are not stores of value. One of the standard attributes that money is claimed to have is that it acts as a store of value. “Store of value” tells you that it is the current holder’s intent to keep the currency for a while before […]
Continue ReadingExamining the Crypt in Crypto
Crypto currency appears to be a new development and a step beyond traditional banking as we know it. However, when you take a closer look it will be clear that this is not the case. In fact, crypto currency is in a way a full circle back to the day of gold and silver coins. […]
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