You never really own a Patek Philippe, you merely look after it for the next generation. It has been one of the most successful advertising slogans ever. It appeals to our vanity, yet tempers it, it appeals to our immortality, yet reminds us of our mortality, it panders to our hopes for our progeny, yet

Capital gains tax should be reduced over the life of an investment. This creates an incentive for long term investment and discourages short term trading. Every year that an investment is kept, there should be a 10% discount on the capital gains tax payable on that investment so that an investment that is held for

Anyone who has ever worked in a bureaucracy will have figured out what’s wrong with our world. Apocalyptic risks can present themselves in no uncertain terms to the market and still evoke the calmest, most dazed and serene of reactions. Solutions to calamitous problems can stare a herd in the face, and the herd will stare blankly

For as long as one can remember the path to a better future began with a college degree. Especially in emerging markets where college graduates used to be a scarce commodity this was particularly true. In small, rapidly growing markets the scarcity premium was high. Even public sector jobs paid a substantial premium for college

Instability: Macro, Banking and Agency:   Thirty years of prosperity, falling interest rates, rising stocks and bonds, moderate inflation and widening inequality of wealth within nations had led to an unstable position. While inequality has receded between countries, it had increased within countries regardless of their economic model or system of politics.