Author: Dr. Vernon Thomas

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INFLATION AND INTEREST RATE HIKES WILL AFFECT YOUR ASSET PORTFOLIO

INFLATION AND INTEREST RATE HIKES WILL AFFECT YOUR ASSET PORTFOLIO:

INFLATION AND INTEREST RATE HIKES WILL AFFECT YOUR ASSET PORTFOLIO

Posted By: Dr. Vernon Thomas, February 23, 2022

Easy monetary policy caused the bull run to start. Tightening it will cause it to end. The feds have been pumping money into the stock market for years with zero interest rate causing one of the best bull markets in history. This year this looks like it will end. The U.S. fed is looking at a minimum 4 interest rate hikes this year. The overinflated stock bubble looks like it could be one of the worst drawdowns in history. Worse than the dot.com worse than the global financial crisis of 08! Here is hoping that it’s not, but now more…

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MAJOR BANKS REPORT MOST VALUABLE COLLECTIBLES/HARD ASSETS IN THE WORLD

MAJOR BANKS REPORT MOST VALUABLE COLLECTIBLES/HARD ASSETS IN THE WORLD:

MAJOR BANKS REPORT MOST VALUABLE COLLECTIBLES/HARD ASSETS IN THE WORLD

Posted By: Dr. Vernon Thomas, February 19, 2021

Gems and Jewelry Timepieces / Watches Fine Art Rare Coins Thoroughbred Horses Fabergé Eggs Classic Cars Fine Wines Chinese Porcelain Stamps Unlike “paper” assets, all of the above collectibles have intrinsic value and are a tremendous storage of wealth. These assets coexist and complement other financial assets. COLLECTIBLES/HARD ASSETS FACTS AND FIGURES Credit, Suisse, Nannette Hechler-Fayd’herbe, Adriano Picinati di Torcello The motives behind allocating a share of wealth to collectibles are as diverse as the collectors themselves – whether it be social recognition, philanthropy, or collecting for investment purposes and a store of value.  Prior to the Covid-19 crisis, the…

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COVID AND PINK DIAMONDS

COVID AND PINK DIAMONDS:

COVID AND PINK DIAMONDS

Posted By: Dr. Vernon Thomas, November 4, 2020

As we move through one of the strangest years ever for investors, safety, growth and privacy are still number one concerns for investors the world over. Whether it’s Covid in 2020, the tech crash of 2001 or the housing crisis in 2008, Pink diamonds have held their value as well as steadily increasing. For those who are investing during a pandemic, pink diamonds should be included in that strategy. To avoid stock market volatility, maintain investor privacy and to allow for the ultimate in portfolio diversification, pink diamonds. have proved successful as shown in the chart below. THE ARGYLE DIAMOND…

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Investing During A Pandemic

Investing During A Pandemic:

Investing During A Pandemic

Posted By: Dr. Vernon Thomas, April 30, 2020

All Investors know that Bear Markets have a way of destroying Stock Market Wealth and the comparison between threat from volatility and risk sets in. If you can view corrections as natural at worst and an opportunity at best, you will be in a position to profit from other peoples’ panic. Although the media overhypes 10 – 20% market losses as the “end of the Financial World” as we know it, major corrections have now become quite regular! But they have not negated the ability of Markets to compound wealth over a long period of time. Investors should have a…