It is Leap Day today. While we can’t buy more time, today marks the rare occasion that we will get an extra day in a year. A leap year occurs every four years to compensate for the fact that the Earth’s orbit around the sun takes approximately 365.25 days. To keep our calendar year synchronized with the astronomical…

I will be on the road for the next couple of days, and my blog might be taking a little break due to some iffy internet. Think of it as my posts going on a mini-vacation while I’m out and about. In the meantime, I will be hustling hard, not just for myself but to…

Centuries ago in India, the sacred land of the Veda, visionary Rishis possessed the ability to perceive the natural rhythms and melodies. These seers would sing and play these enchanting tunes during specific times of the day and night, aiming to bestow tranquility and harmony upon their land, as well as optimum health to their…

I must confess that my investment approach is influenced by the renowned macro investor George Soros. I possess a complete set of his authored books. Soros, the mastermind behind the iconic Quantum Fund, achieved a remarkable +32% compounded return from 1969 to 2000, spanning over three decades. This makes Soros arguably one of the most…

I periodically recycle old posts on my blog to ensure that new clients can benefit from valuable content they may have missed and this post on alternative investments caters to savvy investors is one such example. When I first started in the financial services industry in this part of the world nearly 30 years ago,…