Monkey Darts Bulletins
The archive of all our previous articles, musings and bulletins
Which stocks will survive this sector’s “darkest hour”?
When Richard Branson was asked how to become a millionaire, he retorted: ‘There’s really nothing to it. Start as a billionaire and then buy an airline.’ Investing in the “bottomless pit” And everybody’s favourite go-to quote machine on anything stock market related,...
Why your blood could be the key to controlling the coronavirus
Some good news for you today. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been following some of the efforts to find a drug to treat the coronavirus, now being called Sars-CoV-2. And there has been some impressive progress (and potential investment opportunities too). 1. Vaccine...
Time to Buy Tesla?
One of the shares that has been hit hardest during the stock market rout is Tesla. Peak to trough, the shares have fallen 60%. And many analysts are saying the worst has yet to come. Tesla has now closed operations at its two main car factories in the US. And if these...
Bone Cars and Motorcycles: Welcome to the New Age of Generative Design
Mouse McCoy is a professional stuntman and motorcycle racer. In 2003, he became the first motorcycle soloist o complete the Baja 1000. And went on to dominate the sport: with class wins in the Baja 1000 for 2002, 2005, and 2007. Then he turned his hand to films:...
What China’s fall means for your money
Wang Jianlin came from modest beginnings. One of five boys, he grew up in a small house in Mianyang, in the Sichuan province of Southwest China. China has a complex tier system for its 600-plus cities. You have the four huge Tier 1 cities, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou...
Look who’s preparing for a “system collapse”…
We started the week thinking about how stock markets are in full-on party mode. Most investors see only good times ahead, so they’re not preparing for anything bad to happen. So convinced are they that both Donald Trump and Jerome Powell are working to safeguard their...
Why I’ve just bought bitcoin for the first time in months
I continue to invest in cryptocurrencies and last week was one of the most interesting weeks since I first got involved. Bitcoin jumped 40% in just 24 hours. And it was all on the back of a ringing endorsement for blockchain by the President of China, Xi Jingping. I’m...
Is the world’s financial “linchpin” heading for disaster?
The big story on 8th November 2016 was the US Presidential election, which took place on that day. You hear about a lot of people who said they Predicted Trump would win. I worked with a couple of them myself. But by far, most people didn’t see it coming. They saw...
Have you seen this superb Netflix series?
Dr Jeffrey Steinberg sits two parents down to explain what he can do for them... “We start off a blood sample: and we’ll screen you to make sure you are not carrying something. Now everyone lights up positive for something…so don’t worry…but if you do, we can check...
Central banks are making things worse
As we’ve seen in Monkey Darts, central banks around the world are slashing interest rates. But rather than saving the financial world, it could make things worse. Look at the US Fed, the most powerful bank in the world. In December last year, it was mapping out a plan...
How quantum computers threaten our security
For several years now, security experts have been worried about an event that could wreak havoc in the global economy. This event threatens the security that protects much of our private information: from our private messages on WhatsApp to our bank details and phone...