Author: ontheball1

September 6th, 2026

Weekly Weigh In: Dutch Gold Move, Russia Deals, Central Asia Building, Peru Going Dutch [With Gold] The Netherlands just moved 86 tonnes of gold out of the US and Canada, worth around $12.1 billion USD. Amazingly, this is a sizable amount of about 12% of their current reserves of the yellow metal in current reserves. […]

The Truth About The Markets

Timing the Sector Amidst Geopolitical Chaos AI Bulls vs. Perma-Bears Reality: Narrow scope of opportunity…sailing the planet Above is an explanation I have provided that because of constant misallocations, craze and hype, and credit expansion, there’s been so much lopsided investment that genuinely valuable, cash-flowing assets are accumulating simply waiting to be purchased. I believe […]

August 30th, 2026

Weekly Weigh In: Real Estate Math, Trip to Sicily, Russia Supported, Jeff Thomas Libertas Real Estate Reminder Napkin Math… if you buy a $400,000 home with 20% down at 7%… You borrow $320,000. Over 30 years, you repay about $766,000. Add the $80,000 down payment and you paid ~$846,000 total. That’s before taxes, insurance, or […]

My Trip Through The Trash

First Time To Sicily For Investment Research Coming from Trapani airport we realized that money has left here 50 years ago…and hasn’t stopped since. I was genuinely happy to have left this island. I had gone to Sicily for three main reasons Only a few countries have made me feel sketched out, Canada being one […]

August 23rd, 2026

Weekly Weigh In: SPR Drained, Russian’s Hurt, Armenian Vassal, Milei the Clown, Election Robbery Russia Economic Troubles I am speaking with some Russian sources who note how much they are struggling from month to month. The lack of diesel is a real problem for many of them, many with concerns over attacks on the ground […]

August 16th, 2026

Weekly Weigh In: Colombia, Israel Conquers Argentina, Cheese Finance, NEW Travel Advisory https://sealionoffice.com Please see my latest site for interested investors. Another Colombian War? Colombia’s new right-wing President “El Tigre” has just asked President Trump to deploy the US MILITARY against drug cartels, inside Colombia. Colombia’s newly elected President Abelardo de la Espriella plans to […]