Weekly Weigh In: Contrarian Stock Pick, Spain, Project Vault, Broke Generation, Never Since the Iraq War, FIFA & Mencho’s Books The sector everybody hates…diamonds. It has received a bad name given the emergence of lab-grown or lab-made diamonds–and Lucara Diamond has been crushed in share price. However… They’ll be pumping out a huge margin in […]
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Our First Experience in the Balkans
OnTheBall Travels (Croatia) If we travel again, let’s see somewhere else–but after we travel the world we’ll retire in Split I am writing this article late, but I wanted to let you know of this Balkan country along the Adriatic Sea! Croatia has received lots of attention as a place to beat some crazy policies […]
Giant Scam Alert! A Stock To Be Careful Around
Monkeying Around Investors I haven’t wrote about stock shorts for sometime now and I think you’re all due to hear about a new one. Company Gorilla Technology Group, Inc. engages in the provision of video intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) security, edge AI data analytics, and operational technology security solutions and services in Asia Pacific. […]
Breaking News: World’s Most Wanted Dead (Mexico)
Weekly Weigh In: Special Urgency Post–Huge Ramifications Nemesio Oseguera, ‘El Mencho’, the most wanted drug dealer is killed in a security operation The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is shot down by the Army after decades of ruling Mexico’s most deadly organization. This occurred after an operation in the Jalisco mountains that […]
February 21st, 2025
Weekly Weigh In: Netherlands Tax, A Struggling Generation, Peru is…vacant, Taliban Wants Investors, Trump Tapes + Tariffs Capitalism started in 1602 in the Netherlands with the world’s first stock exchange. Capitalism just died in the Netherlands in 2026 with the first unrealized gains tax. Dutch Parliament Member Michel Hoogeveen explains how the 36% unrealized capital […]
Uruguayans are Struggling While Punta is Running Hot
Conversations with a Former Customs Broker/Real Estate Investor in Uruguay Back in Punta I returned to Uruguay for a break from the loudness and recent chaos of Mexico–believe me, the added quiet to give me a good sleep alone was worth the cost of flying an entire continent. However, I took advantage even further to […]
Weekly Weigh In–Chaos in 2026 So Far
A Catch Up Post I apologize for getting around to these topics later on. I had been traveling and working on some other ventures–I still think there is commentary worth posting however! Please Enjoy Weekly Weigh In: Venezuela is Wrecked, Norway Abolishes Private Property, Italy & France Chaos With the next budget season not arriving […]
Talk About A Stock to Buy!
A Healthcare & Tech Trend I first started thinking about this company after one of my times wasting time on the computer. I follow some accounts on Twitter (X) that periodically will list a number of sectors and some stock tickers–admittedly, there is nothing behind this other than the ticker and some empty promise that […]
Why On The Ball Likes Shipping
When I’m Not Speculating, I’m Looking For Longer Term Plays Admittedly, I love shipping stocks. I largely view them as a sector rich in cash, paying higher and higher dividends, securing future contracts to de-risk operations and seizing the opportunity of buying further ships in a counter-cyclical fashion. Management teams seem to be very practical, […]
February 15th, 2026
Weekly Weigh In: Epstein Emails, TimeBomb, Panama + Tom Cruise, Canazuela, Chinese Gold As you’re aware, Epstein emails have been released and revealed some of the most horrific conversations and habits involving some influential and important names. Human sacrifice, child torture and rape & murder was exposed. Interestingly, computer wizzes out there had compiled all […]
