The Latest Trend—Money on the Move But where is the money going to move? There are numerous great indicators and trackers for this sort of question that are released annually–visual capitalist are experts at presenting this data, henley and partners often track this, as well as Knight Frank and Mr. Family Office (to share some […]
Category: Writer’s Journal
The Class Cave In
People get what they deserve, that is, unless the Central Bank has something to say about it…
Civil Law vs Common Law: An Unspoken Trend
Know the Laws Before Acting On The Ball also supports individuals with their international strategy planning under the brand of Open Door Consultancy. Under here, I advise clients on their long-term plans, 2nd residencies, travel advice, citizenship matters, setting up offshore entities, jurisdictional compliance and tax concerns. contact@imontheball.com I can say that I have incorporated […]
Why AI Won’t Stop Human Writers
Why AI, even if it improves in creativity will not displace great, impactful writers. AI is bound to complement writing instead. Read more!
A Stupid Game of Poker
A Game of Cards in the Middle East I was just at the mall the other day and I’ve noticed a bunch of poker chips for sale–I was hit with a recollection of playing poker at my friend’s house. It was maybe my 2nd or 3rd time playing, so the hands and the terms were […]
Mexican Civil War
An Unstoppable Force Meets an Immovable Object Mexico is a crazy place to say the least–one element that makes it so crazy is its sheer level of unpredictability. If I don’t write a book about my experiences here–I’m a fool. However, one could start writing a book about what is shaping up to be a […]
The USA are Kicking In The Mexican Door
Sanctions Against Mexican Narcos On February 19th, 2026, the United States Treasury had added a number of individuals and companies in Mexico to their sanctioned list (Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked List). While this may have only done a brief dent in the entirety of operations–it speaks to something more crucial: The United States are […]
USA Is Not Designed To Win Conflicts
It’s Too Expensive To Win… It’s too expensive to operate in the USA Lets take a look at some infrastructure projects and their costs 1. East Side Access (NYC Rail Project) Project is to connect Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal Original estimate (2000): $3.5 billionFinal cost (2023): ~$11.6 billion What’s crazy is that it […]
The Time Bomb Everybody Stopped Talking About
The Gate Has Been Pierced You all know the story of the Trojan Horse. I believe that a similar story has unfolded in front of our eyes. The only difference is the Greeks at least built something before tearing down the city from within. However, aside from Shawn Ryan, from the Shawn Ryan Show, and former […]
Goldbacks: A Cool Idea, But Here’s Why It’s a Nothing Burger
What Are They? Goldbacks are the product of a new patented technology that effectively “sprays” microdotted gold onto a film of plastic in an exact and precise weight allocation. The pieces of the plastic resemble artful, shiny, well-designed bills that fit into someones wallet. The idea of this is to allow users to spend gold […]
