China is Calling in Its Marks
China has some off-the-books loans coming due in a dozen countries. The IMF wants leniency, and China wants a bailout. What’s the lesson? May 22, 2023 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Debt is like fire. It’s dangerous, but has a lot of utility. If you listen to someone like a Dave Ramsey, you’ll hear […]
2008 Financial Crisis Revisited
The financial crisis brewing now is no different from 2008 when we tailored policy away from economics and toward equity. April 24, 2023 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP When organizing any institution, the north star of said institution must revolve around the most successful and high yield virtues. Throughout human history, we were passing […]
5 Asset Protection Traits to Consider Before You Expatriate
If you are seriously looking to expatriate, there are a few important factors to consider before layering on your cultural and climatic preferences. After my previous message about the banking collapse and explaining “What’s happening next?”… It would be completely understandable for any sane person to be thinking about expatriating from the U.S., forming an […]
US Faces Crushing, Albeit Foreseeable, Consequences
The US and its dollar are getting crushed by US monetary policies, China’s strategic moves, and cryptocurrency. March 27, 2023 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Every day, the United States move further away from relevance, and it only has itself to blame. For years, I’ve been talking about how China was the country to […]
An FAQ about the SVB Collapse and What’s Next
Now that it’s been a minute since SVB collapsed, it’s time to answer some questions and examine how best to move forward. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is already one of the most significant events of 2023. That’s why I quickly wrote an article about how the bank went from “hot to not” […]
Silicon Valley Bank: From Hot to Not
The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has many people wondering what happened and was this preventable. March 13, 2023 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP “Survival of the fittest” is a bit misleading. Because for humans, “fitness” has more to do with adaptability of behavior more so than agility of your physicality. If we […]
Your Private Financial Info Is Up For Sale
A major credit bureau like Equifax handles private financial info, suffers a data breach, and then sells this information to those willing to pay, leaving individuals with no recourse. Look, I’m all for the free market and voluntary trade… Keep the Government out of private businesses, and let businesses sell their products and services the […]
Considering and Reconsidering Fiscal Policy
People might not care about politics, but politics cares about people; and it’s particularly clear in fiscal policies made by central bankers. March 6, 2023 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP There’s an interesting trend on social media that presents really stupid advice cloaked as healthy psychology. It’s strange because one side will say, “Get […]
The Real Take-Away from China
The government of China should be closely watched, and its people supported as both come bearing a foreboding message from a future the West might soon see. December 5, 2022 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP China is an interesting place. Much like the US, it has regional diversity in cuisine and dialects. China as […]
How Digitized is Your Next Country?
When thinking about where your (next) destination might be, consider how digitized the country is, and what direction they are taking it in. November 21, 2022 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP There’s a phrase used to tap into who can relate to a limited reference to a given topic: If You Know, You Know. […]
