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 […]
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 […]
Is This the End of the “American Experiment”?
If the American Experiment, built on free markets and enterprise, is buckling under the weight of heavy debts, what is your escape plan? The Roman Empire lasted approximately five centuries before finally collapsing in 476 AD, following a century of slow civilizational decline. Fast forward to the modern age, and the American experiment that started […]
Smart Cities?
Hold some skepticism for the Smart Cities as they reek of “greater good” egalitarianism and have the potential for devastating authoritarianism. February 13, 2023 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP I’ve been seeing a lot of rumblings around Smart Cities, or “15-Minute Cities”. I read the below Wikipedia definition of a “Smart City” and immediately […]
Green Energy: The Battle Between Change and Evolution
Forcing an acceleration of Green Energy policies will march the world into heightened trade wars and confused market signals. January 30, 2023 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Evolution is a far more organic phenomenon. It’s gradual, and receives practical buy-in over time. That’s the major difference between forced change and evolution: the buy-in. Mandating […]
Cryptocurrency and Money Laundering… Again
Once again, money laundering has reared its head to conjure fear and curry favor for new regulations and controls in the crypto world. January 23, 2023 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Our good friend Money Laundering has resurfaced because of course. Every time this comes up, my eyes roll further back. As if the […]
Beware of Wrongspeak!
What is passing for change is really a form of Orwellian manipulation and it is coming to punish our wrongspeak in the name of civility, respect, and progress. January 9, 2023 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Evolution is an interesting phenomenon, but I would contend it is often mischaracterized. Evolution is used as a […]
US New Year Resolution: Reversing Downward Trend in Innovation
If the US doesn’t reverse it’s downward trends in innovation, economic freedom, civil liberties, and passport value, the people with the means to leave, very well might. January 4, 2023 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Something I’ve heard repeatedly as an American who is quite critical of the United States is: If you don’t […]
The Ghost of Snowden Past Present & Future: Anomaly 6
The Snowden revelations not only told us what happened in the past, but what’s brewing in the present and what’s coming in the future. December 26, 2022 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Government spying is not a new thing. In the top ten most surveilled (measured as cameras per 1,000 people), London is the […]
IRS Dragnet Widens Even Further in 2023 (Are You Ready?)
Guidance for 2023 taxes was released by the IRS, and it’s time to strategize how to keep as much of your earnings and gains as possible. It’s time for a little fireside chat about taxes… I despise both income and property taxes because they are a form of theft. Nevertheless, this theft is sanctioned by […]
