Jack the Pipper

Jack the Pipper

Jack is founder and president of Black Swan Capital LLC. He has also operated a discretionary money management firm specializing in global stock, bond, and currency asset management for retail clients. In addition, he was a general partner in a firm specializing in currency futures and commodities trading. Neither firm is now in operation. Prior to entering the investment arena, Jack worked in various corporate finance positions. He has written extensively on the subject of global currencies and international economics.

Articles by Jack the Pipper

A $1 trillion Merry Christmas, more or less!

The $50 billion in renewed FX swap lines at the beginning of December was a nice stocking stuffer for the eurozone. And you might recall the recent disclosure of the $7.7 trillion that the Federal Reserve loaned out to global banks to stem the impact of the 2008 financial crisis.

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Oh my gold!

We hit on technocrats, out-of-control spending, unprincipled politicians, entitlement, monetary malaise, fiscal disorder, etc. If we were you, we’d probably deduce the same thing: time to bet on gold.

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