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

Isn’t it always the case?

Just when you start to feel too good about your story–blam!!! We were feeling good about our dollar story yesterday–especially when euro tanked and others followed on the ECB news. But this morning, it ain’t looking so hot.

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Looms and ERM risks rise!

A while back we started talking about the risk to breakup of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM). Of course the usual howls of disbelief we usually get when we look in the opposite direction of the consensus.

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Is This Really How It Is?

I got another email – this time from a random email contact that doesn’t follow the markets and has no idea that I do follow the markets – regarding the secretly soon-to-be released Amero currency.

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The Economics of Christmas

A lot can be argued to the point that the true meaning of Christmas is slowly slipping by us; because many people instead focus on seemingly more-important facets of this gift-giving holiday, or so it goes.

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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.Napoleon Hill