Market Insights by James Thorne: Unveiling The Crystal Ball
A Glimpse Into The Future Of Financial Markets From 2024 To 2030 In early 2021, I presented a thesis regarding the latest inflation episode and its potential economic implications. At that time, I shared a perspective that differed from the prevailing narrative. Allow me to recapitulate my viewpoint. I argued that the inflationary period we […]
Market Insights by James Thorne: Wall Street Is About To Embrace Crypto, And It’s Not What You Think!
A New Era Is Upon Us “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” – Victor Hugo There is an old saying, “never let a good crisis go to waste.” And true to form, Wall Street is capitalizing on the current chaos within the digital asset space. Many will be surprised, but […]
Market Insights by James Thorne: Is AI The Next Goldrush?
Terminator vs. R2-D2 “This is the world now. Logged on, plugged in, all the time. They can’t live without it.” – Kyle Reese, Terminator Genisys 201 Hollywood and Artificial Intelligence (AI): The Emotional Scars Are With Us Today In the movie Terminator, a dystopian society is under attack by artificially intelligent robots that are hell […]
Market Insights by James Thorne: The FTX Fiasco Has Nothing To Do With Blockchain Adoption.
Huckleberry Finn Is Not Tom Sawyer. Download this PDF here. “Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere.” — Alan Greenspan When one thinks of blockchain, one quickly thinks of Bitcoin, NFTs, and cryptocurrencies. Just as so many confuse Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn with Tom Sawyer, to the point where the rock band […]
Market Insights by James Thorne
This year’s federal budget proposed a new tool intended to help support new home buyers. Expected to begin in 2023, the First Home Savings Account (FHSA) is a registered plan that combines the tax benefits of the RRSP and TFSA. The FHSA will allow Canadian residents over age 18 to contribute up to $8,000 per […]
Market Insights by James Thorne: Apocalypse Delayed – The U.S. Debt-Ceiling Debate
“It’s never paid to bet against America.” — Warren Buffett What if the US Government Defaults on its Debt? If the U.S. was to default on its debt obligations, it would cause investors to flee from U.S. Treasuries, leading to a decrease in confidence in U.S. government debt and the U.S. Dollar (USD) as being […]
Market Insights by James Thorne: The 2023 Market Forecast – The Pause that Refreshes
“All models are wrong. Some models are useful.” — George E. P. Box, statistician “Patience is a form of wisdom,” notes Jon Kabat-Zinn, creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. It demonstrates that we understand and accept that sometimes things must unfold […]
Time: The Investor’s Great Ally
It has been said that “history is just one damned thing after another.” This may be particularly fitting today. For many of us, there has been little respite from the challenges of the past two years. Looking forward, it seems as though there is no shortage of new challenges. As we try to navigate the return to normal from the pandemic, we are now confronted with new uncertainties arising from the Russia/Ukraine conflict.