In a world which is different now compared to before, should 'risky' now be considered 'safe'? Check out full episode here: https://bit.ly/3UBor8e #newsofthemoneyworld ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2I6tHdb0h4

2020 showed us that many investors could have safely ignored some basic fundamentals around investing – I’m not convinced that 2021 will let us off so easily. Oliver Hartwich is my guest from the NZ Initiative, a pro-free-market public-policy think tank and business membership organisation in New Zealand. 2021 will be the first year after the biggest disruption my generation has ever witnessed – Investing post pandemic will be different to pre-pandemic – no longer can we ignore the risks of increasing debt levels, how new money is created, and the risks that long term inflation combined with low economic growth will bring. Modern monetary theory, a convenient way for governments to short-cut the need to actually increase productivity, will have massive long-term impacts. Everyday investors still have time to potentially take a position to benefit from this trend – failure to do so in fact, could put one on the wrong side of significant disruption ahead. N.B: Shortly after recording this episode, it's worth noting to listeners that the website Newsroom, ran an expose on then NZ Initiative blog editor, Nathan Smith, which found him to have published racist and misogynistic views on his own personal blog. Oliver has since described Smith's writings as "abhorrent" and the organisation is launching an independent investigation to ensure NZ Initiative material has not been compromised. For me personally, I welcome thoughts and ideas from a broad spectrum – it’s useful for creating thoughtful conversations and genuine insights as to how the world works – in fact one of NZ’s greatest strengths is diversity. Occasionally though, we have to make a call and say ‘no’ to hateful and ignorant comments from the far right. I’d do the same for actions and comments from the far left that endorse more control and restrict freedom of speech too. Diversity in thoughts should be cherished, but when you go too far, not much good ever comes of that. https://www.newsroom.co.nz/think-tank-editor-runs-far-right-blog https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/432662/new-zealand-initiative-to-investigate-content-after-staffer-s-resignation-over-extreme-views ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbBgUeDgQlY

Investing in a #bitcoin #spot #ETF may help even those already holding bitcoin directly. The #tax treatment can be different when holding bitcoin through funds, which may result in better treatment when rebalancing your portfolio. #investing #portfolio ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clip4jE7nGY

'It's the same soup, but different spoons'. Government and central banks create credit through complicated 'shell games' most of us don't understand. It creates a distorted view of property and share markets. Check out full episode here: https://bit.ly/3yn6JOA #newsofthemoneyworld ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svY-k_X94X4