Germany, France, Canada all crisis of confidence mode. Syria collapse, Israel on the move. EU unhappy with China support of Russia, and S. Korea ratcheting up against N. Korea. That’s before the new US President is sworn in late next month.
I’ve been thinking about how businesses dislike chaos and unpredictability, and respond by limiting their risks. The opposite is also true, in chaos there is opportunity not available during steady predicable times. A lot of $$ will change hands in the next couple years.
When investing you diversify to limit risks (and rewards) and concentrate to maximise returns. I’m curious how people are thinking about the current situation(s)
@thedarktangent I'm originally from North-Eastern Europe, so my country **is** the $$, which may change hands as far as "the players" are concerned.
I have morals and an utmost value of freedom, as well as an immense gratitude for everyone who fought for freedom in #Latvia and those in the West who chose to hear us in the late 80s and early 90s—note the precision of my phrase, choosing to not see and hear our struggle was but a choice in the 70s and prior. With the initial consideration—however—even if I didn't have morals and even if I didn't care about the freedom, there would have been only one path for me as a Latvian: fight.
So for me it's not about opportunity at all.
