I’m going to buy some real money today. It’s something I do most weekends.  I visit my local coin dealer and buy a few 1 ounce pure silver rounds.  And it’s something I kind of enjoy doing, too… it always gives me a feeling of satisfaction when I’m done. Because I know I’ve made a [...]

3D printing promises to revolutionize our lives.  And 3D printing of living cells even more so.  But such an advanced technology had a rather humble beginning by today’s modern standard. You see, many advances in human history come from taking an existing invention and then changing it in some way to make a new thing. [...]

Or have I just turned into another Quack investor? If I were to suggest that investing in plastic duck feet was an investment with big profit potential, you well might think I had gone a bit daft. Or perhaps I had watched that old classic movie The Graduate once too often – which, as you’ll [...]

For those of you who think accounting is boring and complicated, well, I suspect you are in large company with that opinion.  And I’m not going to try to change your opinion, even though I personally think aspects of accounting are interesting. But I do want to show you some accounting that is quite interesting.  And [...]