Recently, I was interviewed by Lex Hoogduin, professor in monetary economics at the University of Groningen and former director of the Dutch central bank (DNB), about the publication of the first Dutch edition of Ludwig von Mises’ magnum opus, Human Action. Despite the fact that this book appeared for the first time in 1949, the lessons of Mises are as relevant as ever. How relevant exactly? Let’s look at five quotes from Mises’ masterpiece to see just how relevant his work still is

Last week, I had an exclusive talk with legendary investor Jim Rogers. Not only did Jim Rogers predict several recessions and stock market crashes correctly, he also recommended everyone to invest in gold in 1999, just before embarking upon one of his trips around the world that eventually got him into the Guinness Book of World Records. Later, he would repeat his advice in his book “Hot Commodities: How The Next Bull Market in Commodities Can”, which was published in 2004, when the gold

Past week I had the pleasure to spend many hours with one of the investors I admire most, legendary contrarian and adventurer Jim Rogers. He visited Guatemala for a few days, as he was invited by the Francisco Marroquín University to accept his honorary doctorate (honoris causa). Jim Rogers is the author of many books, including “Hot Commodities: How Anyone Can Invest Profitably in the World’s Best Market,” and invests in gold since the late 90’s, just before the great commodity bull market started. What did he tell me? And what is, according to him, the current outlook for gold?