Financially Forward: Gerald Harris

If you’ve already been there, done that, and want to go somewhere different for a change, there’s good news for you. Some high-tech companies are readying an exciting new venture and when it becomes available, possibly as soon as next year, it will launch a whole new industry, create lots of excitement, and generate big profits for many people.

When people criticize Israel they mean Jews. You are talking anti-Semitism.

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy 

Shakespeare, Hamlet

For decades, one of the most popular themes in science fiction has been overpopulation: Because of the skyrocketing number of people shortages of every item abound, even simple things like taking a walk and going shopping have become challenging because of humongous crowds.  These days, this theme has to be re-considered, because populations in countries around the world are declining, and in some they are plunging.

When people want to describe 2020, they use words like “virus,” “lockdowns,” and “vaccines.” While it’s still too early in the year to characterize 2021, so far “shortages” appears to be the buzzword.  And if analysts are right, it will stay this way.

Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting is never a routine event.  It’s anticipated and observed so carefully that one would think it’s a religious ritual; for some it is.  Tens of thousands attend the meeting and every word spoken is analyzed by millions of investors on Wall Street, on Main Street, and around the world.  As usual, the keynote speaker this year was Warren Buffett, the company’s chairman, market guru, and one of the wealthiest people in the world.  Charlie Munger, who works alongside him, also spoke at the event