Presentation open to the public Wednesday 2nd May, 7pm The Alma, 499 Old York Road, Wandsworth SW18 1TF Nearest station: Wandsworth Town. The venue is opposite the station “Till death we do work”   After the recent 2012 budget, we’re now being asked to work until our 70’s before retirement; those born this year may [...]

Phil’s next talk in London “Till death do we work,” or philanderson2012.eventbrite.com As headlined in the Metro, after the UK Chancellor George Osborne delivered the 2012 budget. Now, we’re being forced to work until our 70’s before retirement, those born this year may not get a state pension before aged 80, graduates may end up [...]

Somebody was doing their homework: http://www.optuszoo.com.au/news/top/news-com-au/families-hit-jackpot-after-selling-land-for-47m/590927 Remember the lessons from Secret Life; buy where the infrastructure goes in, but more importantly, where the future use value has not yet been capitalized into the price.  This is what will underpin the next cycle of real estate prices.  In fact it underpins all real estate cycles.  The [...]

See Phil interviewed by author, writer and TV actor Valentine Palmer about The Secret Life of Real Estate and Banking, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCfQbuAaiIs

  A good economics article, from the FT here; About the US Bond market in 2011.  There is a great line half way through: “…the consensus is always wrong…”  This is what I have tried to highlight for you over past years; the economic behavior at land-price-led lows.  Assuming a repeat of the (so far) [...]

  The Australian Financial Review (AFR) reports that the minutes from the January Federal Open Market Committee meeting, released on Wednesday night (Jan 26, 2012, Australian time) surprised markets with its dovish tone, after a string of stronger than expected economic data. “The committee voted to extend the deadline for US interest rates being held [...]

  An adviser at Citigroup has attempted to quantify the Russian rent, at least for the minerals under its soil; defining rent as the difference between world prices for Russian commodities, and extraction costs.  Costs came it at $US 150bn, output value at $US650bn, so rents at $US500 billion.  And this does not even look [...]

  Watch Phillip provide insights into Gann’s 18.6 year cycle, found here, on the YouTube Channel, or click on the Gann tab above, to view it there.  Using the DOW, Phillip gives a practical demonstration of Gann’s Financial Timetable.

  Short-term financing costs for euro zone struggler Spain more than halved late last month (Dec 2011) as banks lapped up debt at an auction, with much of the purchasing power said to come from cut-rate money to be lent by the European Central Bank. Read more here: Usual bottom of the real estate cycle [...]

  The 2012 choice is eagerly awaited. If you’re at a loss to know which way the US markets are going to go this year, have a look at Sports Illustrated’s annual swim shoot issue.  Apparently, if an American model is chosen for the year’s issue, the S&P will outperform for the year ahead… 2011 [...]