Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable Interviews Jayant Bhandari
Maurice Jackson of Proven & Probable has just conducted another interview with Jayant Bhandari, who is known to long-time readers as a frequent guest author on this site.
Jayant Bhandari
Below is a video of the interview as well as a link for downloading the transcript of the interview in PDF form. But first here is a list of the topics discussed:
- The recent confrontation between India and Pakistan.
- A reassessment of US president Trump
- Should investors speculate in commodities? If so, how to best go about it?
- Gold and silver as wealth protectors
- Two arbitrage opportunities in junior miners
- A brief introduction to Capitalism and Morality (the next meeting is in August)
- General remarks on investment philosophy
Here is the video:
Maurice Jackson interviews Jayant Bhandari
And here is the download link for the transcript (PDF)
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