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Debt implosion looms large
A question many are asking after the Corona virus played havoc with the markets these past few weeks, is whether we are witnessing the end o

Jerry Schuitema
Mar 14, 20204 min read


Bracing for big bubble bursts
From one cliffhanger decade to the next. 2019 must surely go down as a year that produced the most cliff-hangers on a number of fronts:...

Jerry Schuitema
Jan 20, 20204 min read


Drowning in debt with more to come
Passing the buck to future generations. It won’t be the first time that I have been castigated for maintaining that fuller context can...
Jerry Schuitema
Dec 1, 20194 min read


“In gold we trust”. 2019 Report
Recent thoughts on restoring the metal as the core of money. Very few South Africans have not been affected in some way or another by...
Jerry Schuitema
Oct 18, 20194 min read


Weathering a financial storm.
The power of changing some of our economic assumptions and promoting flexibility. The global trade wars remind one of a see-saw in a...
Jerry Schuitema
Jun 17, 20195 min read


Messing with money.
The greatest experiment in the history of global finance is underway. Many events in history have passed virtually unnoticed in their...
Jerry Schuitema
May 6, 20194 min read


Yellow vests and the Davos freeze
Are Looming global economic problems understated both internationally and at home? Of the many international gatherings addressing global...
Jerry Schuitema
Feb 4, 20194 min read


The accountant’s new dawn.
Seeing the numbers through a different lens. (Click on picture above for free PDF copy of the book) Few professions have been through as...
Jerry Schuitema
Dec 11, 20184 min read


Government entrepreneurship.
The size of government is less important than the way it behaves. The at times cavalier behaviour of the United States under Donald...
Jerry Schuitema
Jun 18, 20184 min read


Curiosity feeds the cat.
The important role of this basic human trait to our well-being. What would you do if you saw a group of people gathered on a street...
Jerry Schuitema
May 21, 20184 min read


The land madness.
Our most divisive issue is also the most misunderstood and incoherent. As a young boy, I would often take long, lonely walks in the veld...
Jerry Schuitema
Apr 23, 20184 min read


In the eye of the Tiger
The power and complexity of sincerity in a corporate crisis. It may be early days yet, but Tiger Brands and the listeria crisis are...
Jerry Schuitema
Mar 17, 20184 min read


What the ancients knew.
An enduring principle that can help rescue the economy. From a distance it looked like an ordinary broken stone. But when farm manager,...
Jerry Schuitema
Nov 13, 20175 min read


Beyond share empowerment schemes.
Lessons from the failed SASOL Inzalo share empowerment scheme. In their heyday, employee share option schemes, or ESOPS, were nothing...
Jerry Schuitema
Oct 30, 20174 min read


Gold, Bitcoin and the Dollar.
Connecting some frightening dots in the undercurrent of market turmoil. Are we seeing signs of a return to gold backed currencies? It’s a...
Jerry Schuitema
Sep 18, 20174 min read


Destroying company relationships.
By having absurd theories, abstracts and aggregates define them. If economic theory holds true, you could have a good business selling...
Jerry Schuitema
Aug 21, 20174 min read


Debunking “monopoly capital”.
Refocusing on the essence of creating wealth and value for all. One cannot legitimately apply the word “monopoly” to generic concepts...
Jerry Schuitema
Jul 25, 20175 min read


The hole in the jobs bucket.
And the three dimensions of radical government transformation. If you promised the Government that you could create 48-thousand new jobs...
Jerry Schuitema
Jul 10, 20175 min read


Flying kites in a storm.
The link between the Public Protector and crypto-currencies. When a politically inspired lawyer, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane,...
Jerry Schuitema
Jun 26, 20174 min read


Grabbing land in La-la Land.
A groundswell of clearheaded action to counter the populist hysteria in the land issue. If there is one thing that the economic gods will...
Jerry Schuitema
May 29, 20174 min read
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