The Flying Frisby - money, markets and more

Danes, Dykes, and Denarii: How Did The Pound Come About?

01 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“If once you have paid him the Dane-geld, You never get rid of the Dane.”Rudyard KiplingThe winter of 406-407 was bitterly cold across Europe. The...

The Shale Gas Revolution Is Dead ... Here's What To Do Now

24 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comIt’s difficult to look beyond bitcoin and MicroStrategy (NASDAQ...

The Changing Face of Britain

17 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s start with some headline stats which emerged this week.* The number of migrants to Britain has doubled since Covid.* 747,000 “permanent-type...

Bitcoin’s Looking Great. Gold Not So Much.

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comToday, we are going to look at gold, bitcoin, and our way of play...

Long America, Short the UK

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comI’m sending out today’s missive a day later than usual becaus...

The Endgame for Fiat? Currency, Credit, and the Case for Gold

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am travelling this weekend so today’s thought piece is a conversation, which Mining Network recorded last week week between veteran gold guru, Ala...

HODL Gone Wild: Meme Stock Mania in the Age of Algos

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’m in Buenos Aires this week, so I might be a little slow reporting on today’s budget, but I’ll come to it, don’t you worry.Shortly before Co...

Breathing Easy Again: How I Got Rid of My Asthma at 50

27 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com(NB: At the end of this piece there is a short note on Lightbridg...

Silver and Gold: The Week That Could Change Everything

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comNB If you missed Sunday’s piece about what next to do with Ligh...

Shaping the Earth: The Amazing History of Mining

20 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s something a little different as your Sunday thought piece today - my Edinburgh “lecture with funny bits”. I hope you enjoy it. It lasts 5...

Why Cash Keeps Us Free

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Something a little different for you today.I am speaking at the Battle of Ideas this weekend on three rather different matters:* Immigration and Demog...

The Future of Energy - Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and How to Invest

13 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Quick heads up. I have made some video versions of recent articles. Here they are, in case you are a watcher rather than a reader:I don’t know about...

Nocturia No More – How to Stop Peeing in the Night

06 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comFinal call for my “lecture with funny bits” about mining this...

Gold’s meteoric rise is signalling something very important indeed. Here is what you need to know

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comYou can watch a video of this article here: For the first time in...

The Alchemist Who Conned Himmler

22 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’m delaying the follow up to last week’s piece on sleep for another week because I am still experimenting ;). In the meantime, I hope today’s l...

Commodities and Gold Miners Have Never Been Cheaper—Does Anyone Care?

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comThere are just a handful of tickets left for my “lecture with f...

How To Sleep Well

15 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comInnocent sleep … sore labor’s bath,Balm of hurt minds, great ...

Bitcoin, Japan and a Tin Miner

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comDon’t forget Shaping The Earth, “my lecture with funny bits”...

Heat Rash Hell: A 35-Year Struggle and the Bee Pollen That Saved Me

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comYou can watch a video of this article:When I was 19, I started ge...

Why Are We So Fat and Unhealthy? Seed Oils Explained

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comYou can watch a video of this article here: Robert F. Kennedy has...

The Most Important Price in the World

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comA cock-up at HQ some of you didn’t see Sunday’s piece about a...

Beware of this Scam

25 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You can also watch this article in video format here:There are some unscrupulous bullion dealers out there who are taking advantage of rookie buyers w...

When Are House Prices Going to Crash?

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you would rather watch this piece go here:IMPORTANT: somebody has been impersonating me on Substack, on Instagram and on YouTube. Please don’t en...

The Power of Dead Hangs and How They Improve Your Health

18 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

(And, no, I’m not standing on a stool!)After the unexpected popularity of my post about weight loss (still can’t believe it had 11 million views),...

The Truth About Immigration - And Where It's Going

11 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To watch this piece, go to: 1. There are more people in the world than ever - and we all want better livesThere are some 8.2 billion people in the wor...

Rout in the Markets: What Happened? And What to Do Now ...

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comIMPORTANT: somebody has been impersonating me on here and asking ...

Why Do Olympic Winners Bite Their Gold Medals?

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am now at the Edinburgh Fringe with Shaping the Earth, a “lecture with funny bits” about the history of mining. I’m then taking the show to L...

The rise and fall of the horse, how it relates to gold and a question

28 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Good Sunday afternoon to you,I was blown away by the response to Wednesday’s article about weight loss. The Twitter/X summary got more than 10 milli...

My Accidental Journey to a Six-Pack

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the last few years, I have gone from this to this. I’ve written about my weight loss before, but, just in the last two or three months, something...

Gold or Silver: Which Should You Buy?

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comIMPORTANT: somebody has been impersonating me on here and asking ...

From Medicine to Outer Space: The Many Industrial Uses of Gold and Their Effect on the Gold Price

14 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am bringing my Edinburgh Fringe “lecture with funny bits” about the history of mining to London on October 9th and 10th to the Museum of Comedy....

What Happens When You Destroy Money: The Challenges of Everyday Life in Turkey

30 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the last decade, the Turkish lira has seen declines of more than 95% against the US dollar. It took just ₺1.50 to buy it dollar ten years ago. ...

How to Protect Your Wealth Under a Labour Government Part 3

23 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comI started out with the intention of writing just one article on t...

How to Protect Your Wealth Under a Labour Government Part 2

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comWe have a General Election coming up in the UK, and citizens of t...

Money Illusion and the Fragile Fantasy of Modern Currency

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At a drinks party in around 2011 or 2012, I had the ear of Andrew Feldman, aka Baron Feldman of Elstree, former Chairman of the Conservative Party—h...

How To Protect Your Wealth Under A Labour Government - Part One

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

While Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, like a jilted boyfriend turned desperado, is announcing a new policy every day, future Prime Minister Keir Starmer’...

How The News Lies

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am experimenting again with a video this Sunday morning. (Podcast listeners can still get just the audio). Enjoy :)It was August 2018. Brexit Derang...

Ethereum ETF: Another Game Changer for Crypto Markets

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comTwo bullish developments for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies this we...

The Accidental Gold Standard

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A slightly-longer Sunday morning thought piece than usual today, but one that is well worth the effort I hope you’ll discover.A reminder that:* This...

Why We Need Anonymity on the Internet

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A few years ago I wrote a script called Four Murders and Some Funerals, about an old lady who is the victim of a terrible miscarriage of justice. Seek...

Brown's Bottom: 25 Years On

05 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Good morning,As an experiment, today’s Sunday morning thought piece is in video. If you prefer, you can also read it below. You should also be able ...

Why It Is Inevitable That Modern Buildings Will Be Ugly.

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I love how easy it is to predict things about you based on what you like or dislike.Did you know, for example, that if you buy fresh fennel, you are l...

The British Pound: Big Falls Coming?

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comI was going to call this article “a tale of national betrayal.”...

Fiat Money Collapse, the Remonetization of Gold and Hyperbitcoinization

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comCards on the table: A Western fiat money collapse, along the line...

Why Being Gay Makes You Stronger

14 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I have a friend from school who is obviously gay. We’ve all known it for a long time, yet, for whatever reason, he has never been able to come out. ...

What's Going On With Gold? Massive OTC Options Position?

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comI wanted to take a look at the gold price today. As I'm sure you ...

How to Give Birth

07 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All four of my children were born at home. I feel extremely fortunate about this - they should too. Four wonderful experiences. I will forever be in d...

Your Definitive Guide to Buying and Investing in Gold

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As promised, here is my updated guide to buying and investing in gold. I really think it is important that you own some, given what governments are do...

The Power of Energy and Why You Want to Own It

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comWith gold hitting new highs yesterday and the importance of ownin...

Demographics, Destiny and Decline. Oh, and Dumb Economic Models

31 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Back in 2011, a landmark study by the United Nations Population Fund warned that the global population would reach 15 billion by the end of the centur...

Why Every Cuban Father Wanted His Daughter To Be A Hooker

17 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Good Sunday morning to you,I am putting back my promised piece on gold miners until mid-week, so keep a look out for that. Meanwhile, Life After the S...

The Art of HODLing

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Good morning to you,I am going to be sending out two pieces in fairly quick succession: first, today’s, some commentary on the latest bitcoin price ...

How the Economy Works: Tutorial with App Man

10 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Good Sunday morning to you,We have a pot pourri of offerings for you today. First, I posted the above sketch on Twitter yesterday and it struck a nerv...

The State of Metals and Mining

09 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Campbell Smyth, Chairman of Fitzroy Minerals (FTZ.V), joins me to talk about the state of mining and metals.Lots of interesting insights in to copper,...

I Keep Saying It: The Risk Is Not Owning Bitcoin

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin is off on one its runs, it seems. Congratulations to all who bought and held. It is now trading at all-time highs in 30 different currencies a...

Dimwitted Housing Policy and the Destruction of Britain

25 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You might have seen in the news a couple of days back that, to make Britain’s unaffordable housing affordable, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and the Treasu...

Why Do We Speak So Badly?

11 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The self-improvement industry is just enormous. It’s worth $41 billion worldwide says this report, but, by the time you factor in everything from h...

Russia Has Been Using Gold to Pay for Iranian Drones

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comRussia has been buying military drones from Iran and it has been ...

The Power of Exchange: Catalyst for Human Prosperity

04 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In his book Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves, Matt Ridley argues that Homo sapiens overtook the stronger Neanderthals and, indeed, the rest...

Why keeping things clear and simple doesn’t always pay

21 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve had it beaten into me from an early age how important it is to write clearly and simply. My father, himself a writer, drilled it into me. In my...

From Palm Springs to Skid Row: A Tale of Two Californias

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I have been in California - Riverside, LA and Palm Springs - for the last month, helping out with a family issue over there. I wanted to share a coupl...

What to do, what to do? My advice to the young

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

(If you prefer, you can watch this article in video form here)The youngster setting out on life in the west has a major problem. We live in a society ...

VIDEO: What to do, what to do? My advice to the young

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you prefer to read this piece, you can do that here. Live shows coming upIf you have not seen my lecture with funny bits about gold, we have two mo...

VIDEO: Go You, Go Me, Go Substack

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you prefer, you can read or listen to this piece here.Live shows coming upIf you have not seen my lecture with funny bits about gold, we have two m...

Crystal Ball Chronicles: Predictions for 2024

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s that time of year again. Time to get out the crystal ball and tell you precisely what is going to happen in the next 12 months. Here are 15 p...

Where do thoughts go?

07 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Shortly after my father died, I remember saying to my eldest daughter: where do thoughts go? What happens to them?My father was a writer, so many of t...

Go You, Go Me, Go Substack and a Happy New Year

31 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I am very happily surprised by the success this Substack, the Flying Frisby, is having, and by the way it is growing.I’d like to say it’s all down...

How To Change Your Social Status

30 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here are all the links mentioned in the vid:* An Evening of Curious Songs on Tour* Show about gold in London Feb 14/15* Buy gold - Pure Gold Co* Bitco...

Investment Nostradamus or Just Guessing? A Recap of Frisby's 2023 Forecasts

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As long-time readers/sufferers will know, at the beginning of the new year I like to make some predictions for the 12 months ahead. The bolder the pre...

How to Change Your Social Status

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You can, if you prefer, watch this article in video form here:I was having a coffee with an Anglo-Italian friend of mine the other day, and he began t...

Why You Should Own Some Bitcoin

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comIt is now almost 15 years since Satoshi Nakamoto announced his ne...

Why so many bad decisions?

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Good Sunday morning to you,Today’s piece is all about decision-making and the decline of family in the west.Before I crack on, I just wanted to flag...

The Inexorable Rise of the Far Right

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This post now in video form This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www....

We are conquering ourselves

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This post in video form This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thef...

We are conquering ourselves

03 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Good Sunday morning to you,Last week’s thought piece on the inexorable rise of the Far Right has become my most read Substack ever. Check it out, if...

Navigating the Chills of Junior Mining

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Good morning to you,Sunday’s piece on the inexorable rise of the far right and what to do about it has struck quite a few nerves. Check it out here,...

The Inexorable Rise of the Far Right

26 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I was never particularly interested in politics growing up. My father was an active social democrat, and I remember him jumping up and down with excit...

Why You Should Own Stocks Now

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comGood morning to you from sunny California, where I am visiting my...

A Deep Dive into Broken Money

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An engaging conversation with financial expert Lyn Alden as we explore the past, present, and potential future of money through the lens of technology...

ARC Conference Day 1 Recap:

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I went to the ARC conference yesterday - to give it its full name the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship. It is an organisation set up by Jordan Pet...

Is It Time to Pay Attention to the Japanese Yen?

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Good morning to you,We are talking Japanese currency today.First, in case you missed them last week, check out:The story of my pilgrimage got a big an...

Einstein's 8th Wonder: Compound Interest and the Rule of 72

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Before we get started today, if you haven’t already seen it, check out my interview with Alex Langer of Sierra Madre. There could be quite an opport...

The (Not-So) Lost Treasure of Sierra Madre

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here is an interview with Alex Langer, CEO of Sierra Madre Gold and Silver. This video was exclusive to paid subscribers, but I am now releasing it fo...

The True Value of UK Housing: A Financial Reality Check

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Before we get started today, if you haven’t already seen it, check out my interview with Alex Langer of Sierra Madre. There could be quite an opport...

New Orleans Investment Conference 2023

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There is an absolutely stellar line up of speakers at New Orleans Investment Conference in November: Dave Collum, Rick Rule, Matt Taibbi, Peter Schiff...

The Do Very Little Portfolio

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comWhen it comes to investment returns, asset allocation, as I said ...

Introducing the Dolce Far Niente Portfolio

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comYou can find vehicles by which you can play this portfolio here.B...

Invest Like a Cockroach and Thrive in All Economic Climates

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A quick heads up before we come to today’s piece: I am taking my “lecture with funny bits” about gold to the West End for one night only. Octobe...

The Sorry State of Junior Mining

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comLots of exciting things coming up on this Substack in the next co...

Ten Reasons I’m Voting to Leave the EU

03 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I wrote this article for Moneyweek the day before the EU referendum, on June 22, 2016. I thought with everything that has happened since, as your Sund...

Landmark court ruling for bitcoin

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comNews broke late yesterday of what could prove a landmark court ru...

The Rise and Fall of Sound Money in Ancient Rome

27 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is the last of these pieces about gold in ancient history. I’m back from the Edinburgh Fringe now, and more regular market commentary will resu...

The Richest Man In History

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I once presented a documentary for Italian TV which declared that Jakob Fugger - Fugger the Rich - was the richest man in history. He was a German who...

The Midas Touch and World Trade

12 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The story of Midas, and how everything he touched turned to gold, is perhaps the most famous golden myth of all. His touch led to one of the most succ...

Jason and the Golden Fleece: A Legendary Quest

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We continue with my series about gold in pre-history today with one of the earliest and most enduring of the golden myths: Jason and the Golden Fleece...

Sun, sand and success

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In my late teens and early 20s I was obsessed with beaches. I had always liked them, we all do, but I think it was a trip to Thailand in 1989 that tri...

Our Instinct for Gold Is Primal

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’m doing a show about gold at the Edinburgh Fringe. If you are in Scotland between August 4th and August 20th, plesase come. It’s at Panmure Hous...

Gold: the closest you will ever come to touching eternity

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

NB My next Best In Class, in which I identify the go-to stocks in the natural resources sector, is out tomorrow. Keep an eye out for that. (Only for p...

The Rise and Fall of UK House Prices

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Despite being built of bricks, a house is, in many ways, a financial asset. This is because, for the most part, we use finance - debt - to buy real es...

How to Invest in Zinc

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Before we begin today’s piece, a quick reminder for those who might find themselves in the Scottish neck of the woods this August, I am doing a show...