Welcome!

Welcome to my first blog post! As suggested by the title, we will explore the world of alternative assets and investments, with a special focus on wealth creation and preservation. Let's face it. In today's world, in the wake of the succession of high-profile stock market flameouts and frauds of the late 1990s-2000s including Bre-X, Nortel, Enron and Worldcom among many others, "buy and hold" just doesn't work as a strategy anymore.

At least monthly (possibly more frequently), as time permits, I will discuss the investment merits and pitfalls of alternatives to traditional stock market and mutual fund-based investments, with an emphasis on providing solid, "nuts-and-bolts" information that your bank or investment advisor might be reluctant to discuss. I will also discuss mortgages and loans, the process that lenders use to qualify you for credit, and yes, debt management.

I'll also examine investor psychology, socially responsible investing, fiat-based currencies, hard assets, emerging technologies and much more. From time to time, I will also post interviews with various personalities in the alternative-asset arena that I know you will want to hear.

Have a question? Ask me and I will attempt to break it down for you, or at least get the opinion of an expert for you.

I look forward to providing entertaining, opinionated and useful content going forward, and to meeting you online! The opinions expressed here will definitely not be what you're used to hearing.

David C. Neyens