Johnson&Johnson wrote:I work in shipping. I travel around a fair on business, usually in Europe and the USA (Houston, New Orleans, NY) but sometimes to South America and Asia too. So, nothing to do with property, hedge funds or oil ! But I am determined to retire early so I dabble a little here and there.
Sounds interesting. I've dealt with software used for trading of financial instruments and commodities in a past life. I know how several central banks administer their money policy and have a good deal on knowledge on oil & gas trading, various derivatives, etc.
Anyway, I left it and started a home inspection biz (i.e. prevent buyers from getting screwed by home sellers and real estate agents). I still do a little FX trading because I like the discipline. BTW, I'm figuring you're right about USD - there's about 20-25% downside left in my opinion.
As for NY, Giuliani (aka Captain Combover) did a pretty good job of cleaning the place up. It is more pleasant now than it was in the 1990s. I'll quantify that - you don't smell as much urine in the subways as you used to. Although you're always a wino and a 40 away from a different experience.
Cheers...
