Three of the richest men on Earth all decided to put money into silver during the 1990s. Same metal. Same decade. Completely different strategies. And wildly different outcomes. Chapter 16 of Torsten Dennin’s “From Tulips to Bitcoins” tells this story, and it reads almost like a parable about what separates a good investment from a disaster.
Three of the richest men on Earth all decided to put money into silver during the 1990s. Same metal. Same decade. Completely different strategies. And wildly different outcomes. Chapter 16 of Torsten Dennin’s “From Tulips to Bitcoins” tells this story, and it reads almost like a parable about what separates a good investment from a disaster.
“Every moron could buy a printing press, everything might be better than paper money.” That is Nelson Bunker Hunt explaining why he bet the family fortune on silver. Chapter 13 of Torsten Dennin’s “From Tulips to Bitcoins” tells the story of the Hunt brothers, two Texas oil heirs who tried to corner the global silver market. They almost pulled it off. And then they lost everything in a single day.
“Every moron could buy a printing press, everything might be better than paper money.” That is Nelson Bunker Hunt explaining why he bet the family fortune on silver. Chapter 13 of Torsten Dennin’s “From Tulips to Bitcoins” tells the story of the Hunt brothers, two Texas oil heirs who tried to corner the global silver market. They almost pulled it off. And then they lost everything in a single day.