On November 14, the Wall Street Journal published a memorable interview with the outspoken Carl Icahn. His comments about CEO's and boards should get drummed into the  brain of each shareholder. Most probably his insights are also valid for the CEO's and boards of Swiss companies. That's at least my assumption given my very modest knowledge about some of their representatives.

Some funny excerpts: read more...

Zur Weihnachtszeit wieder prächtige Briefmarken der Schweizer Post. read more...

Global Warming as a Mass Neurosis: Global warming is a political movement inspired by anti-capitalism and is has become for many of it's followers kind of a religion. Not a life-affirming religion but a morbid-minded religion. read more...

Interesting to know how (US) taxpayers subsidize the North Korean dictator through UNDP's misuse of money. read more...