The goal of this website is to inform you about upcoming problems before they happen, and well before the vast majority of people are even aware there is a problem.
Did you know that over 45,000 visitors a month get their news from 1913 Intel? They visit here because they can’t get this kind of news anywhere else.
Here are just a few of issues you can learn before most people:
1. I started posting reports a full 10 months before the global financial crisis hit with full force. Check out these two reports:
100% Probability of Recession in 2008
2. About a week before the Mexican swine flu story broke out I posted this article on a new bird flu coming out of Egypt:
New bird flu cases suggest the danger of pandemic is rising
3. In the Disease category you can see how I’ll been following reports around the world:
4. Did you know that Mexico is in trouble, even discounting the swine flu outbreak. Check out the articles in the Mexico category:
I also clue you in on interesting items that I run across:
1. Which country is handling the global financial crisis the best?
Chile - The Real Latin American Powerhouse
What are some of the stories that I’m tracking now?
- Why was highly enriched uranium found in a lab in Egypt?
- Will the Taliban get access to Pakistan’s nuclear weapons?
- Will the Middle East spiral out of control?
- When will Iran go nuclear? How will this impact the Middle East?
- Will countries go to war over Arctic resources? Russia thinks so.
- Will we re-enter the recession in 2011 when the Bush tax cuts expire?
The Name
You might be wondering about the name for my website - 1913 Intel. Where did that come from?
The concept for the website comes from an article written by historian Niall Ferguson called “Sinking Globalization.” In the article that was written in 2005, he points out that today’s globablization is similiar to that from early 20th century. He wondered if our current globablization could get derailed by something: lack of liquidity, protectionism, war, etc.
So the 1913 refers to the calm period that might appear before the storm. Little did Niall or I understand that the global financial crisis would be coming right around the corner.
About Me
I have been running 1913 Intel since August, 2006. That’s well before the global financial crisis hit.
I have a lot of experience analyzing news and foreign affairs. Just look at the kinds of articles I’ve been posting at 1913 Intel.
I am an actuary and risk manager by profession. I help a northwest insurance company manage the risk on billions of dollars of assets.
I also write a column for the Society of Actuaries technology section called Cool Tech.
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