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Precious Metals? Heavy Metals!
One of the most memorable scenes from the 2015 film The Big Short was Christian Bale (playing Michael Burry) blasting Metallica’s Master of Puppets at full volume. But one of the biggest winners from the 2008 global financial crisis is not the only metalhead in the world of finance. Ask the average trader about heavy metal, and you are probably more likely to get a breakdown of the merits of investing in copper, zinc and lead than an explanation of why bands are fusing traditional heavy metal, hardcore punk and grunge. However, scratch the surface of an apparently conventional asset manager, and you may well find ... (full story)