Postcards: Three Easy Ways to Lose Money in the Markets

If you're allergic to money or just feel like burning it in a dumpster like our Treasury Secretary, consider these fool-proof ways to lose it in the financial markets this year.

“When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So, I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So, I built a third. That burned down, fell over, and then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Lad, the strongest castle in all of England.”

- Willowshade, Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Dear Fellow Expat:

Some people just don’t like money.

You probably know these people.

They get a paycheck and install a waterfall for an above-ground pool…