Lies, Damned Lies, and Argentina
Financial Advisor, Political Analyst and Jolly Globetrotter Alex Rosen recently joined No Se Mancha as a Team Member. Enjoy the ride…while it lasts Every day I get news alerts from Google about...
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Financial Advisor, Political Analyst and Jolly Globetrotter Alex Rosen on bonds in Bolivia and Paraguay You may want to hide your face after this investment The tag line for my bio reads Financial...
View ArticlePimp My Rainforest
Financial Advisor, Political Analyst and Jolly Globetrotter Alex Rosen on Rafael Correa’s “plan” to save the rainforest Don’t hate the player, hate the game The 19th century was an era of great change...
View ArticleStop the Presses! Ecuador’s new plan to save trees
Financial Advisor, Political Analyst and Jolly Globetrotter Alex Rosen on President Rafael Correa’s scheme to move all news online. There’s an app for that Recently the world showed its apathy toward...
View ArticleBolivia Increasing Trade Flow with the Heavens
Alex Rosen on the mysterious US$1 million drop in Bolivia, and Bolivia’s efforts to shoot that money back into space La Pachamama makes it rain A few weeks ago, a million dollars in US currency wrapped...
View ArticleParaguay: Winning Friends and Influencing Neighbors
Financial Advisor, Political Analyst and Jolly Globetrotter Alex Rosen on a Paraguayan Renaissance Oh, I think they like me There are only two land locked countries In the Western Hemisphere: Bolivia...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Cities’ Mayors
Financial Advisor, Political Analyst and Jolly Globetrotter Alex Rosen on mayors One is a crusader against corruption. The other smokes crack. Guess which one got fired? Recently the mayors of two...
View ArticleP.I.N. Ball Wizards
Financial Advisor, Political Analyst and Jolly Globetrotter Alex Rosen on Bolivia’s quest for nuclear power Power Play Growing up in the pre-digital era, I used to love going to the arcade to play...
View ArticlePaying Peter to rob Pablo
Financial Adviser, Political Analyst and Jolly Globetrotter Alex Rosen on Argentina’s quest to return to the financial markets 2001 was not a good year for Argentina. A decade long economic expansion...
View ArticleBolivia to Legalize Child Labor
Alex Rosen on La Paz’s “creative” plan to address poverty If the answer is child labor, Bolivia is asking the wrong question Poverty or rather extreme poverty has always plagued Latin America. While it...
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