Mohammed Taher

February 8, 2024

The Return of Volcker

Observing the recent trend of large corporations laying off employees, I had initially thought that the situation would improve by mid 2024, as analysts are anticipating multiple cuts in the US interest rate. However, my outlook has changed; I no longer hold that optimism. In fact, I now believe that 2024 could be equally challenging, ...
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March 20, 2022

I love Glass

I started using Glass recently after listening to a Talk Show episode with the founders. Glass is a new, paid-only photo-sharing app. It’s only on iOS for now, with plans of a web version coming soon. But to properly talk about why I love Glass, you have to take a short history detour with me. I’m a hobbyist photographer, and you can t...
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March 4, 2021

Casino Roulette: Getting Into the U.S. Stock Market

Midway through 2020, after Kuwait had paused bank loan installments on its citizens for 6 months, I started researching the best way to grow my money. After all, cash sitting in a savings account is a depreciating asset and doesn’t scale with inflation. Many of the people I asked for advice told me to buy gold, which felt antiquated an...
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