On more than one occasion, I have been told that the articles I write are too ‘cheem’. They require too much thought, my wife would say. Why can’t you write something that does not give the reader a brain haemorrage by the second paragraph? Well there are two reasons actually. The first is that I believe bigfatpurse readers are sophisticated and advanced in the ways of investing and money matters. You are here because you want to be exposed and educated. You want to see your minds stretched. If you had wanted entertainment, you would have gone for cat videos. The next reason is purely self serving. I like to let my mind wander. I am curious about many things. The more obscure they are, the more outlandish they seem, the more it turns me on. I derive pleasure from linking what I read back to investing and money matters. The more crude amongst ......