Worldview Investing - Ruminations on the World Economy

                                      SOURCE: NASA                                                                                                    T his is the Crab Nebula in the constellation Taurus. It is the remnant of a supernova event that was seen on earth in the year 1054. Amazingly, it was bright enough to be seen during the day. Because it is over 6,500 light years away, those on earth witnessed an event that had actually occurred thousands of years earlier. Supernovae result from the sudden collapse of a massive star that over time has consumed the majority of its "assets" (hydrogen) causing it to abruptly implode due to intense gravitational forces. As the core rapidly contracts it reaches a temperature of billions of degrees Celsius - causing it to explode.     This  recalls the exchange between two characters in Earnest Hemingway's, " The Sun Also Rises ." One asks, "How do you go bankrupt?" His friend replies, "Slowly, then sudden