Month: February 2016

Most coffee aficionados are pretty confident in the belief that there is nothing better than their favorite brew. The morning cup, or pot, of coffee is a necessity to these drinkers, who would never consider replacing it with anything else. What if, however, rather than replacing their coffee, they could simply improve it?

That is the goal of the new creation by Organo Gold. By infusing an ancient herb with their coffee they have created a blend that has all of the benefits and flavor of a traditional cup, but with the potential added bonus of protecting the immune system, reducing stress and possibly helping to prevent some forms of cancer.

The herb is a Chinese medicinal powerhouse known as Ganoderma Lucidum. It is referred to as the “King of the Herbs,” and studies have shown it to have many beneficial medicinal properties. In order to make it convenient and delicious, the company has created instant packets of several different flavors that require only hot water to prepare.

Organa Gold founder and CEO, Bernado T Chua, began his company in 2008 with the belief that people wanted more from their daily healthy drink. His vision was to create coffee blends that would look, smell and taste like a traditional gourmet coffee, but include the healthy benefit of other trusted natural herbs and supplements.

The products are now sold in 35 countries around world, Bernardo notes having just opened to Turkey, but no place finds them more exciting than Chua’s native Philippines. The country has been so impressed by the products and success of this company, they have presented Chua with numerous awards. His company continues to grow and thrive and currently ranks 55th on the top 100 network marketing companies in the world.

At one point in time Kyle Bass was known as the Wunderkind of the hedge-fund industry. He made a lot of very smart moves that made him a lot of money. So why then, a man that can clearly make all the money he wants in the right manner, is he starting to stoop so low all in the name of profit?

That’s an interesting question and hopefully we can shed a little light on the situation. But first, a quick back story about the man known as Kyle Bass.

In 2006 Bass started Hayman Capital Management based out of Dallas. Not only did he start a great company that year, but he also made headlines all over the world when he predicted the subprime mortgage crisis.

For a while people viewed this guy as a superstar. They held him in high regard and felt as though he could do no wrong.

But as time went on, things started to change. He has made numerous media appearances and has given bad advice in just about all of them. In 2014 his funds lost around 30%. That’s quite scary when you consider some of the industry’s best-performing hedge fund managers were making a profit during that same time.

To say Kyle Bass had a tough year is an understatement. He was quoted as saying, It’s nice to win all of the time. When you are not winning and everyone else is, it makes life difficult.”

This might explain why Bass came up with a scheme so vile, the U.S. government had to step in and try to stop it. Bass was exploiting a loophole that made it legal for him to short sell the stocks of pharmaceutical firms and make millions in the process.

The problem is every time he did this, prices on certain medications would skyrocket. When this happened, people who relied on those medications were no longer able to afford them. Sadly, many of them died as a result.

When asked about his sleazy scheme, Bass said he was doing it to help make drug prices more affordable. We all know that isn’t true. And according to intellectual-property expert Scott McKeown, Bass was trying to spook financial markets for his own gain.