Investment Wars

Hi Scotty,

I am 19 and considering investing in NEOM, Saudi Arabia’s new $700 billion ‘mega-city of the future’. Considering it is being built in an area that may be subject to wars, is this a stupid investment?

Billy

Hi Billy,

If I asked my five-year-old son to design a mega-city, this is what he’d probably come up with:

“There’s going to be a dinosaur park! And flying cars! And robot maids! And glow-in-the-dark sand! And, and, and a giant artificial moon!”

Sounds good, huh?

Well, these are just some of the wild ideas Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (age 38) has dreamt up from his sandpit.

No seriously.

However, reports in the Wall Street Journal have raised doubts that this mega-expensive project will ever see the light of day.

Billy, before you invest in this, I’ll give you the same advice I give my five-year-old: “Go into the contemplation corner and think about things for a moment.”