Central banks have lost control. The great props to the world economy are now beginning to fall and It is only a matter of time before stock markets collapse under the weight of their lofty expectations and record valuations.

Today’s infographic visualization breaks down $59.7 trillion of world debt by country, as well as highlighting each country’s debt-to-GDP ratio using colour.

Successful investors outperform by being patient and riding out the volatility. Losers panic and sell at what might appear to be the beginning of downturns. Losers make the mistake of thinking they can predict what will happen next and unsuccessfully time the market. Here's proof that Panic Selling Is A Failing Strategy.

What the Land of the Free needs right now is someone who can stop beating around the bush and just get on with it already and that someone is Donald Trump because he is an expert at declaring bankruptcy. When the going gets tough, Trump stiffs his creditors - he’s done it four times - and such experience would come in handy during the next presidential term. The U.S. government is bankrupt and default is inevitable. Who better to oversee such an event than Donald Trump!

Nouriel Roubini, who has been dubbed "Dr. Doom" for his dark predictions, has joined a growing number of observers who warn that a "liquidity time bomb" could eventually "trigger a bust and a collapse."

Is this the time to be buying gold mining stocks? Maybe, maybe not, but if you don't own any at all, this is a good time to start thinking about them. Here's why.

For those who think the CRB Index says nothing about global growth invest accordingly at your own peril because this commodity index is screaming loudly that the rate of global growth is plummeting - just as it was at the height of the Great Recession. The CRB index is foreboding - a clear message of the danger that lies ahead.

Just because stocks are expensive doesn't mean investors should immediately cash out and prepare for imminent price declines. Why? Because elevated P/E levels are not that reliable in predicting potential market performance. Here's the proof.

We are content to pay for house insurance for most of our lives yet very few of us have actually experienced a fire or a major disaster where we had to use the insurance. We are comfortable with paying the premiums every year in order to avoid a catastrophic loss. Well, owning gold is tantamount to owning an insurance policy on your investment portfolio.

Robert Shiller's revered stock market valuation ratio, the so-called CAPE, is crappy at predicting 12-month returns. Here's proof.