This article examines 5 fairly exciting things going on which, at the very least, could keep the U.S. economy from slumping, and enable equities to continue to climb.
Read More »Millennials seem so angry these days & no wonder – we lied to them!
Millennials seem so angry these days and, no wonder! We lied to them! Here's how.
Read More »There’s NO Way To Dodge the Bullet: We Must Continue to Leverage & Inflate – or Die! Here’s Why
Interest rates will not rise again in our lifetime. Why, you ask? Because the leverage in the system would collapse the very financial assets and governments which underpin the global financial systems. It is INFLATE or DIE and it provides the additional benefit of feeding insolvent welfare states and the socialist politicians to feed their "useful idiot" supporters. Today’s missive will put some meaning into that observation.
Read More »History Says “Expect An Economic Crash AGAIN In 2015” – Here’s Why (+2K Views)
Large numbers of people believe that an economic crash is coming next year based on a 7-year cycle of economic crashes that goes all the way back to the Great Depression. Such a premise is very controversial - some of you will love it, and some of you will think that it is utter rubbish - so I just present the bare bone facts below for you decide for yourself if it is something to seriously consider protecting yourself from in 2015.
Read More »Today’s Financial Entertainment: Economic Collapse Is Coming – What Will Be To Blame? (+2K Views)
Very interesting times we now live in; the financial system is running out of options very quickly and "blowing up the world" seems to be the only final option. I know, that sounds grandiose and dire but let me explain.
Read More »This Weekend’s Financial Entertainment: A “Rant” On the Reality of the U.S. Economic Situation
The saying, "Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me" suggests that the general populace of America should be very, very ashamed! It is evident that they are prone to being fooled and robbed over and over again as they invest in a fake stock market, are sold over-valued housing and accept scraps of partial employment, food stamps, poverty level social security and poor healthcare from incompetent governance - and then try to escape by using credit and debt to keep up a standard of living without ever acquiring anything of real value.
Read More »Borrowing Binge & Asset Bubble to Continue Until…Until
History strongly suggests that, rather than a return to a nice, placid world of “normal” interest rates, we are likely to see a continuation of the borrowing binge/asset bubble until real rates spike as a result of either soaring nominal rates soar or plummeting inflation. Here's why that is the case.
Read More »Don’t Fear End of QE or Beginning of Higher Interest Rates – Here’s Why (+2K Views)
The Fed and the bond market are responding appropriately to declining risk aversion and a somewhat improved economic outlook. There is no reason to fear the end of QE or the beginning of higher short-term interest rates. Let me explain further.
Read More »Don’t Be Misled: 15 Fatal Financial Fallacies Worth Noting (+2K Views)
Much of the conventional economic wisdom prevailing in financial circles - largely subscribed to as a basis for governmental policy, and widely accepted by the media and the public - is based on incomplete analysis, contra-factual assumptions, and false analogy. Below are 15 such fallacies and explanations as to why each is such.
Read More »That Canada Is A Financial Safe-haven Is A Myth – Here’s Why
Canada is seen as the new banking safe haven and an “island of safety and stability” because of its perceived sound fiscal position, commodity wealth and solid economic performance - but it's a myth! Plain & simple. Here are the facts.
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