Finance

To believe that the chances of financial calamity are non-existent is a fool’s fantasy that’s just begging for people’s life savings to get wiped out.

Every time someone tells me they are buying gold because of inflation fears, I cringe. First, I don't see a risk to higher inflation and, second, even if we have high inflation, don't count on gold as a hedge. Here's why:

The Economist infographic below shows how much people in households around the world allocate to different expenses such as food, housing, recreation, transportation, and education.

1. Is gold a safe-haven or a hedge, and what is the difference between them? 2. What is gold supposed to be a safe-haven or a hedge in relation to? 3. Does gold protect investors from a stock market crash, bond market volatility, inflation, or a systemic crisis? 4. Do the safe-haven properties of gold depend on the country and the time horizon?

The market will continue to keep us all guessing - that’s what markets do best - but in this article I present 10 predictions for the remainder of 2015. Some are contrarian calls well outside of the mainstream but, as 2015 has trained us to expect the unexpected, I believe them to be the right calls.

This article addresses what the mainstream press has been ignoring, and why the Fed is reluctant to raise interest rates.

This past weekend the Islamic State’s so called media center, the al Hayat, released a video (see here) announcing that it is in the process of taking on the Fed itself with 'the return of the gold dinar.'"

The truth about the link between socialism and prosperity.

About a month ago, I warned of an emerging “liquidity squeeze“, and now analysts all over the financial industry are talking about it. Could it be possible that the next great financial crisis is right around the corner?

Global financial crises tend to happen in seven-year periods, and there is mounting evidence that the market is approaching another lead by the emerging markets. The above comments, and those below, have been edited by Lorimer Wilson, editor of munKNEE.com (Your Key to Making Money!) and the FREE Market Intelligence Report newsletter (see sample here – register here) for the …