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Wouldn’t it be nice to not have to worry about investment decisions? The late Harry Browne, libertarian and investment adviser, thought so and proposed what he termed the Permanent Portfolio.

Most manufactured goods move between countries in sea containers and such data acts as an early indicator of the health of the economy. What is it indicating at this point in time - a coming recession or not?

Most of the time when I am talking with my fellow writers and economists, when somebody mentions MMT, everybody smiles, maybe chuckles, and shakes their heads. The problem is, what seems like a joke is actually getting traction.

An alarming number of Americans aren’t saving for retirement. They may have “predicted the rain,” but for whatever reason they haven’t gotten around to “building the ark.”

There has been a great deal of research done recently on the cost of illegal immigrants to the economy and to society and the results are surprising and encouraging.

There are many ways that Americans are better off today than in previous decades but here are 7 ways in which the average American consumer is worse off today than in previous decades.

Whether you are a businessman or an ordinary citizen concerned about what’s going on in the world, the yield curve is something you should care about as it is probably the single best indicator of an upcoming recession and where the markets are headed.

The U.S. debt bomb is much higher than most Americans realize. When the U.S. economy finally starts to implode investors need to understand that ASSET values will evaporate while DEBTS stay the same. That is a recipe for disaster.

If you’re planning for retirement, it won’t take long before you come across the 4% safe withdrawal rate which goes something like this:

The equity selloff that began last October is intensifying and threatens financial advisors, MFDA dealers and investors with a high probability of a 50-70% loss of capital and a corresponding loss of income in 2019. What is your advisor doing about it?