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James Turk believes hyperinflation is ahead. Bob Prechter believes massive deflation is coming. An interesting discussion between the two takes place in this audio. Ultimately, both lead to Depression. Only the route taken differs, but that is important.

When should you start saving for retirement? Financial advisors say it is never too early to drop a chunk of your monthly paycheck into a retirement account – and ideally in your 20s when you start earning a steady paycheck. The compounding effect of money can be very powerful especially over a long period

The next crisis is coming, whether people want to believe it or not. More and more people are waking up to this realization and can now see the writing on the wall. Economic indicators are poor, and nothing has been truly resolved from our last crisis. The chickens are coming home to roost and it's not going to be pretty. The best we can do is prepare for the worst and hope for the best. The question is, are you prepared?

The history of financial crises and the relationship between growth and public liabilities shows that burdens above 90% are associated with 1% lower median growth - and the United States’ debt level is currently hovering around 90% on a gross basis and 60% netting out assets.

We live in an unreal world with unreal prices based on unreal (fake) money and this is why it will all come to a very abrupt end. That time could start at any time. Fundamentally it must happen. Here's why.

The pendulum towards deflation has swung too far, and investors should at least consider, and be prepared for the opposite outcome, which is the rise of inflation.

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There is a general pattern for the stages of hyperinflation - the stages of the "death of a fiat currency". Here they are.

As all the bubble markets in stocks, bonds, property and other financial assets implode, together with the debt that has fuelled it all, 100s of trillions of dollars will just vanish and never return. The consequences will be both shocking and devastating for most people.

This post explains what structured notes are, outlines the two main types, and demonstrates how to implement them in a portfolio.