A bubble is the state of a market before the crash. It is a situation in which assets trade at a price that is considerably higher than their intrinsic value and, in my view we're currently in a bubble. The current S&P 500 P/E is at 25.09 (when the historical average is 15.61). The question is, "When will the market crash?" and I see worrying signs that this could happen soon.
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Rickards: “$10,000 Number For Gold Well Grounded Analytically”
You can have multiple paths, and timing has to be watched, but the $10,000 number for gold is very well grounded analytically.
Read More »Any Major Election Misstep Could Trigger Stock Market Volatility & Crash
I believe it is too late to reverse the tidal wave of our financial system’s failure that has been brewing for three decades now. As such, in the next few weeks, an election event will take place that I believe could trigger major volatility ending in a market crash - a speculator implosion.
Read More »Gold & Silver ETFs vs. Physical Bullion: What’s the Difference? (+2K Views)
Investors wisely seeking exposure to precious metals must deliberate between the convenience of buying shares of an electronically traded fund (ETF) and the ultimate security of owning physical gold and silver bullion. We tasked ourselves to take a closer look at each to understand their important distinctions.
Read More »Core Inflation To Stay Around 2.2% According to This New Model
Inflation does not reliably depend on employment so what other model could we depend on? Check out the model below that I have developed which strongly suggests core inflation has stabilized at around 2.2%.
Read More »The Charts All Inflation Watchers Need To See (2K Views)
Getting the inflation call right is one of the most important decisions an investor can make today. This article explains how the U.S. inflation outlook is becoming clearer with the use of a number of charts.
Read More »TD Bank Has Shifted to ‘Maximum Overweight’ In Gold For Its Portfolios – Shouldn’t You? (3K Views)
The Toronto-Dominion Bank, which oversees more than $230 billion in assets, has “shifted to a ‘maximum overweight’ in gold for its portfolios due to its overall feeling of uncertainty brought about by a sluggish global economy, the Brexit vote, central banking policies, and the upcoming US presidential election.
Read More »The 4 Stages of Monetary Madness Will End with Economic Chaos
There are four stages of fiat money printing that have been used by central banks throughout their horrific history of usurping the market-based value of money and borrowing costs. It is a destructive path that began with going off the gold standard and historically ends in hyperinflation and economic chaos.
Read More »Conditions For Gold, Silver and Their Mining Stocks Are Looking REALLY Good – Here’s Why
Gold, silver and their mining stocks will perform much better than they did during the first part of the bull market. Here's why.
Read More »The Phillips Curve – What Must Be Done To Alleviate Persistently Low Inflation? (2K Views)
There was a time when U.S. central bankers worried that inflation was too high, and they tried to bring it down. Now the opposite is true: the Federal Reserve is concerned that inflation has remained stubbornly low, and it’s trying to boost prices. The reason: persistently low inflation raises the risk that prices will actually start to decline. That’s bad news because it makes people less willing to borrow and spend—anticipating lower prices, consumers will put off spending—and could also lead to a fall in wages.
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