In this latest global financial crisis there’s no single catalyst. Instead, this time around a whole bunch of seemingly-unrelated things are unraveling all at once.

In a dynamite interview, Richard Fisher, former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve of Dallas, gave what may be the biggest confession you’ll ever see and hear from a Federal Reserve insider:

China’s slowdown in its GDP growth rate will definitely lead to a global meltdown. Here's why supported by a number of charts and some well reasoned rationale.

The Pew Research Center’s recent report says that 49% of adults are members of the Great American Middle Class. My more qualitative analysis suggests that no more than 33% of U.S. households qualify as middle class. Claiming that 49% of the nation’s households are still middle class is a gross exaggeration and I substantiate my contention in this most interesting and revealing article.

I am convinced that trouble is coming in 2016 that could poison your returns if you are not careful. Here are 6 possibilities.

Given that this imminent recession will begin with the stock market flirting with all-time highs, the next stock market crash should be closer to the 2001 and 2008 debacles that saw the major averages cut in half.

Gold may well get as high as $5,000 one day – in the next great 30-year commodity cycle - but you may be dead before that day comes! Here's why.

http://www.usdebtclock.org/ keeps running real time totals of estimated U.S. national debts and assets. Take a look! Links to debt clocks of other countries provided too.

The American Dream--characterized by plentiful jobs offering living wages, security and opportunities to get ahead--is over....Piling on debt is not a solution; it's simply a politically expedient method to forestall the crisis, while guaranteeing the eventual repricing will be even more severe because the debt load is then so much larger. If you think otherwise, I strongly recommend that you reduce your dosage of Delusionol.

Don’t be one of the people who don’t understand the vital importance of the bond market and what it’s telling you right now. This knowledge could help you avoid a huge hit to your net worth over the next 12-24 months. Here’s why.