How have the traditional safe havens performed since the great financial crash of 2008/2009? What can we expect from the traditional safe havens going forward? Those are the two questions we try to answer in this article.
Read More »Believe It or Not: U.S. Treasuries Could Be Best Performing Asset Class in the Next 1-2 Years – Here's Why It's Quite Possible
Could U.S. Treasuries be the best performing asset class of the next one-two years? It's quite possible. I am sure this article is bound to stir up controversy, but I'd like to spend some time analyzing several drivers that could buoy bond prices in the coming months. Words: 1053
Read More »Gold as a Safe Haven is Worthless!
If there is one thing we’ve learned about gold in recent years - and recent days - it is this: gold is not a haven investment... There are many theories about gold's correction. [Let's take a look.] Words: 781
Read More »Investors: Focus NOW on Gold & Silver Miners – Here's Why
Millions of investors have stormed into US Treasuries. Some have even settled for negative yields on Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). They are making a terrible mistake, [however,] because right now a handful of gold mining stocks offer much more upside and immediate yield than T-bonds. [Let me explain.] Words: 1119
Read More »Was this Crash Engineered by the Fed to Bolster Demand for Treasuries?
It was suggested 1.5 years ago that the next stock market crash might be one orchestrated by the Fed to create interest from historic buyers of US debt. The scenario went like this: you let the stock market collapse (i.e. no interference by the infamous "Plunge Protection Team") to generate a “flight to safety” environment which would push billions, if not hundreds of billions, of dollars into U.S. Treasuries, soaking up its increasing debt issuance and roll-over with little difficulty thereby flooding the bond market with much needed demand. Were the recent dramatic declines in the U.S. stock markets so engineered by the Fed? Words: 852
Read More »"QE 2" is Radically Different – and Radically More Dangerous – Than "QE 1"! Here's Why
"QE 2" is radically different – and radically more dangerous – than the risky games that were played with earlier "quantitative easings". This brief article is intended to warn readers about some of the key differences this time around. Words:
Read More »Claptrap! Balderdash! Flimflam! This ‘Recovery’ is a Scam
Officially, the crisis is over. Everyone says so. Central bankers and Treasury officials have been congratulating themselves. It’s been a year now since the end of the world didn’t happen. These fellows take credit for it. Claptrap! Balderdash! Flimflam! Words: 669
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