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Monthly Archives: May 2012

Bonds Are NOT a Safe Place to Be – Here’s Why (+2K Views)

For those who think bonds are a safe place to be, you might want to reconsider. In addition to rising sovereign risk (yes, for the U.S. as well as other countries), there is interest rate risk....[should you not] hold it to maturity. If interest rates rise, then the value of your bond falls (Bonds can produce capital gains/losses, just like stocks.) and the possibility of interest rates rising is pretty good. Words: 530

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What Would the Consequences Be If Greece Exited the Eurozone?

Given what is going on in the Eurozone - particularly with reference to Greece and Spain - but also with reference to France, Italy, Portugal, and the Netherlands, things seem to be increasingly spinning out of control. Should Greece exit the Eurozone there will most certainly be contagion issues arising which will be important to you whether you invest in the financial markets or not. Let's take a look at them. Words: 502

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Is a Plan Afoot to Introduce a New Dollar to Repudiate America’s Piles of Debt and Derivatives? (+2K Views)

Any thinking person with a calculator knows that the current global monetary system is going to fail given enough time. Rather than going through the charade of more quantitative easing, what if the central banks, the collaborating Western governments, and the financial elites decide to let the system fail now? [What if]...people in control...have a plan...to accelerate the emergence of a new dollar.

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Is This Surge In Gold a "Dead Cat Bounce" or a "Flight to Safety"?

What does [this surge in the price of gold] mean?...Is it just a proverbial “dead cat bounce” or is it that the death of the Euro is beginning to be priced into the markets....Will it continue? While no one can answer these questions with certainty my thoughts (guesses) are discussed below....Words: 380

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This New 'Peak Fear' Indicator Gives You an Investment Edge

We are at a major crossroads in the equity and bond markets. We could see a major 'risk-on' rally in the S&P 500 BUT if no equity rally ensues, and U.S. Treasury note yields keep falling, then something terrible is about to strike at the heart of the global capital markets.... [As such, it is imperative that you keep a close eye on this new 'Peak Price' indicator. Let me explain.] Words: 450

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U.S. Financial Crisis Makes Future Rioting In The Streets An Almost Certain Outcome! Here’s Why (+2K Views)

The U.S. government has put us between the proverbial 'rock and a hard place'. Cutting spending to improve our country's financial situation would surely trigger rioting in the streets by those Americans most adversely affected yet not cutting spending will trigger much higher inflation - even hyperinflation - which will also result in rioting....Government cannot control how this ends. They may be able to tinker with the timing a bit and they still have the choice of poisons with which to destroy the country, [but] that the country is gone, that is no longer alterable. Words: 930

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