There is a simple way for any logical person to determine whether a crash is imminent. It isn’t listening to fear mongering, or a commentator trying to grab attention so stop listening to the experts who are blowing out their ……. Start looking around yourself.
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Have You Noticed? Stealth Taxation is Here! Here’s Why & Here’s How (+2K Views)
Financial Repression is a form of wealth confiscation and redistribution that is in some ways as effective as taxation - but the government never directly calls it that. It never appears in the budget (directly), and while it is dependent on a comprehensive network of laws and regulations - none of those go through the legislature with a stated intention of creating Financial Repression. So while the economic net effects are similar to a huge and comprehensive set of investor taxes being used to pay down the national debt, the "taxes" are never a campaign issue because voters and investors don't understand what is happening - they only feel the results. [In this article I lay out for you what is slowly developing and expected to escalate dramatically in the next few years.] Words: 5800
Read More »How much can I spend in retirement without running out of money? (+2K Views)
According to the 4 percent rule, retirees who withdraw 4% of their initial retirement portfolio balance, and then adjust that dollar amount for inflation each year thereafter, can create a paycheck that lasts for 30 years. The concept has recently been criticized given the fact that the current crop of retirees are entering retirement during a period of historically low interest rates so the question of how much a retiree can safely spend each year is now more important than ever. This article reviews the original concept and puts forth a number of variations to help you answer the question put forth in the title: How much can I spend in retirement without running out of money?
Read More »Gold & Silver Going BELOW $1,000 & $15 Respectively Say These Analysts (+3K Views)
"Told you so!" I'm sure that is what the analysts who have projected such a dramatic decline are saying with the recent major correction in the prices of gold and silver. Read why they have come to their conclusions in this catch-all article.
Read More »China’s Economy: the Good, the Not-so-Good & the Downright Ugly (+2K Views)
Much is written these days about the trials and tribulations of the economic miracle of China - but most is totally ignored. Take a moment to read these introductions to a number of such articles. You might find some of them well worth the time to read and reflect upon.
Read More »Head’s Up! A Perfect “Financial” Storm May Be Developing (+2K Views)
In the financial world at this very moment, we have 8 different "weather systems" that are all developing in real time. If several of the more powerful components were to converge – and reinforce each other – then we could very rapidly reach the point of greatest financial instability that the world has seen since 2008.
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