...According to Forbes, the following are the richest men and women in America. This list discusses something about each individual, how each one achieved his or her wealth, and some of the things these people have done with their massive amounts of wealth and status.

There have been reports of Westerners eating at a decent restaurant, a hotel room, and hiring a prostitute all for under $5US. In other words, the Venezuelan economy has utterly ceased to function, except through black market transactions involving dollars.

The global carry trade (meaning money borrowed in US Dollars and invested in other assets) stands at over $9 TRILLION (larger than the economy of France and Brazil combined) but, given the U.S. dollar rally combined with the Fed's hint at raising rates in December, it is at risk of blowing up. Here's why.

We are in the early stages of a great debt default - the largest in U.S. history - and we know roughly the size and scope of the coming default wave because we know the history of the U.S. corporate debt market. Rising default rates, rising interest rates on corporate debt, and falling stock prices don’t need to be a crisis for you, personally, however, if you become informed and strike when the time is right. Read on!

It’s important for every trader to understand that their trading decision-making process can have an impact on their portfolio’s overall volatility and performance. Let’s examine two main approaches: investing (methodical) and speculating (impulsive).

This post focuses on TIPS prices, gold prices, and P/E ratios, and attempts to deduce what they tell us about the assumptions embedded in the market.

Having unrealistic expectations as to how you will get by in retirement is not the way to go. This article identified 4 false expectations and suggests 3 better ways to ensure a much more comfortable retirement instead.

Governments all over the world are putting restrictions in place on the use of cash - for your safety, of course - but what is the true aim of the War on Cash?

I see no way the Fed can raise interest rates this year, I think the earliest rate increase is probably the end of 2016. I expect the Fed’s next step will be easing, not tightening – which of course is very bullish for gold!

Canada's economy is suffering badly and could well be sliding from its current state of recession into outright depression due to the following 6 factors: