The great dollar devaluation disaster has begun and will continue — with minor short-term pauses and corrections in the decline — for at least the next two to three years and at the very least, the dollar will sink so low and inflation will soar so high that you will eventually need at least TWICE the income you have now just to survive. A lifestyle that costs you $100,000 per year today will be $200,000 or more. Words: 2313
May 11th, 2010 | Posted in Investing | Read More »
Real yields on TIPS are very good indicators of the bond market’s growth and inflation expectations. Currently they are telling us that the bond market expects sub-par growth and no significant increase in inflation. Words: 401
April 24th, 2010 | Posted in Economy,Inflation/Deflation | Read More »
Inflation lurks in the shadows. It destroys value by gradually eroding real returns over time. It is financial death by a thousand cuts. Investors too often look at “the numbers” in their portfolio without asking what those numbers can actually buy over time. It’s a classic mistake that John Maynard Keynes termed “money illusion.” Words: 1335
April 4th, 2010 | Posted in Economy,Inflation/Deflation | Read More »
Building your portfolios with low-cost, tax-efficient ETFs is a smart strategy but don’t set it on auto pilot. Follow these 10 ETF investment rules to build a global portfolio that will beat the benchmarks Words: 1344
January 30th, 2010 | Posted in Mutual/ETFunds | Read More »