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Read More »Does Behavior of “We the People” Suggest Central Bankers Have Gone Too Far? (+2K Views)
Central bankers have concluded that the scale of monetary easing they have taken over the past few years should be magnified - that more easing is required to get things rolling - but could it be that central planning has gone too far or, at least, reached its boundaries? Disposable income in real terms per person and savings rate of individuals could be reliable indicators that such is the case. Let me explain.
Read More »Can Bank Deposit Confiscation Happen Here?
The following is a 'to be forewarned is to be forearmed' commentary. Should those with bank deposits in the...European Union be concerned about the possibility of a 'Cyprus event' coming 'soon to their neighbourhood'?...What about bank deposit confiscation in Canada?...[T]his is something to...consider and 'think about'.
Read More »May 10th Market Intelligence Report from munKNEE.com – Where Knowledge = Money
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Read More »Investors Beware: Armageddon Lies Ahead for Municipal Bond Holders!
The Securities and Exchange Commission is worried that municipal bankruptcies, combined with an expected spike in interest rates, means that the muni bond market could face "Armageddon" with devastating consequences for the individual investors (74% of the total) who hold the paper of which many are retirees. Words: 490
Read More »What Could Dropping Consumer Debt Mean for the S&P 500?
In the third quarter 2007 the American consumer was way out of shape when it came to the percentage of debt payments to disposable income, hitting a 30-year high at 14%... Today the ratio is nearing 30-year lows! Could this be good news for the markets???
Read More »Financial & Systemic Disaster Coming for Central & Bullion Banks – Here’s Why
The recent slide in the gold price has generated substantial demand for bullion that will likely bring forward a financial and systemic disaster for both central and bullion banks that has been brewing for a long time. Here's why. Words: 2130
Read More »What Are P2P Currencies (Bitcoin & Litecoin)? Should We Get Some? (+4K Views)
Bitcoin is the first peer-to-peer (P2P) digital currency and payment system to gain significant interest. This month its marketcap surpassed $1 billion. [Below is a description of what Bitcoin is, and isn't, and why it has caught on to the extent it has.]
Read More »Bitcoin Is Ushering In a New Monetary Era – Here’s Why (+2K Views)
What currency is feared by the European Central Bank as a threat to fiat monetary institutions? What currency is cash-like, but digitally transmittable allowing for ultimate anonymity and global mobility? What digital currency is up over 2,200% over the last year? The answer? Bitcoin.
Read More »Didn’t You Know? You’ve Already Agreed to Let Banks Freeze or Seize Your Deposits Under Certain Circumstances (+3K Views)
The funds you have placed on deposit and the property you thought was secured in your safe deposit box may not be safe under certain circumstances. They may, in fact, all end up belonging to the bank and not to you.
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