Having given a lot of thought to both the differences and the similarities between Russia and the U.S. - the one that has collapsed already, and the one that is collapsing as I write this - I feel ready...to define five stages of collapse to serve as mental milestones as we gauge our own collapse-preparedness and see what can be done to improve it. Words: 2500
Read More »Gold/Monetary Base Ratio Suggests A Significant Monetary Event On the Horizon (9K Views)
We could be close to major financial/monetary crisis and it is most likely that it could happen during a major stock market crash and recession.
Read More »Fekete: Gold is the Answer to Economic Woes (+3K Views)
What's an individual investor to do to make sure that his investments will not be completely wiped out in the coming financial Armageddon? Gold is the answer.
Read More »Don’t Ignore the Coming Financial Storm – It IS Coming and Here’s How to Get Prepared (+4K Views)
Many people refer to me as a “doom and gloomer” because I run a website called “The Economic Collapse”. [Just because] I am constantly pointing out that the entire world is heading for a complete and total financial nightmare, [however,] I don’t think that it does any good to stick your head in the sand. I believe that there is hope in understanding what is happening and I believe that there is hope in getting prepared. [This article does just that.] Words: 2432
Read More »Is There a Viable Alternative to the Dollar as the Reserve Currency? (+9K Views)
Within the recent retracement of the U.S. currency there has been endless speculation about the future role of the dollar as the world’s primary reserve currency. Moreover, there has even been conjecture that the dollar will no longer exist at some point in the near future but any case made for the vulnerability of the dollar falls short when it comes to naming alternatives. Words: 631
Read More »U.S.’s Runaway Financial Train is About to Destroy the Status Quo (+5K Views)
People riding a runaway train can party and remain oblivious to the fact that the train is about to crash into a huge obstacle. Our runaway financial train is about to destroy the status quo as it crashes into the obstacle of mathematical consequences – the inevitable financial train wreck. “If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” [Let me explain.] Words: 974
Read More »Total Reset of World Economy & Financial & Political Systems Unfolding – Here’s Why (4K Views)
The Great Financial Crisis of 2007-9 is now transcending into the Great Financial Catastrophe which could very well involve a total reset - or more likely a collapse - of the world economy, financial system and world political system. Here's why.
Read More »Here’s How 14 Asset Classes Performed During Past Financial Crises (+2K Views)
It would seem we could be entering a rocky market stretch given China's collapsing stock market, the Greek and Puerto Rican debt crises, etc. Today's infographic compares how 14 different asset classes have performed during the last five crises.
Read More »Coming Financial Crisis Will Be Inflationary – Here’s Why
Market participants often expect the next crisis to look like the last one, but it never does. IMO, the current monetary system’s ultimate financial crisis, meaning the crisis that leads to a new monetary system, will have to be inflationary. Here's why.
Read More »Next Major Capital Market Meltdown Won’t Be Caused By Consumer Debt – Here’s Why
It's impossible to pinpoint when and where the next crisis will spring from but, looking at the actual U.S. consumer debt data today, it's not likely that consumer debt will be the trigger point of the next major capital market meltdown...
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