...For US stocks — and by implication most other equity markets — the danger signals are piling up to the point where a case can be made that the end is, at last, near. Take a look at these examples of indicators that should scare the hell out of anyone with a big stock portfolio.
Read More »From Under the Radar – Great Articles On Gold, Inflation & Investing
Every now and then very informative, insightful and well-written financial articles gets buried by more trendy, exciting and provocative articles and, as such, they get overlooked - fly under the radar as Malaysia flight MH370 has done. Below are introductory paragraphs and links to a few such articles posted on the internet in the past week that are still very timely and well worth your time to check out.
Read More »The Bears & Bulls Debate: “What’s Next For Gold?”
How should investors approach sub $1,300 gold? The Bull and the Bear case is presented here as analysts each take a side and answer five questions.
Read More »Believe It or Not: Biggest Threat to U.S. Is Economic Growth
Fed Chair Bernanke vehemently denies that the Fed “monetizes the debt,” but our research shows the Fed may be increasingly doing so. We explain why and what the implications may be for the dollar, gold and currencies.
Read More »What You Need to Know About the U.S. Budget Deficit & National Debt (+4K Views)
Q: Don't laugh at me, but what is a deficit? A: It's actually not a dumb question. Here's why.
Read More »Don’t Worry About the Threat of Higher Interest Rates Hurting Stocks – Here’s Why (+2K Views)
History clearly shows that stocks don't fall during periods of rising interest rates. Sure, they might fall a little when a rate hike is announced - maybe for a week or so - but they usually bounce back quickly - and then they go higher.
Read More »What Must Happen for Bull Market in Gold, Silver & PM Stocks to Resume? (+2K Views)
Precious metals - Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium and there respective mining shares - have failed to sustain any rebound despite tremendously supportive sentiment amid an extreme oversold condition. Nevertheless, we believe that the bottom is in and a rebound should begin very soon. The question though is, "What will the driving force be for a sustainable rebound which will evolve into a new cyclical bull market?" Below are several options to be considered and my assessment as to which it will be - and why.
Read More »Gold Isn’t Going Through the Roof Because of These Economic & Political Realities (+2K Views)
Why isn’t gold going through the roof? This article looks at the common arguments why it should and the realities as to why it isn't.
Read More »Current Distortion of Interest Rates is Unsustainable & Will Have Dire Consequences (+2K Views)
Interest rates have been manipulated to keep them extremely low in an attempt to stimulate the economy but...unless deficits are dramatically reduced.... interest rates will eventually rise and government interest expense will double or triple from the amounts being paid today. That potentially triggers a debt death spiral, where government has to borrow more than otherwise expected. It also raises the credit risk and could ratchet interest rates up again. It has happened to Greece, Portugal, Spain and other European countries already this year and could well happen in the U.S. too. Words: 595
Read More »Current Distortion of Interest Rates is Unsustainable & Will Have Dire Consequences
Interest rates have been manipulated to keep them extremely low in an attempt to stimulate the economy but...unless deficits are dramatically reduced.... interest rates will eventually rise and government interest expense will double or triple from the amounts being paid today. That potentially triggers a debt death spiral, where government has to borrow more than otherwise expected. It also raises the credit risk and could ratchet interest rates up again. It has happened to Greece, Portugal, Spain and other European countries already this year and could well happen in the U.S. too. Words: 595
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