History may repeat itself By Elliott Wave International Few Americans realize that the Great Depression started in Europe. Now as then, the global economy is fragile. The economy is clearly vulnerable to…
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Damn the Torpedoes
Last week in an interview on CBS Network News, Economist Mark Zandi, the chief economist for Moody’s, unwittingly revealed a central error of the global economic establishment. Zandi has made a career…
Explaining Central Banking to the Publicly Educated
By Jeff Berwick, The Dollar Vigilante Don’t understand economics? And the thought of even trying makes your eyes cross? That’s what they want. Government, which is an artificial, unnecessary construct has made…
Keynesians Jump the Gun on Inflation
Advocates of government stimulus are running victory laps on recent developments that appear to vindicate their strategy. In particular, Paul Krugman compares the sluggish growth in Europe to the somewhat-less-sluggish growth in…
Why 2012 looks to be even ROUGHER than 2011!
by Mike Larson Welcome to 2012! I trust you had an enjoyable holiday season like I did … and that you’re just as ready as I am to make this your most…
The Catfish, Your Savings & Japan’s Gold Coin Giveaway
Don’t be greedy, or a giant catfish might force you to spew out your savings… UNLIKE us – who are so smart today – ancient folk in ancient times used to believe…
Gift Wrapped Liquidity
Is the ECB about to give Europe’s governments and banks the biggest Christmas present of their lives…? WITH CHRISTMAS a little over three weeks away, the European Central Bank may be about…
Where Would We Be Without Rules?
“Where would be if we didn’t have rules?” “FRANCE!” “And where would we be if we had too many rules?” “GERMANY!” – UK comedian Al Murray, the (very British) Pub Landlord “The…
The Quest for Dividends
The Most Important Part of a Portfolio’s Total Return By Jeff D. Opdyke, Editor, The Sovereign Individual Dear Sovereign Investor, I still remember the day in the spring of ‘97 when I…
A Way to Profit from Big, Unpredictable Market Moves
By Andy Hecht, Editor, Trade Hunter In chess, it is said that you need to think three moves ahead. I’ve played a lot of chess in my day, and I can tell…