by Ron Rowland Investors often think about “the stock market” as if it were some kind of giant creature rumbling through the woods. However, the stock market is more like a whole…
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In the Least Ugly Contest, the Dollar Is Ready to Rally!
Fundamentally, the U.S. has major problems. The government’s budget deficit is projected to hit a record $1.6 trillion this year — nearly 11 percent of the gross domestic product, making it the…
Two Weak Spots in the Economy, and Two Major Risks!
The current economic rebound is not a healthy and sustainable one. That’s because it is the result of the largest monetary and fiscal stimulus program ever! For proof, just look at disposable…
Two Weak Spots in the Economy, and Two Major Risks!
The current economic rebound is not a healthy and sustainable one. That’s because it is the result of the largest monetary and fiscal stimulus program ever! For proof, just look at disposable…
Prices surging! Interest rates next! Are you ready?
The big-picture trends now in motion couldn’t be more supportive: Just since last August 27, when Fed Chief Bernanke first revealed plans to pump an additional $600 billion of printed money into…
Social Unrest Setting the Stage for Sovereign Defaults!
Earlier this month, when tensions were just flaring up in Egypt, I wrote on February 5 a piece here in Money and Markets titled, “How Egypt’s Civil Unrest Could Spread to Asia,…
BOE, ECB Put Pressure on Fed; Four Ways to Profit!
Mike Larson The list of opponents to the Federal Reserve’s “easy money forever” policy is growing longer. In the U.K. … we learned that the Bank of England is tilting more to…
4 Ways to Fight Inflation with ETFs
Inflation is creeping up everywhere. Prices for gold, silver, oil, gasoline, food, even soft drinks are all creeping higher. You see it every day. The one area where we aren’t seeing inflation…
The Fastest Doubling of the S&P 500 Since the Great Depression!
Since its low in March 2009 the S&P 500 Index has doubled. Last week The Wall Street Journal stated that it was the fastest doubling since 1936. That rally began in March…
Bigger profits without bigger risks?
Let’s face it: Ben Bernanke’s near-zero interest rate policies have been absolutely crushing conservative savers and investors. At the same time, they have been sending pretty much all other asset classes higher…