I’m not going to mince words, today. Whether you’re far away from retirement like I am, or you’ve already stopped working, you face at least three critical threats … Retirement Threat #1:…
Tag: money and markets
My favorite sectors for income now
Overall, the S&P 500 handed investors a total return of 15 percent last year, which is pretty darn good. But as always, I think we have to look even deeper than just…
What Exactly Is the Fed Waiting for Again?
In just the last few days, we’ve seen … * Brent crude hit $100 overseas. That’s a key benchmark of world oil prices, and the fact that it breached the triple digits…
The Fed’s Secret Third Mandate Just Revealed!
Officially the Federal Reserve System has a dual mandate: Promote price stability and maximum employment. Now it has admitted to a third one. More on that in a moment. First, a quick…
The Incredible Shrinking Social Security Fund
Last week, I talked about mounting problems for state and city pension funds … along with the possibility that some of them could ultimately go belly up. And while a lot of…
Memo from Washington: We’re going to borrow, print, and spend no matter what!
by Mike Larson The municipal bond crisis we’ve discussed before is continuing to fester. The sovereign debt problems I’ve mentioned are continuing to threaten regional bond markets in Europe. And the rise…
Be Wary of Rosy Outlooks for 2011 and Profit Along the Way!
Last year Byron Wien, the former Morgan Stanley strategist, former billion-dollar hedge fund strategist, current Vice-Chairman of Blackstone and highly touted market prognosticator predicted 2010 would be a V-shaped recovery for the…
BRIC Countries Invite South Africa to Join
Happy New Year! Something very, very important happened in the closing days of 2010, and very few people noticed. The “BRIC” club is expanding to include South Africa. Today I’ll discuss this…
Ben Bernanke Ready to Print Still More!
Dear Subscriber, The “grand compromise” between the Obama administration and Congressional Republicans to extend the Bush era tax cuts will have two extremely severe repercussions: First, it means that the federal deficit…
Should U.S. investors fear a “Japan scenario?”
With Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve now into their second round of quantitative easing, a lot of investors are becoming increasingly worried about the U.S. “becoming like Japan.” In short, they’re…