Insanity: The $1 Trillion Platinum Coin
If you haven’t heard of the latest ploy to monetize America’s debt, read onward.
In the last few weeks an obscure idea has come on...
VIDEO: Fed Heading in Wrong Direction – Feldstein
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Gold Today, Gold Tomorrow
In the last five years the price of an ounce of gold has increased 93%. Easy monetary policies and the downgrade of many sovereign...
Investing in Real Estate: Americans Done Cashing Out Their Home Equity
From the start of the Case-Shiller national price index in 1987 until the bottom of the financial crisis in 2009, Americans owned less and...
Stimulus Wave Receding: American Economy Swimming Naked from the Waist Down
At the same time more economic data are signaling slowing American productivity, the number of unemployed has begun rising once again. In today’s employment...
Best of 2012: 6% Income in Retirement
Originally posted: June 19, 2012
I came across a special report on retirement income last week during my daily reading regimen. I was surprised by...
Who is Buying Gold?
In 2012 there were stunning trends in gold buying. Perhaps the most stunning was who was buying gold to lower risk from economic turmoil.
The...
Confidence Cause for Concern
The Conference Board released the latest Consumer Confidence numbers this morning. The Consumer Confidence Index tumbled to 65.1 in December compared to a downwardly...
Another Recession on the Way?
Since at least 1973 all major dips in total American energy consumption have been associated with recessions. Consumption crashed after the recent Great Recession...
Falling Economic Freedom Drags on U.S. Growth
Real GDP growth has been declining in the United States for decades. As more rules and regulations have been placed on American business, it...