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To The Breaking Point
To The Breaking Point If you thought fundamentals, valuations and earnings growth matter the joke is on you. In 2020 central banks have managed to do the unthinkable: Not only once again save investors from any damage in markets, but they intervened to such a degree that negative earnings growth is now the stuff of […]
Preparing For The Next Meltdown
Preparing For The Next Meltdown Summary In preparation for uncertain times, it’s rational to search for stocks that are more stable and reliable when the chaos arrives. During this search, some stocks can look safe and secure, yet they have hidden issues that put investors at risk. Still other times, some stocks appear to have […]
Update on the Fed’s QE
Update on the Fed’s QE No Wonder the Cry Babies on Wall Street are clamoring for more. Five SPVs, already on ice, will expire on December 31. The Fed released details today of its corporate-bond purchases in November ($215 minuscule millions) and corporate-bond ETF purchases in November (zilch). Last time it bought any ETFs had […]
Cycles, Systems and Seats in the Coliseum
Cycles, Systems and Seats in the Coliseum The idea that debt, leverage, speculation, greed, exploitation and parasitic elites can expand exponentially forever is magical thinking. Contrary to first impressions, I am not a doom-and-gloomer; I’m a systems-cycles-er, meaning I’m interested in where systems and cycles are heading. Cycles work because we’re still running Wetware 1.0 which entered beta testing […]
Handout Economics: Bizarre New Game Played by Governors and Mayors Nationwide
Handout Economics: Bizarre New Game Played by Governors and Mayors Nationwide If you willingly chose to quit your paying job, spent all of your savings, then demanded that someone else foot the bill for your lifestyle… that wouldn’t make sense. Well, not to most people. But it sure seems like some states in the U.S. are doing […]
If You Thought 2020 Was Bad, Watch What Happens In 2021
If You Thought 2020 Was Bad, Watch What Happens In 2021 In terms of the economy and the American social situation, 2020 is definitely one of the ugliest years on record, there’s really no way around it. That said, I get the impression that many in the public are operating under the assumption that we […]
Transitioning Our Money to Invest Local
Transitioning Our Money to Invest Local People often ask, “So what do Transition Town groups do?” One answer to that question would be, “We take good ideas, bring them home, and make them real.” That’s what Pat Thompson and Sherm Eagles did when they attended Jay Tompt’s REconomy workshop at the Transition US National Gathering […]
BREAKING NEWS: Shocking Increase In U.S. Money Supply In Past Two Weeks
BREAKING NEWS: Shocking Increase In U.S. Money Supply In Past Two Weeks The increase in the U.S. money supply in the past two weeks is absolutely shocking. Something must be seriously wrong behind the scenes at the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve for the M1 Money Supply to increase more in the past two weeks […]
The “Great Reset” and Plans for a Global War on Savings
The “Great Reset” and Plans for a Global War on Savings Global debt is expected to soar to a record $277 trillion by the end of the year, according to the Institute of International Finance. Developed markets’ total debt—government, corporate, and households—jumped to 432 percent of GDP in the third quarter. Emerging market debt-to-GDP hit […]
Are we in a ‘New Normal’?
Are we in a ‘New Normal’? The past two years have been especially brutal to so-called equity ‘bears’. Against all odds, and despite all the shocks, global capital markets—if not the real economy they are supposed to represent—have continued to climb to new heights. After the onset of the coronavirus catastrophe, the relentless rise of […]
Investing For The Greenwash Bubble
Investing For The Greenwash Bubble Update: Ironically, this post has been censored by Facebook and other social media co’s, despite it containing no factual errors. Greenwashing, in case you don’t know, is the “disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image”. You know, this sort of thing: This is taken […]
The BIS Issues A Dire Warning: “We Are Moving From The Liquidity To The Solvency Phase Of The Crisis”
The BIS Issues A Dire Warning: “We Are Moving From The Liquidity To The Solvency Phase Of The Crisis” There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and the BIS – the central banks’ central bank – warning about excesses from monetary policy (the most recent amusing example of this was last October when as […]
The Staggering Impact Of Online Shopping
The Staggering Impact Of Online Shopping Expect Many Local Stores To Close The ramifications of online shopping during this holiday season while covid-19 rages across the land will be staggering. The fourth quarter is the time of year when retailers normally make the bulk of their annual profits thanks to holiday shopping. The National Retail […]
Three Big Retailer Casualties in One Week: UK Retail Landlords Reel after Worst Week of Nightmare Year
Three Big Retailer Casualties in One Week: UK Retail Landlords Reel after Worst Week of Nightmare Year Some property owners are more exposed to the fallout than others. The UK’s retail property sector was hammered by three big corporate casualties last week, even as the country’s shopping centers began reopening after another lockdown. Two of […]
