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Is Cryptocurrency a Ponzi Scheme?
Is Cryptocurrency a Ponzi Scheme? Just three weeks ago Bitconnect announced it was shutting down after being accused of running a Ponzi scheme. Techcrunch chronicles Bitconnect’s decline noting how the term “pyramid scheme” was not an unfair assessment as to what was going on: “Bitconnect was an anonymously-run site where users could loan their cryptocurrency […]
It’s Looking A Lot Like 2008 Now…
It’s Looking A Lot Like 2008 Now… Did today’s market plunge mark the start of the next crash? Economic and market conditions are eerily like they were in late 2007/early 2008. Remember back then? Everything was going great. Home prices were soaring. Jobs were plentiful. The great cultural marketing machine was busy proclaiming that a […]
The Bubble That Could Break the World
The Bubble That Could Break the World The key to bubble analysis is to look at what’s causing the bubble. If you get the hidden dynamics right, your ability to collect huge profits or avoid losses is greatly improved. Based on data going back to the 1929 crash, this current bubble looks like a particular […]
The Greatest Bubble Ever: Why You Better Believe It, Part 1
The Greatest Bubble Ever: Why You Better Believe It, Part 1 During the 40 months after Alan Greenspan’s infamous “irrational exuberance” speech in December 1996, the NASDAQ 100 index rose from 830 to 4585 or by 450%. But the perma-bulls said not to worry: This time is different—-it’s a new age of technology miracles that will change the laws […]
Stephen Poloz Right To Be Worried
Stephen Poloz Right To Be Worried Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz cited numerous worries plaguing the economy during his speech to Toronto’s financial elites yesterday at the prestigious Canadian Club. However, the title of Poloz’s presentation, “Three things keeping me awake at night” seemed odd, given positive recent Canadian employment, GDP and other data. […]
Swedish Housing Bubble Pops As Stockholm Apartment Prices Crash Most Since June 2009
Swedish Housing Bubble Pops As Stockholm Apartment Prices Crash Most Since June 2009 Even though Sweden’s property bubble is not the longest running (that accolade goes to Australia at 55 years), it is probably the world’s biggest with prices up roughly 6-fold since starting its meteoric rise in 1995. Of course, as we noted last […]
Doug Noland: There Will Be No Way Out When This Market Bubble Bursts
Doug Noland: There Will Be No Way Out When This Market Bubble Bursts Financial assets will become toxic to hold This week Doug Noland joins the podcast to discuss what he refers to as the “granddaddy of all bubbles”. Noland, a 30-year market analyst and specialist in credit cycles, currently works at McAlvany Wealth Management and […]
If You Don’t Own Any Bitcoin, Read This
If You Don’t Own Any Bitcoin, Read This This week it hit $19,000. What’s next? Wow. Just….wow. Bitcoin’s price has gone ‘beyond exponential’ this week. Just yesterday, as I started working on this article, it shot up 22% — from $14,000 to $17,000 (hitting an intraday high of over $19,000). And that’s after a mind-blowing […]
How “Ghost Collateral” And “Yin-Yang” Property Deals Will Collapse China’s Credit Bubble
How “Ghost Collateral” And “Yin-Yang” Property Deals Will Collapse China’s Credit Bubble One lesson from the 2007-08 crisis was that the vast majority of financial market participants, never mind the general public, were unfamiliar with subprime mortgages until the crisis was underway. Even now, we doubt many have much understanding of repo, the divergence between […]
Politicians & Kicking the Can Down the Road
Politicians & Kicking the Can Down the Road QUESTION: Hi Marty, Thank you for replying to my earlier question about The Crash & No Bid. It as very insightful towards the mechanics of markets. I have a new question for you regarding how Politicians “kick the can” as long as they can expecting the next people […]
Paul Tudor Jones: “This Market, Which Is Reminiscent Of The 1999 Bubble, Is On The Verge Of A Significant Change”
Paul Tudor Jones: “This Market, Which Is Reminiscent Of The 1999 Bubble, Is On The Verge Of A Significant Change” Just hours after Neil Chriss announced that his $2.2 billion Hutchin Hill hedge fund is shuttering due to underperformance and admitted that “we fought hard, but did not deliver the performance that you expected from […]
You’re Just Not Prepared For What’s Coming
You’re Just Not Prepared For What’s Coming Not even close I hate to break it to you, but chances are you’re just not prepared for what’s coming. Not even close. Don’t take it personally. I’m simply playing the odds. After spending more than a decade warning people all over the world about the futility of […]
The Importance Of Knowing
The Importance Of Knowing Without insight, action is useless At Peak Prosperity, we strive to help people advance in three key areas: Knowing, Doing and Being. Doing and Being are the resilience-building steps we recommend. Helping folks develop their own personal action plans in these areas is the main focus of the seminars we run. […]
Fed Fears New Record High Credit Bubble – Danielle DiMartino Booth
Fed Fears New Record High Credit Bubble – Danielle DiMartino Booth Former Federal Reserve insider Danielle DiMartino Booth says the record high stock and bond prices make the Fed nervous because it’s fearful of popping this record high credit bubble. DiMartino Booth says, “The Fed’s biggest fear is they know darn well this much credit […]
Sweden: The World’s Biggest Housing Bubble Cracks
Sweden: The World’s Biggest Housing Bubble Cracks Sweden’s property bubble is probably the world’s biggest, despite which it gets relatively little coverage in the mainstream financial media – although that might be about to change. Warnings about this bubble are not new. In March 2016, Moody’s issued a very explicit warning that Sweden’s negative interest […]
