by Daisy Luther, The Organic Prepper How do you survive an economic collapse? When you think about it, do pictures of Venezuela and Greece run through your head like a movie? Desperation, hunger, dirty faces…it’s like a third world country, right? It doesn’t start out like that. It ends like that. There are many years … Read more
by David Haggith While David Stockman stated early this year with resolute certainty that the debt ceiling debate would blow congress up and send the nation reeling over the financial precipice, I avoided jumping on the debt-ceiling bandwagon. While I was convinced major rifts in the economy would start to show up in the summer, I … Read more
by Mark Angelides IN light of the Harvey Weinstein revelations, a mass-media campaign has been launched whose spearhead is the hashtag “#metoo.” Ostensibly it is a way of highlighting prevalent sexism and the abuse of women. But examining the idea behind it, does it actually do anything at all? Or is it a waste of … Read more
by Mark Angelides With only a few months to go before the president begins winding down the DACA program, lawmakers are looking for a deal that will not only make them look good to their voter base, but one that will help them in the all important 2018 elections. Unfortunately for the Democrats they can, … Read more
ONE OF THE MOST OVERBOUGHT MARKETS IN HISTORY Out of 30,914 trading days, that’s good for top 10 all-time. http://stockboardasset.com/insights-and-research/one-overbought-markets-history/ https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/921446299492409346 https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/921836615483514880 Americans have more debt than ever — and it’s creating an economic trap An International Monetary Fund report finds that high levels of household debt deepen and prolong recessions. US household debt is … Read more
Are you interested in investing your money in stocks or bonds? If so, you should realize that you may get yourself into a little bit of trouble if you’re not careful. If you make the wrong choices, there is a possibility that you’re going to get yourself into debt and you might even wind up … Read more
by Chris Black In a very ironic plot twist, MSNBC’s viewers-of which most are probably disagreeing with President Trump’s “big, beautiful” border wall all along the Mexico border- were given a real-life lesson on the utility of a strong border wall, as a number of illegal aliens were seen jumping the border fence in the … Read more
Here is a quick glance at the top health insurance providers that have benefited the most since the Affordable Care Act legislation was started in October of 2010. How many people knew that it would have been so generous to the stock value of these companies? The American public thought they were getting some affordable … Read more
by Simon Black US stock markets hit another all-time high on Friday. The S&P 500 is nearing 2,600 and the Dow is over 23,300. In fact, US stocks have only been more expensive two times since 1881. According to Yale economist Robert Shiller’s Cyclically Adjusted Price to Earnings (CAPE) ratio – which is the market price … Read more