Month: January 2018

As you know, if you are an IWB family member, we have been down for maintenance.  But it has been more than maintenance; in fact, we are working hard to present a whole new look.  It has been a challenging development, but thanks to Leo, who volunteered to help IWB to upgrade our platform and … Read more

Authored by Michael Liebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, “Today’s equity market valuations have only been eclipsed by those of 1929, and1999.” In March of 2017, we examined traditional equity valuations in a new light to help better compare today’s valuations versus those of past business cycles. In particular, we adjusted the popular price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio for economic growth … Read more

by Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst, GoldSilver You undoubtedly know that 2017 was a record-setting year for the broad stock markets. And while gold was up last year despite numerous headwinds, most mainstream investors aren’t paying much attention to gold since they keep seeing so much green in their stock portfolios.  Even I was taken back … Read more

by howmuch The stock market continues to set record highs, and the Republican tax cut is about to hit workers’ paychecks in February. The new tax law also impacts skyrocketing executive compensation, which made us wonder how a CEO compensation correlates with the company’s financial performance. We created a new graph to find out. We took our numbers from 24/7WallSt, … Read more

by howmuch Bitcoin’s popularity has increased exponentially over the past year, as cryptocurrency continues to go mainstream. However, not everyone is excited and optimistic about Bitcoin. Several governments have stepped in recently, as Bitcoin’s popularity and market cap have impacted fiat currency valuations. Feeling threatened with a lack of understanding of cryptocurrencies, some countries have gone … Read more

by howmuch A widely accepted symbol of status and love, diamonds are very valuable and highly tradeable. While they can’t compare with oil or machinery imports, worldwide diamond imports totaled $117.4B in the last year. That’s big business. We wanted to know how big, so we created this visualization to show you where all the diamonds are … Read more

By Robert Carbery “So we are very probably looking at a global recession, with no end in sight,” noted political hack posing as an economist, Paul Krugman, concluded in The New York Times the day after Trump’s election last November. “I suppose we could get very lucky somehow. But on economics, as on everything else, … Read more

by Chris Black   To quote the POTUS’ remark on Sunday, DACA is most probably dead in the water, and that’s due to a lack of good will and trust on the Democrats’ part, or at least that’s how the Donald sees it. To jump start your memory, President Trump had a very important bipartisan … Read more

by Mark Angelides   Is the entire narrative around Donald Trump’s alleged use of the word “Sh**hole” a Democrat plan to avoid losing in the battle for DACA? And have they just overplayed their hand? The “fortuosity” of Trump making such statements seems to have given the left the opportunity they need to refuse a deal … Read more

by Ruby Henley I never trusted Steve Bannon – ok maybe in the beginning, but after I read of his relationship with a certain someone, who used to work at Breitbart, I became suspicious of him.  I won’t say any more about that. Now, we know he was the “insider” who gave Michael Wolff access … Read more

by Sven Carlin Summary Getting to money is extremely easy! This leads to bubbles everywhere! Some bubbles are innocuous or even funny, some are extremely dangerous and will lead to painful events and environments. Another funny thing: Most talk about the innocuous bubbles not about the dangerous ones. I know I go against the current here, … Read more

by GoldCore Gold bullion tends to rise January and February before Chinese New Year (see table) Gold is nearly 8% and $100 higher since Fed raised rates one month ago Options traders are bullish and suggest gold has room to run (see chart) Nervous in short term, positive in medium term – gold at $1,500 … Read more

2017 was a boom year for cryptocurrency. Everyone is scrambling madly to cash in on this new-age phenomenon, but what exactly is everyone doing? No sooner have we embraced one cryptocurrency like Bitcoin than another one emerges out of a hard fork on August 1, 2017 known as Bitcoin Cash. Then, out of nowhere, Ethereum … Read more

by Ruby Henley What is happening under the radar that we are not really aware of?  I have several positive developments to bring to your attention today.   Utilities are cutting rates, and they cite benefits of Trump tax reform.  I don’t know about you, but it will be great to see a cheaper electric … Read more

by howmuch It’s a new year, and that means more people are hitting the gym in the hopes of making asustainable lifestyle change. With everyone making New Year’s resolutions to get healthy, it made us think about the broader sport brands and athletic apparel markets. Who are the biggest players, and what’s the market look like? … Read more

by Chris Black   James O’Keefe and his brain-child Project Veritas strikes again, bringing the American public a new episode from their blockbuster series American Pravda. This time, it’s Twitter time. Project Veritas’ latest undercover video (s), on which they’ve been working for the past year, shows a high-ranking Twitter engineer explaining how the company … Read more

by Daniel Carter Political unrest has recently taken Iran by storm. Violent protests have spread throughout multiple cities. At least 20 protesters opposing the Iranian government have been killed and many more have been injured. The death toll could be a lot higher as these are the numbers being presented by the Iranian government. Below you … Read more

by Daniel Carter I know, speaking disparagingly about democracy is considered blasphemy by most Americans. For many decades, US citizens have been taught to uncritically support the democratic system. Both republicans and democrats have accepted democracy as the only viable option of governance. However, what if I told you that the founders of the US were … Read more

by Daniel Carter The news cycle seems even more absurd than usual considering what is blatantly being ignored. This week, the media has been obsessed with the Golden Globes and the virtue-signaling actors and actresses that attended the event. Oprah’s self-righteous speech had the mainstream media and their leftist minions ready to anoint her with the … Read more

By Robert Carbery Ryan McMaken wrote an insightful piece in the libertarian-heavy Mises Wire on Monday about how the one-size-fits-all solution to infrastructure is flawed. Essentially, we don’t need a federal solution to our many infrastructure woes.   With recent tragedies such as the Amtrak train crash in Washington State in December, politicians are declaring … Read more

by howmuch Cryptocurrency bag holders often boast that their network transaction speeds are faster than mainstream payment methods, such as Visa or Paypal. As cryptocurrencies continue to rise in popularity, it will be important to determine which blockchain payment networks could eventually become the “new Visa.” While both sides continue to debate their arguments, we jumped through … Read more

Have you ever been at the helm of a grand project? Perhaps a project whose success could very well change the environment of where you live? This is the kind of responsibility that passionate individuals like Mazen Al Sawwaf have taken upon themselves as he helms the construction of Victoria City, a project being completed … Read more