From Birch Gold Group When it’s time to retire, you enter into a “realm of the unknown.” You won’t have a job, you’ll likely collect Social Security, and hopefully you’ll have a plan. With all that comes some natural concerns. For example, without a job you’ll have more free time, and you may be concerned with how … Read more
by Shaun Richards It is time for another chapter of our Discovering Japan ( h/t Graham Parker and the Rumour) series and let us open by dipping into Japanese culture. As spring approaches, the country’s weather forecasters face one of their biggest missions of the year: predicting exactly when the famed cherry blossoms will bloom. … Read more
Possibly an American Military Aide Invasion is Expected in Venezuela in 48 hours VENEZUELA ON BRINK… CUBA WARNS U.S. INTERVENTION… Security forces kill, punish anti-Maduro protesters… WIRE: Isn’t Just Failed State. It’s Failure of Left…
by DCG Combine a left-leaning indoctrination curriculum with young skulls full of mush and you got yourself a whole lot of new democrat voters! Funny how demorats only care so much about the future for kids AFTER they are born… Oregon Live reports that demorat state Sen. Shemia Fagan claims that “younger” teens in Oregon should have a … Read more
RT America, Released on 2/19/19 CNN, Facebook and U.S. funded German Marshall are working together to selectively censor pages on Facebook. The latest, 3 pages which get funding from Russian government but have not broken any Facebook rules.
by Gary Christenson Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson, the Deviant Investor. The opinions are his. Bond Market Turned Down & Interest Rates Up – Check! Two-Year yield bottomed September 2011 Five-Year yield bottomed July 2012 Ten-Year yield bottomed July 2016 The 30+ year bond bull market is done. Housing Market Turned Down – Check! Mortgage … Read more
Katherine Rodriguez from Breitbart reports, A heckler at Democrat 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) Saturday rally in Georgia repeatedly yelled, “Why did you lie?” while holding up a “1/2020th” sign. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duaiWzLmQTo Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/20…
by Richard Rosso Saving for retirement isn’t perfect nor as easy as most financial pundits make it appear. Certainly, people with steeled fiscal resolve exist; those not diverted by a major financial life event that has threatened or postponed retirement plans should consider themselves fortunate. Sadly, it’s not the norm. Today, most retirements are imperfect. … Read more
by exname The Guardian is deleting comments mentioning Joan Ryan receiving £1 million from the Israeli Embassy for propaganda purposes. Please go now and post https://t.co/piH7bkOewZ pasting this link https://t.co/XF1HXKqvN8 — Craig Murray (@CraigMurrayOrg) February 20, 2019 Archive in case the tweet gets suicided: http://archive.is/RQAzi You’ll think I’m exaggerating, that reality can’t be that … Read more
By John Mauldin “Buy and hold” is a great, time-tested investment strategy. It works on two conditions, though. You have to allow it sufficient time. And you have to stick with it. The problem is very few investors can stick with it. They see their net worth shrinking, get scared, and bail out. And they do so at the … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=383yPokz3u8 Gateway Pundit Exclusive: Uncovered FBI/DOJ Coverup of Clinton Foundation and Russian/China Related Crimes – PART I A 2016 DOJ criminal investigation was suppressed and buried by the DOJ/FBI that involved a major NY Democratic power broker, Bill and Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation. The investigation revolved around the illegal sale of controlled US … Read more
by Dave Well, this may shock you, but Tucker Carlson is actually doing a fairly decent job of this. Not every time, and not for every show, but it is definitely a theme. Here’s a particularly good show. He sounds a whole lot like Bernie Sanders. No joke. Romney spent the bulk of his busness … Read more
BENTONVILLE, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–February 19, 2019– The Board of Directors of Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) approved an annual cash dividend for fiscal year 2020 of $2.12 per share, an increase of approximately two percent from the $2.08 per share paid for the last fiscal year. The fiscal year 2020 annual dividend of $2.12 per share will … Read more
Stocks gyrated on Wednesday as Wall Street tried to interpret a release from the Federal Reserve which summarized its crucial meeting last month where the central bank indicated it would be patient on future rate hikes. As of 2:30 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 21 points higher and briefly rose nearly 100 points. The S&P … Read more
Your phone and TV are tracking you, and political campaigns are listening in It was a crowded primary field and Tony Evers, running for governor, was eager to win the support of officials gathered at a Wisconsin state Democratic party meeting, so the candidate did all the usual things: he read the room, he shook … Read more
Attorney General Bill Barr could announce as soon as early next week that special counsel Robert Mueller has completed his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to a new report. Barr plans to submit to Congress a summary of Mueller’s confidential report on the two-year investigation, CNN reported Wednesday. Mueller is required to submit … Read more
The Final Version of the EU’s Copyright Directive Is the Worst One Yet Despite ringing denunciations from small EU tech businesses, giant EU entertainment companies, artists’ groups, technical experts, and human rights experts, and the largest body of concerned citizens in EU history, the EU has concluded its “trilogues” on the new Copyright Directive, striking a deal that—amazingly—is worse than any in the … Read more
by Natura Naturans AM-PM Roundup Gold Soars To 10-Mo. High; Powerful Bulls Looking For More Upside Jim Wyckoff Jim Wyckoff Tuesday February 19, 2019 13:31 Kitco NewsShare this article: (Kitco News) – Gold prices are strongly up and hit a 10-month high in early-afternoon U.S. trading Tuesday. Technical buying, some geopolitical uncertainties and ideas of easier … Read more
By David Stockman https://twitter.com/macrodidact/status/1098172413337051137 “Surveys show increased credit card debt and lower savings in 2019” @Bankrate @SoberLook H/T @LizAnnSonders @DiMartinoBooth pic.twitter.com/vYHUAhH4ep — The Long Game (@7LongGame) February 18, 2019 Deficit will be worse & debt will be higher than what CBO is forecasting if @GoldmanSachs’ estimates are right@SoberLook pic.twitter.com/hu16JMV8vX — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) February … Read more
by Cravati There are 4 basic reasons people came in to purchase a car. Current car is messy: I sold a ton of cars to people who’s current car they hated simply because it was dirty. Some elbow grease or paying for a good detail could have saved them $20k. Wanted new technology: I sold … Read more
by bartturner Apple overreached for sure. People followed Apple rapidly from $400 for a new phone over a few years to $800 a phone, aided by cell phone companies amortizing the costs into people’s plans over a long term. But $1000 to $1200 for a phone with virtually the same features? A lot of people … Read more
via yahoo: Washington (AFP) – More massive than the US economy, the national debt hit a new record of $22 trillion under President Donald Trump but Republicans who traditionally rail against debt and deficits have remained mum. The sum of borrowing to cover chronic deficits as well as growing interest payments, this mountain of debt … Read more
On December 19, Jay Powell stepped to the microphone after the Federal Reserve had raised short-term interest rates and began his press conference. The market was concerned. The two-year rate on government bonds was at 2.65% and was higher than the 5-yr (2.62%) and inching perilously close to the 10-yr at 2.76%. The Fed typically … Read more
Most investors have heard of the “Buffet Indicator”, a simple but effective way of looking at the size of the stock market compared to the size of the economy. But have you heard of Mike Maloney’s “Market Fragility Index”? It’s an extension of the Buffet Indicator that introduces some very important data. Check out this … Read more
Don’t Get Run Over As The Meltdown Gets Worse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfwMOyvIzgg pic.twitter.com/WocS2vO0mH — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) February 20, 2019 China imports from U.S. continue to plunge. I’m sure S&P500 earnings will be unaffected. #tradewar pic.twitter.com/GblOCqnODi — Greg (@GS_CapSF) February 20, 2019 https://twitter.com/DavidInglesTV/status/1098011547257921536