How to Avoid Depressions? Foster Saving and Investment

by Frank Shostak via Mises In his writings, the leader of the monetarist school of thinking, Milton Friedman, blamed central bank policies for causing the Great Depression of 1930s. According to Friedman, the Federal Reserve failed to pump enough reserves into the banking system to prevent a collapse of the money stock. Because of this, Friedman held, the M1 … Read more

The last 5 years have witnessed High P/E stocks beat Low P/E by more than they did during Dot-Com.

The last 5 years have witnessed High P/E stocks beat Low P/E by more than they did during Dot-Com. pic.twitter.com/dKAZ2Fd86y — Jeff Weniger (@JeffWeniger) January 1, 2022 Millennials have an excuse not to see this coming. No one else has an excuse, unless they claim they are functionally brain dead. pic.twitter.com/XOz5iKPKZt — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) January … Read more

Foreclosure Looms for Homeowners Who Thought They’d Won, Thanks to Top New York Court Ruling

Christine Fife was “speechless with joy” when she won her foreclosure case in January 2020, she recalled, believing her decade under threat of foreclosure in her Upper West Side condo was finally over. Now, though, Fife is once again facing the seizure of the apartment she has owned since 1990. In February 2021, New York’s … Read more

Is it fair to ask if Biden is on the payroll of Putin?

via Ed Driscoll: BLUNDERS? THESE WERE CRISES BY DESIGN: Ten Joe Biden 2021 Blunders that Killed the American Energy Renaissance. Joe Biden wasted no time after being sworn in as president in destroying the U.S energy renaissance ushered in during Donald Trump’s presidency which made the country energy independent and a net annual petroleum exporter for the first time … Read more

The Republican Political Club Begins 2022 Repeating What They Did in 2021

by sundance Both the Democrat and Republican wings of the UniParty in Washington DC created and support the Fourth Branch of Government.  Political candidates from within the party machinery are an illusion of choice.  The GOPe wing advance their candidate position today as they did in 2021. Politico led the effort in January 2021 to keep former … Read more

Just Hedge Funds And The Blues: Why Can’t Hedge Funds Beat The S&P 500 (Or The Federal Reserve)?

by confoundedinterest17 Just hedge funds and the blues. Or hedge funds got the blues in 2021. 2021 saw the S&P 500 index generate a return of 28.7%. Much of it thanks to The Federal Reserve “stimulypto” or excessive monetary easing. But only three hedge funds beat the S&P 500 index: Senvest, Impala and SR. Thanks to fees … Read more