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by cyclonenation04 TL/DR: Due to the significant growth of index fund use, voting rights and control of public companies are held by an ever shrinking group of index fund managers (Vanguard, Blackrock, Fidelity, State Street) https://www.wsj.com/articles/bogle-sounds-a-warning-on-index-funds-1543504551?mod=mhp https://outline.com/DGK9Td (if paywall) There no longer can be any doubt that the creation of the first index mutual fund was … Read more

by Troy The U.S. economy is starting to deteriorate, which is what typically happens in the last year of a bull market. Let’s determine the stock market’s most probable direction by objectively quantifying technical analysis. For reference, here’s the random probability of the U.S. stock market going up on any given day, week, or month. *Probability ≠ certainty. … Read more

by Jeff Deist via Mises Wire The excellent British online magazine Spiked recently published this article warning about deteriorating attitudes toward elderly people in the UK.  As the article points out, there is more to the problem than logistical and financial concerns about providing socialist medical care to an aging population. Nor do increasing lifespans in the West, with attendant increases in loneliness and age-related morbidity, … Read more

via Nick Giambruno: I think there’s a very high chance of a stock market crash of historic proportions before the end of Trump’s first term. That’s because the Federal Reserve’s current rate-hiking cycle, which started in 2015, is set to pop “the everything bubble.” I’ll explain how this could all play out in a moment. But … Read more

Jobless claims soar. The elite don’t want you to realize certain loop holes in the economy. Trump is attacking the Fed, the entire plan revolves around keeping the economy alive long enough to blame the Fed for the collapse. He needed to individuals that already knew how to manipulate the system and use them to … Read more

by TFittonJW https://twitter.com/TomFitton/status/1068246764992585733 “King Mueller”?  

The deep state is now trying to come after Trump from all different angles. The bill to protect Mueller did not pass, Flake postpones the meeting on the judges, Schiff is tweeting out of fear. Goodlatte corners Comey says closed door meeting, video tape release to public, you got your transparency.Mueller past is filled with … Read more

by Thinker Status of the Julian Assange Hearing in Federal Court today regarding the unsealing of the possible pending charges against Assange and Wikileaks. Discuss why Craig Murray, Former UK Ambassador to Uzbekistan, and Wikileaks Associate, is important to this whole narrative, and delve into why Mueller and the Fake News Media never mention him. … Read more

by Jesse The markets paused today to consolidate their gains. The economic news is not all that good if you look at it closely. But since most mainstream media talking heads just parrot talking points everything is just great. I adjusted and synched up the two equity charts with respect to levels and terminology. Both … Read more

by Tom McClellan Investors’ appetites for risk taking can be measured with the comparison of the Consumer Discretionary sector versus Consumer Staples.  The big shift in their behavior recently shows the huge abandonment of risk appetite in October to November 2018, but it also creates a huge oversold opportunity. The staples companies make things which … Read more

By Harry Dent Did you watch my video two Fridays ago? If not, check it out here. I explained how gold bugs are giving you dangerous advice about gold as an investment. But gold isn’t the only investment that people mistakenly make because they’re told the wrong thing. Real estate is another one. In fact, I’d go as … Read more

From Bloomberg: It’s official now that Jack Ma, chairman of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd., is a member of the Communist Party. He’s also the richest of a growing gaggle of high-net-worth individuals in China, who between them control $6.5 trillion. The story of how China’s Communist Party, long an opponent of capitalist ideology, created one … Read more

by DCG Liberal logic: We have a “no weapons” policy. Criminal breaks rule and comes to school with weapon to shoot people. University police: Arm yourself with a hockey puck! I get that some people are afraid of guns. Yet I just don’t understand the mindset that one would choose to be defenseless. There has … Read more

Thursday, Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz called into Fox News Channel to react to the breaking news of Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, reaching a plea agreement with FBI special counsel Robert Mueller to plead guilty for lying to congressional committees as part of the investigation into Russian collusion in the 2016 election. Dershowitz … Read more

Portfolio Wealth Global, Released on 11/29/18 Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book … Read more

BY ROBERT ROSS “Jeff Sessions leaving office is a definite win for the cannabis industry.” That’s a quote from Jeffrey Zucker. He’s the president of Green Lion Partners, a business strategy firm focused on the cannabis industry. Zucker refers to the recent resignation of US Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sessions was a well-known critic of cannabis. … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWSMhvbgfLE Cassandra Fairbanks for the Gateway Pundit reports, Following his permanent Twitter ban, apparently for being right-wing, Iraq War veteran and former GOP congressional candidate Jesse Kelly has been louder than ever. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018…  

by FS Drones are everywhere: they’re shooting film for the the movies we watch, delivering packages and medical supplies, even helping to plant seeds in areas devastated by forest fires. Tabb Firchau of Freefly Systems spoke to FS Insider on the explosive growth of the drone industry and how they are continually upgrading to do more. “If … Read more