TIMES A-CHANGIN’ – BUT GOLD PERMANENT

by Egon von Greyerz Long term holders of gold have a different perspective of the world. They are not believers in instant gratification. Nor do they believe that a world based on money printing and debt can create sustainable wealth. They also know that the socialism which has spread like a plague in the Western … Read more

Yellow Vests Destroying Speed Cameras

by Martin Armstrong The Yellow Vest movement is indeed spreading worldwide. In France, they are out destroying speed cameras. Most Americans are familiar only with the red light cameras that cities have been forced to take down for they are unconstitutional. That is why you did not get points for the violation, just penalties. In Europe, … Read more

Wow – Border Patrol Officer Shares Scale of International Influx into U.S. Southern Border…

by sundance Straight from the epicenter of the issue, the U.S. Border Patrol outlines a single day of captured illegal aliens from countries other than Central America and Mexico. Just yesterday alone over 113 illegal entry apprehensions from Pakistan, India, China, Ecuador, Romania, Nicaragua and more. This CBP data is just from one border state in … Read more

The Dems don’t want Trump to have a win on his signature policy, because they figure that will cement his re-election. Everything else is noise.

BYRON YORK: Trump plan would improve current border situation. The department has already announced where the barriers would go. There would be five miles in the San Diego Sector, 14 miles in the El Centro Sector, 27 miles in the Yuma Sector, nine miles in the El Paso Sector, 55 miles in the Laredo Sector in … Read more

Fed Chair Jerome Powell Caves To The Markets

by Jim Rickards via Daily Reckoning Fed Chair Jay Powell just sent the most powerful signal from the Fed since March 2015. He has pretty much taken a March 2019 rate hike off the table until further notice. At a forum hosted by the American Economic Association in Atlanta last Friday, Powell used the word “patient” to describe … Read more

Scientists Confirm Pole Shift Underway

“Scientists warn Earth’s magnetic North Pole has begun moving ‘erratically’ at speeds so fast they are having to issue an emergency update to maps used by electronic navigation systems” Earth’s magnetic fields are shifting – and scientists are unsure why. Researchers say the magnetic North Pole is ‘skittering’ away from Canada, towards Siberia. The problem … Read more

Globalist opponents of the French yellow vest movement set up online fund for Macron’s police… France officially starts banning ANY yellow vest gatherings

Crowdfunding wars: As police page reaches €1 million, gilets jaunes set up new campaign A crowdfunding campaign started for police in the wake of gilets jaunes (yellow vests) protests has reached €1 million. The crowdfunding page came in reaction to a campaign set up for a former French professional boxer who handed himself in to … Read more

China Spacecraft Makes “Historic” Moon Landing… But Did They REALLY?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7igacnvCZM THE VIDEO THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO SEE!!!! As of Wed. Jan. 2nd, 2019, it was reported that China “successfully” launched their robotic spacecraft, Chang’e-4, on the far side of the moon. This is said to be the “first ever such attempt and landing.” This is also seen as a “major milestone in space … Read more

Trump Stumps Pelosi, Shumer & Other Dems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elXvgSpHvMA Seattle news tv stations altered the video of the president while he was speaking it’s called deep fake technology that’s why when you watched it he looked strange it’s because they manipulated it in real time.     PB

Cancelling Euros

by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Dear Martin, you are very right that govs intend to terminate high denomination euros. In Germany it has been impossible to pay cash with a €500 note for quite some time now – at least at most of the shops I usually go to on a weekly basis. At the end of … Read more

Using Cameras in the Hunt for Taxes

by Martin Armstrong   COMMENT: Hi, Hunt for taxes is running full scale in Scandinavia. In Sweden, all vehicles including foreign registered vehicles, are obliged to pay congestion taxes in Stockholm and Gothenburg as well as infrastructure charges in Motala and Sundsvall. Sometimes, the automatic camera system reads the license plate falsely and few people in … Read more

Bernie’s State Newspaper Just STABBED Him In The Back With What They Just Asked Him NOT To Do

Katelyn Carelle for the Washington Examiner reports, A Vermont newspaper on Monday begged Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., not to run for president in 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7hvnKwaOro Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ne… A Vermont newspaper on Monday begged Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., not to run for president in 2020. “Bernie Sanders should not run for president. In fact, we beg … Read more

Visualization of investment gain or loss for all major world economies over various time periods, using real-time (US) ETF values (Interactive)

by eyeball1234 The inspiration from this viz came after seeing a video on Youtube about saving for retirement (don’t remember the name). The narrator, a guy who was probably in his late 50’s or 60’s, was talking about how exciting it was that “young people” could diversify their retirement portfolios by invest in other countries’ economies … Read more

US marginal an net tax rates

by ButterflyCatastrophe I’ve seen a lot of comments about people not understanding marginal tax rates, so I made a graph comparing the marginal tax bracket with the effective tax rate as a function of income. These graphs start at 0, because income up to the standard deduction is not taxed – i.e. the axis is AGI, … Read more

Maybe we should think more about what to sell instead of only about what to buy

by kiwimancy (or less) Selling Fast and Buying Slow: Heuristics and Trading Performance of Institutional Investors – Klakow Akepanidtaworn, Rick Di Mascio, Alex Imas and Lawrence Schmidt We document a striking pattern: while the investors display clear skill in buying, their selling decisions underperform substantially. Positions added to the portfolio outperform both the benchmark and a … Read more