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By Robert Ross If it seems too good to be true, it usually is. But when I say you can juice your investment returns with the click of a button, it’s the plain truth. I’m talking about reinvesting your dividends. It may seem like a minor thing. But if you’re not doing it, you’re leaving a … Read more

by RidleyBourne Oh, they dodged the tariffs with the updated migrant protocols. No more release in the US awaiting asylum hearings. I think that’s what Trump really wanted.   AC  

by Troy The common assumption is that bonds are screaming RECESSION right now, while the stock market refuses to hear it. This isn’t entirely true. While the stock market’s long term risk:reward is certainly not bullish, the economic data suggests that a U.S. recession is not imminent. Various technical factors also suggest that the medium term … Read more

From Birch Gold Group It looks like POTUS is borrowing his script from the U.S.-China trade war to apply new tariffs to all Mexican goods. According to Newsmax, the new tariffs on Mexican goods are starting at 5% and could potentially rise to 25%, as POTUS recently declared for China. So consumers who were purchasing Chinese goods, and tried to … Read more

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A new study identifies powerful psychological factors that connect people to places, and that mean more to them than money. Mobility in the United States has fallen to record lows. In 1985, nearly 20 percent of Americans had changed their residence within the preceding 12 months, but by 2018, fewer than ten percent had. That’s … Read more

If the Fed reduces interest rates, clearly they’re not telling us something. But at this point, stocks are rising because they anticipate the Fed will CUT. But why cut if stocks are rising?   Look at the Federal Reserve and their actions. It’s impossible to ignore. Powell was rolled out in front of the public … Read more

Canada’s anti-competitive culture getting much worse (Link to article below) https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/wor…  

by TFittonJW Great educational on the Current Crisis:      

by visualcapitalist There is a prevailing wisdom that says the stereotypical American consumer can be defined by certain characteristics. Based on what popular culture tells us, as well as years of experiences and data, we all have an idea of what the average consumer might look for in a house, car, restaurant, or shopping center. But … Read more

via Zerohedge: FedEx has elected not to renew one of its contracts with Amazon for their Express overnight and two-day service. “FedEx has made the strategic decision to not renew the FedEx Express US domestic contract with Amazon.com, Inc. as we focus on serving the broader e-commerce market,” the company said in a Friday statement. Of … Read more

Marc Faber interviewed on SBTV Returning SBTV guest Marc Faber, editor and publisher of “The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report”, warns about the under-funding in public and private pensions. Will there be pitchforks when pensioners realize there is no money available for their retirement? Discussed in this interview: 01:31 State and public pensions are a disaster 05:11 … Read more

by Simon Black Rejoice, it’s Friday. Here is our weekly roll-up of bizarre and disturbing stories from around the world. 1. Local government seized countless children based on falsified drug test results For years, the county of Ozark, Alabama hired a private laboratory to analyze paternity and drug tests. These were pretty critical tests… because the … Read more