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Why Would Anyone Buy Negative Interest Rate Bonds?

psst?  Hey I have a great investment idea for you.  Come a little closer and I will tell you in hushed tones.....So, in summary this investment, by design will be worth less in the future than you pay for it today.  Seriously, how much of…
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Joseph E. Meyer’s Current Recommendations

Recently I listened to an interview the economist, Joseph E. Meyer gave to Dave Hodges at The Common Sense Show.  In that interview Mr. Meyer said a number of salient things. I could just plainly say Mr. Meyer is an expert, but instead let…
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Only 10 Days Left Until New SEC Rules Go Into Effect….

You are probably not aware of it, but On October 14, 2016 new SEC rules will go into effect.  Because of regulatory changes made by the Securities and Exchange Commission, money market mutual funds will be required to more accurately report…
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The Most Important State Expenditures

In your opinion what is the most important expenditure for your state government?  Education?  Welfare?  Crime Prevention? Health care / Medicaid?  Environment?  Infrastructure like roads and bridges?  Whatever your answer is, I bet it…
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0% Returns for a Generation?

  John Maulin contributed an article to Forbes this week.  His opening line of the article is: "The next recession is coming, and it will be severe."  Although that statement is not all that salient there are several other points worth…
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Active Fund Managers Nearing Capitulation?

  A recent article at ZeroHedge admitted some very astonishing things.  The article quotes from a recent fund newsletter written by Russell Clark.  In case you do not know Mr. Clark is the manager for the hedge fund Horseman Global. …
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Admitting The Real Rate of Inflation Would Cause Serious Market Trauma

Many American have been hoping for a decent, might I say honest, cost of living adjustment (COLA) in Social Security.  Those hopes we completely dashed recently when the Social Security Administration announced the increase for 2019 will be…
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Danger in the markets?

A five minute video you should watch. There are a number of things you should pick up on. I will let you just watch. One question - if there are no buyers at any price, how does a stop loss work? Watch the latest video at video.foxbus…
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The Colossal Cacophony Few Are Listening To

By Jason I. Henderson, Ph.D. Someone has to be living under a rock or have their head extremely deep in the sand to not notice what I am calling "the colossal cacophony " from all over the globe about the current situation of things. A…
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Cooking the Books – How S&P 500 Companies Are Reporting Fictitious Earnings

by Jason I. Henderson, Ph.D. As the name implies, there are 500 companies that comprise the S&P 500.   Of those 500 companies, as reported by the Wall Street Journal,  a paltry 29 closed their books for 2015 exclusively using the U.S.…