By Jeff Clark, Casey Research Europe owns a sizable chunk of the world’s natural resources. Over the past few decades, however, EU countries have mostly imported their resources. Outlandish? Maybe. But it was simply easier, cheaper, and most importantly it avoided most environmental conflicts. Getting through government regulation and facing off eco-friendly groups is a […]
Tax Deferred Retirement Income Being able to live a comfortable life once you retire is easier said than done in today’s economy. Many people who thought they were going to be able to retire were caught off-guard when the financial markets took a turn for the worse. While there are many different investing strategies that
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Editor’s Note: Copper is an industrial metal on the opposite end of the spectrum from Gold. People rush to gold as a store of wealth, when they fear paper assets. Copper on the other hand is an industrial commodity that’s price goes up when the economy is booming. Increasing demand for copper means things are
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High Yield Bonds Many investors who are tired of the fluctuations and whims of the stock market find their way over to the bond market. A bond is a type of debt security issued by a company or Government agency. The nice thing about Investing in bonds is that you know exactly how much money you will
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Editor’s Note: What if Presidential salaries were paid based on a true free market system? Is it possible to pay the President and Congress on Commission? Could governmental salaries be based on performance? Would it work? What effect would it have on the economy? In this article Tony Sagami of Weiss Research takes a look at
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Flat Rate Loans Flat rate lending is one of the most common types of loan practices in the world today. The main reason for its popularity is because of its ease of calculation. For instance, a loan of $2,000 may be set up with two years of fixed monthly payments plus interest and is paid by the
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Today’s investing environment provides a wide variety of opportunities for smaller investors. Among them is the availability for smaller investors to participate in the oil futures market. This has come about due to the creation of the E-mini contract. E-minis are futures contracts that represent a fraction of the value of normal futures contracts. E-mini contracts
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Editor’s Note: In the following excellent article Brandon Smith argues that world-wide, Socialism is a failure and that America can’t afford it and therefore it can’t be implemented. I’m not so sure. Politicians are known for implementing things we can’t afford and the consequences often take longer to be realized than a thinking person would
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How is the Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Progressing? Four and a half years of studies and five failed votes in the House later, exactly where are we with the Keystone XL Oil pipeline? Stuck on the US-Canadian border where it is likely to remain until mid-2013 despite the headline-grabbing issuance of one of three permits to
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Editor’s Note: Although this article specifically mentions events in the U.K. it is equally applicable to events and situations in the U.S. I just finished reading best selling author Michael Lewis’ excellent book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine which fully details the inside workings of the U.S. SubPrime Bond market that led up to the 2008
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