Is the Federal Reserve really doing such a bad job… or does it actually do exactly what it’s supposed to do, but the average American is in the dark about what that is? In this explosive video, Casey Summit speaker G. Edward Griffin, author of The Creature from Jekyll Island, talks about the Fed’s real […]
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The size of the wave will surprise most everyone If you’re a passenger aboard a ship in deep water, you can’t detect a tsunami; the swells are indistinguishable from regular ocean waves. Wave lengths can be hundreds of miles long, but only when this energy reaches shallow water does the mammoth tsunami wall form —
The Financial Tsunami Headed To Shore Has Been Building for 80 Years Read More »
Editor’s Note: Several years ago, I was in Thailand and decided to visit Myanmar (formerly Burma) from the Thai border town of Mae Sai just to get another stamp in my passport… I’ve visited a lot of third world countries and seen some pretty nasty stuff, including rats the size of cats in the Ivory Coast and
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Wal-mart is often on the cutting edge of sales, working to streamline and somehow wring a few more pennies out of each sale. And for good reason, with 200 million customers a week, a penny per customer multiplies to 2 million dollars a week or over $100 million a year. In today’s post, Keith Fitz-Gerald, Chief Investment Strategist  for Money Map
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Bill Gross Recommends Gold by Chris Vermeulen Lately we’ve heard a lot about the PIIGS in the “Ring of Fire”. Usually the ring of fire is used to describe a horseshoe shaped area of of volcanoes in the Pacific Rim. But in this case it is referring to the PIIGS i.e. Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain. But in a
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How will the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) impact you? In an attempt to wring every last tax dollar out of Americans the Obama administration enacted FATCA into law on March 18th, 2010. With its 30% withholding Tax, it sent shock waves throughout the world. It is estimated that this law would cost global banking institutions between
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Over the years Argentina has had it’s share of financial problems… the majority of them of their own making. They have nationalized oil companies, repudiated debt and suffered hyperinflation. Where are they headed now? Argentina Politics One of the most famous Argentine Presidents is Evita Peron who took office upon the death of her husband.
Trends: Argentina’s Finances Going Bust Again? Read More »
Current FED Policy Doesn’t Make Sense Could the FED really think that low interest rates are good for savers? Is housing really a vehicle for saving? Is it a good idea to use your home equity as an ATM machine? Should the government be stimulating housing production with a 30% to 50% oversupply already on the
Is Bernanke Stuck in a Housing Time Warp? Read More »
It seems that Sean Connery and Shirley Bassey were right – diamonds really are forever. As Petra Diamonds, London’s biggest listed diamond miner, proved by increasing their year on year revenue by almost 50%, diamonds really are the most resilient substance, and market, known to man. Read on for five sparkling reasons why you should
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Gold ETFs Rally? The price of gold hit a record high this past week . . . in euro terms (at about 1380 euros). The record came after a number of actions by central banks around the world, trying to stimulate their respective economies. The actions, usually centered around money printing, once again had investors looking
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