US Financial System- Bernanke comments raise questions about banks Four years after we brushed up against “financial Armageddon,” did you think you’d be reading this? Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said…banks need to have more capital at hand in order to ensure the financial system is stable. Bernanke said regulators were taking steps to force […]
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So Long, US Dollar By Marin Katusa, Casey Research There’s a major shift under way, one the US mainstream media has left largely untouched even though it will send the United States into an economic maelstrom and dramatically reduce the country’s importance in the world: the demise of the US dollar as the world’s reserve
By Tim McMahon, editor What Are Structured Bonds? First let’s look at what makes up a bond. A bond is a form of debt where a company borrows money from investors and has a certain expiration date called a “Maturity Date”. The interest rate that the company pays is called the “coupon rate.” One advantage
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EWI’s Global Market Perspective foresaw the shift in European banks from lenders to savers via one remarkable chart It’s been over two years since the European Central Bank began its open-heart surgery of the eurozone’s anemic economy. So far, the procedure has included an unprecedented $3 trillion-plus in bailouts, monetary transfusions, AND toxic debt transplants.
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Why I’m Excited About This Gold Market By Rick Rule After a reasonably long period of sustained and occasionally dramatic escalations, commodity markets in general, and precious metals markets in particular, have declined. This is normal and healthy behavior, even if it is uncomfortable for some market participants. Readers with a long memory will remember
How does the U.S. Tax Rate compare with other countries? Recently the people at Turbo-Tax created a great “info-graphic” comparing world-wide marginal income tax rates so we can see where we stand. According to Wikipedia A marginal tax rate is the tax rate that applies to the last unit of currency of the tax base (taxable
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By Doug Casey, Casey Research I recently wrote an article that addresses the subject of sociopaths and how they insinuate themselves into society. Although the subject doesn’t speak directly to what stock you should buy or sell to increase your wealth, I think it’s critical to success in the markets. It goes a long way
In March 2012, the Physicians Foundation surveyed 500 physicians aged 40 or younger. 250 were primary care physicians, 175 were Surgical specialists and 75 were hospital based specialists. The typical physician in the survey was 37 years old and employed by a medical group. You would expect these young physicians to be on top of
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In desert regions water has been a critical commodity ever since Abraham’s herdsmen fought with Abimilech’s herdsmen over a well in Genesis 21:25. But in many places water has been abundant. Although, with the vast majority of water being either salt water, frozen in ice caps or polluted, the potable water world-wide is only a small percentage of
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By Chris Wood, Casey Research As an analyst who spends a great deal of time researching biotech and pharma companies, I’m well aware of the challenges facing the drug industry in the US today. From onerous regulation and an approval process that has made drug development prohibitively costly and complex to the pending patent cliff
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