Treasury bonds may have appeal in the short-to-intermediate-term as markets wrestle with deflationary forces. However, do bond holders really believe the political will exists today, or will suddenly surface in the future, to address the “unsustainable” state of U.S. financial affairs?
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Almost every day we hear of more ways the government is trying to control our lives and get into our wallet in order to pay for it. Like sand through an hourglass our freedom is slowly slipping away. Everything requires more reporting, more government oversight and more of our money to do it. Only you can protect yourself but it takes knowledge, and effort in order to do it.
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I know as you read this, you are aware that America and the world are currently experiencing an economic crisis. Many economic experts say we could be heading towards a worsening recession or even a depression. In this article, I have listed a few tools that a government has at its disposal to pull itself out of a recession and even avoid a depression. It’s good to be aware of the intervention tools governments use to prop up an economy in order to better protect your wealth and purchasing power.
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Are Banks Going Bankrupt? “NO!”, say banks By Olivier Garret, CEO, Casey Research On April 21, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the “vast majority” of U.S. banks have more capital than needed. “Currently, the vast majority of banks have more capital than they need to be considered well capitalized by their regulators,” Geithner said in
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