For nearly three years we have been discussing important global macroeconomic trends in order to assess the progress and risks of what has been labeled a global economic “recovery.” The illusion accounting for these improvements was created by a global release of trillions of dollars. One of the most prominent characteristics of this “recovery” is that it has been lop-sided, with advanced nations showing very little progress on many fronts. While Australia and Canada have fared relatively...
Read moreIn this article, I'm going to blow the lid off of the commodities and futures markets. After I expose this widespread fraud, I am likely to face numerous repercussions by those in the industry who are upset that I have exposed this fraud that no one ever discusses. I'm also going to tell you the secret to making money in the capital markets.
Read moreA few weeks ago we released a 9-hour video presentation discussing the analysis of 60 stocks we felt had a very good chance of significant price movement. In the video series, we discussed numerous aspects of each security, such as the fundamentals, technical, and possible up- and downside. We also discussed the industry or sector of each security and often mentioned additional securities not contained on this list. Since then most of the securities contained on this list have made very large mo...
Read moreA few weeks ago, as natural gas prices in the U.S. continued to set multi-year lows, there appeared to be no end in sight for just how low prices would go. But alas, some temporary relief has come for natural gas pricing. Now that the global recession is spreading (as we warned of several months ago), crude pricing has corrected, while natural gas has bumped up in price. However, the longer-term trend for natural gas remains bearish, while that of crude oil remains bullish. The severe and pe...
Read moreContinuing from PART 6 In this series of articles I have been discussing the myths, lies, dreams and delusions about gold, hyperinflation and other nonsense that continues to be flooded into the media by idiots, liars and snake oil salesmen. With so many lying scumbags, snake oil salesmen and profiteers out there, obviously one of the most important skills to have to avoid falling victim to these rascals is to know how to determine whether someone can be a trusted source of information...
Read moreContinuing from PART 5 It seems like every day we hear about some guy making gold and silver price forecasts, and these forecasts are invariably ridiculously high. Some of these hacks insist that gold is headed to $5000; others say $10,000; some even say $20,000. I’ve even heard one clown “predict” $57,000! How about $1500 silver? Sure! Why not!? Maybe if I “forecast” $100,000 gold the media will line up to interview me. Because it is im...
Read moreYou certainly don’t have to be an annoying, brainless talking head to make money pumping gold. Anyone without a conscious could have been a millionaire if they had been a gold dealer over the past few years, and if indeed their goal was to make money by that means. But hey, for those of you out there who don’t mind ripping people off or at the very least deceiving them, there’s still time to make buckets of cash selling gold. After all, with typical fees of around 3-5% per tr...
Read moreGold Bugs and Conspiracy Nuts... There are so many silly statements being made by gold bugs that it would take me a very long time to debunk them all. Most of them are not even worth my time to debunk, as they are so ridiculous. Perhaps the most ludicrous thing about these gold bugs is that they accept anything they read or hear about gold without bothering to analyze the accuracy of the claims, as long as it favors higher prices for gold and silver. Such individuals lack the ability to unders...
Read moreAs I previously discussed, I was very bullish on gold in the past. However, I never positioned it as an investment in the same manner as equities or bonds because there is no credible way to value gold other than by the market approach. And if you think the market approach is valid, keep in mind it’s similar to the approach used to value real estate. Moreover, the higher gold rises in price, the riskier it becomes for new purchases because pricing over $1000 will not persist indefinitely...
Read moreContinuing from Part 1 Why I Became Cautious on Gold Over the past couple of years as gold pricing soared, I began turning much more cautious as I recognized the increasing wave of manipulation that was building. This type of manipulation in gold pricing is not something you are likely to hear about other than the times I have discussed it. In fact, when the topic of gold manipulation arises, gold bugs and other charlatans speak of manipulation by Wall Street and central banks. This is...
Read moreAs many of you recall, more than a year ago I wrote an article questioning what I felt to be exaggerated, baseless and sensationalist viewpoints and conclusions about the U.S. economy, gold and hyperinflation written by John Williams of Shadowstats.
Read moreThe following article is more than 80 pp. in length and has been divided into 7 parts. This series of articles represents the most insightful analysis on the gold pumping scene ever published. And it was written by the man who actually spotted the gold bull market in 2001, advised gold to his clients, but was wise enough to have forecast the peak in gold at $2000 two years before it was reached, and warned the public that once the bubble burst, gold and silver would spend many years in a bear ma...
Read moreJewTube allows users to infringe on copyright so that it can make money illegally, similar to its parent company Google, which permits millions of people who sell Google ads to use copyright protected material. But when it comes to stating facts about the Jewish Mafia, JewTube won't permit it; it's considered a violation of its hate speech policy.
Read moreHere, we provide readers with a glimpse of our market forecasts between February and April 2012 demonstrating once again that we are the best market forecasters in the world. As many of you recall, our Chief Investment Strategist, Mike Stathis accurately forecast a bottom in the Dow Jones Industrial Average to around 6500 in his 2006 landmark book, America’s Financial Apocalypse.
Read moreOriginally Published on May 11, 2012 (May 2012 Dividend Gems) As we enter a new cycle of global macroeconomic risk, the U.S. stock market continues to resist being pulled into the euro zone vortex. Despite having recently declined to a low of 12,689, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has since rallied past 13,350, only to face another retracement. It is now poised to experience a more sizable retracement. While the S&P 500 has faced a similar series of volatile movements, it maintai...
Read moreWe have just released twenty (20) videos, each covering the fundamental and technical analysis of a select list of securities. The theme of this research focus is stocks trading over $100.
Read moreCompared to the U.S., housing finance in Canada is less subsidized by the government. In fact, the Canadian government’s housing finance policies do not explicitly favor home ownership unlike the case seen in the U.S. This is likely to come as a surprise to many, given the stereotype that the Canadian economy is largely socialist.
Read moreTaken from the January 2012 Intelligent Investor This is a continuation from Part 1 of this 3-part series. Click here to read Part 1. Historical Examination of Home Ownership Rates The home ownership rate was fairly stable prior to WWII, ranging from about 43% to 48%. During the Great Depression, Washington created numerous subsidies in order to boost demand (e.g. government-insured loans from the VA). By the late 1960s, home ownership soared to nearly 64% where it w...
Read moreTaken from the January 2012 Intelligent Investor Overview Home ownership has been a vital component of Washington’s economic strategy for decades. The marketing end of this strategy has positioned home ownership as a key element of the so-called “American Dream.” For millions of Americans who are under water with their mortgage, facing foreclosure or in one of many stages of default, home ownership has become an “American Nightmare,” riddled wi...
Read moreTaken from the January 2012 Intelligent Investor Boosting home ownership rates has been a goal shared by all previous U.S. Administrations. With the housing market still vulnerable, the Obama Administration has been pointing more towards sustainable home ownership. As a part of the ongoing debate on fiscal consolidation, some have raised the question of whether the U.S. should reconsider its role in housing finance. The United States has a complex housing finance system with nu...
Read moreToday marks the three-year anniversary since the market bottomed on March 9, 2009. Since that time, the market is up by around 100%.
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