Do you remember all of the forecasts and debates from the various jug heads in the media regarding when the Fed would raise interest rates in 2016? As you might recall, this circus show was even more ridiculous than the one that took place in 2015. The interest rate kosher drama of 2016 even featured absurd "predictions" and "forecasts" from several top Fed officials. For both 2015 and 2016, the overwhelming theme surrounding interest rate forecasts by the various "geniuses" promoted by the media was constant flip flopping after missing the mark over and over again. In contrast, Mike Stathis pointed to a single 25 basis point rate hike for 2015 and 2016 early on when everyone else was forecasting three, four and even more rate hikes each year. Furthermore, as our research cl......

Due to various time restrictions, this article will continue to be updated throughout August 25, 2014.   Here we have a very weak attempt by a Jewish lady to distract attention away from the Jewish Mafia. According to Karen Hudes, the Vatican runs the world! [pause for intense laughter]

Although not yet official, the verdict is on the way. Bear Stearns led the death march a few months ago. Now, Lehman’s bankruptcy filing signals the halfway mark of what will end up being the death of Wall Street. Now Goldman Sachs stands alone as the sole remaining true Wall Street firm.

Jim Rogers has been praised as a top "commodities expert" by countless media outlets for several years. Indeed, Jim Rogers is a "legendary" investor according to the media. Despite the fact that Rogers has served as one of the best contrarian indicators in the world for the better part of the past two decades, the media continues to claim he is an investment "legend" without accurately discussing his track record.  In addition, I have never seen any concrete evidence that Jim Rogers is even a decent investor.  In fact, I've only seen evidence that indicates he's a terrible investor.  Premise: Jim Rogers is an investment "legend" because he was involved with George Soros' Quantum fund, which allegedly returned 4200 percent in less than ten years. But I argue th...

With rare exception, investors should stay clear of traditional asset classes. If you haven’t already done so, you’d be wise to invest in commodities, gold, oil trusts, and foreign currencies (Yen and Swiss Franc). In addition, investors without short investment horizons should have some exposure in China and Latin America. Keeping cash on hand is also advised. When the market sells off, you may choose to buy in. But don’t expect it to last. Buying the U.S. market after sell offs and moving to cash after rebounds is the best way to navigate this storm. A buy-and-hold strategy will crush most investors.

This is just a reminder to those who don't know about me. 

Continuing 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 impossible to know in advance whether gold has peaked during its current bull market cycle, we advise gold investors to wait for conservative entry points and take profits according to the technicals, adjusted for fundamental events which are likely to affect gold pricing.   ...This point is w...

In the same publication, Stathis warned that the Fannie/Freddie bailout would be only the beginning of many more to come. "The bailout buffet won’t end with Fannie and Freddie. There’s a lot more where that came from because the “Fed’s food court” remains open, as does that of the U.S. Treasury. In fact, the autos are in the process of being bailed out with $50 billion in ‘loans.’ I expect the airlines to also receive some form of a bailout as well." In the same September 11, 2008 publication, Stathis predicted that the long-term problems would be the focus down the road; problems he addressed in detail in America's Financial Apocalypse. In 2010, these longer-term problems finally surfaced as the main issues discussed. "Combined with the......

It seems as if the new trend in modern America is to use scare tactics as a way to sell the sheep.   It worked for President Bush when he warned of Saddam’s WMDs. It also worked for Paulson when he shoved the unconstitutional banking and auto bailouts (TARP and other taxpayer funds) down the throats of U.S. taxpayers. (1) (2) (3) (4) Today, various individuals, from media clowns to investment pundits are using their own brand of scare tactics in order to get people to buy gold. As you shall see, this article addresses the controversy of these activities. Let me first begin with a reminder about the dangers of America’s media monopoly. Instead of presenting different perspectives in a manner which promotes an open forum of debate and inquiry, the media feeds its audien...

I began my mission helping investors steer clear of Wall Street because I learned firsthand how the game was played after having worked in the industry.  Thereafter, I learned how the media helps Wall Street after I was black balled by all media in 2006 and thereafter for trying to warn main street about what would become an unprecedented financial crisis in 2008.  My mission has been to help investors become more knowledgeable and successful by providing cutting-edge investment research as well as top-notch educational content. I think I've done quite well in that regard.  As a part of this mission, I have also spent a great deal of time and effort exposing the criminal activities of the financial media, as it works with Wall Street to deceive and defraud main str...

In the past I have discussed ridiculous inaccuracy of Robert Prechter's track record. Once you become as familiar with the entire investment copyediting industry, you will realize that all of these guys have track records as bad as Robert Prechter.

“…the U.S. might continue its trend towards inflation merely due to continued high oil prices and weakness of the dollar. And only after some disaster such as a Fannie Mae blowup might deflation appear. Source: America’s Financial Apocalypse: How to Profit from the Next Great Depression (2006)

UPDATE: August 15, 2012. I FINALLY located a video discussing the real reason for the invasion of Iraq and the move now to invade Iran, as I originally wrote about in America's Financial Apocalypse (see the YouTube video below).    Mike Stathis, Chief Investment Strategist, AVA Investment Analytics Originally Published on July 31, 2012 by Press TV   Getting rid of welfare as a solution to America’s depression might sound like a counterproductive idea. But let’s take a closer look at why that just might represent the most viable option.  

In addition to receiving world-class investment education, subscribers to our Securities Analysis & Trading Webinar series have benefited a great deal from the investment recommendations and insights provided by Mike Stathis.  We have not previously shown the long list of profitable recommendations from this webinar series because we simply don't have the time. Besides, we don't feel the need to devote time to this endeavor because anyone who has carefully examined Mike Stathis' 17-year track record of investment analysis and forecasting already knows he publishes the highest level investment analysis and insights which are most often quite profitable.  We believe his research and track record is amongst the best in the world. Mike Stathis has risen to become one of the......

You may recall a few previous articles I've posted on the vultures out there that prey on your desperation. Some of the most dangerous wolves of the pack are the investment newsletters, and there are thousands.  They are potentially very dangerous because they prey on your greed and desire for easy money. Meanwhile, they send you misleading claims if not outright lies. Hopefully by now you realize that AVA Investment Analytics NOT INCLUDED in this huge group for obvious reasons (check the track record of AVA Investment Analytics chief, Mike Stathis as well as his credentials).  These are the same guys who rent or sell your email and mailing address to other companies, from credit cards and insurance to other newsletters. They also bombard your mailbox dai...

Did you get a raise in 2009?  CEOs of the nation’s largest health insurers most certainly did; CIGNA, UnitedHealth, Humana and Wellpoint. In fact, as a reward for many years of excessive hikes to insurance premiums executed under his leadership, Edward Hanway, the former CEO of CIGNA was provided with a retirement package worth $110.9 million, paid for by the excessive and unnecessarily high insurance premiums billed to CIGNA’s policy holders.   Excessive premium hikes from U.S. health insurers are an industry-wide problem and have been for well over a decade. Rather than real competition, the industry engages in collusion with territorial monopolies and duopolies.

For a couple of years now, the extremists, gold bugs, perpetual doomers and others who know more about marketing than economics and investments have used numerous scare tactics as a manner by which to manipulate gold.  These individuals like to mention gold manipulation by banks to explain the selloff, but never mention that the manipulation of gold by banks is a normal situation. In contrast, they never admit that they are manipulation gold pricing through the use of propaganda, scare tactics, myths and even bold-faced lies. This later type of manipulation borders on securities fraud. It is an issue that the SEC must address.   Regardless which one of these prophets of doom you give your attention to, you are likely to hear 10% fact and 90% fiction; if you're lucky. &...

Economists and other hacks continue to point the blame on the lingering high unemployment rate on things outside of Washington's control. Some blame it on the economic cycle. These hacks insist the nation's high jobless rate is due to low demand. Accordingly, they recommend more stimulus. Others suggest the high unemployment is due to structural factors. They basically claim that workers no longer possess the skills needed by the work place or else they reside in regions where there is a skill mismatch. Of course, neither of these claims can explain the high jobless rate. In this article, Mike details each of these arguments, then discusses the real reason why the jobless rate remains high and will continue to remain high for several years.

As 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. This is a fact. But Marc Faber has guaranteed that gold will never again decline below $1000. This should convince you that he is a complete clown.

UPDATE: article re-edited on September 30, 2010. Apparently, the use of scare tactics works well for a population whose minds have been hijacked by the corporate-controlled media establishment. For instance, a few years ago, President Bush and his neo-con clan used the WMD scare tactic in order to justify the invasion of Iraq. More scare tactics were used to pass the unconstitutional Patriot Act. (1) (2) A few years later, as the financial system got stuck in the game of musical chairs, Henry Paulson and the Federal Reserve bank used the “too big to fail” scare tactic in order to justify the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which opened the door for the unconstitutional passage of TARP. As we all know, the banking cartel labeled “too big to fail,&rdquo...