Why High-Flying Stock Markets Aren’t Benefiting Retirees
Stock market bulls in the financial media love to tout high stock prices as proof that the economy is doing well and that good times will continue indefinitely. But while high stock prices (and the amazing volatility of the past year) have benefited many traders on Wall Street, they haven’t benefited investors and retirees. After stocks reached all-time highs last...
Inflation Is Low… Or Is It?
If you’ve read Federal Reserve press releases over the past decade, one thing that the Fed constantly drones on about is how low inflation is. The Fed wants to target a 2% annual inflation rate and is always complaining that inflation is running lower than that target. The folks at the Fed act as though rising prices are a...
Forbes: Gold Has Outperformed Stock Markets Since 1999
Read any of the mainstream financial media commentary about gold and you’ll likely hear that gold is a horrendous investment that doesn’t make any gains and doesn’t provide investors with any growth in wealth. But that attitude is most often coming from pundits who made great gains in the ‘80s and ‘90s and haven’t actually taken a good look...
Economic Collapse Confirmed
The United States economy is currently faced with a debt bubble of epic proportions. But the most insidious thing about it may not be just its size, but rather how few people are even aware that it exists. The massive debt bubble, fueled both by the federal government and by corporations, has begun to receive a little bit of...
World Trade Is Beginning to Collapse: Is Recession Just Around the Corner?
The numbers aren’t looking good for international trade. Industrial production, exports, and imports are all falling around the world. While President Trump gets a significant portion of the blame for that from the mainstream media, the fault isn’t entirely his. Yes, tariffs on Chinese and European goods have exacerbated trade disputes and worsened the trade situation, but things were...