A key component to the surge in stock prices over the past several years has been the record high level of corporate stock buybacks Corporations have been issuing trillions of dollars in debt in...
Most people realize that the amount of debt in existence worldwide is enormous, but how enormous isn’t immediately obvious Many people may even labor under the erroneous impression that the debt...
For years, market analysts have wondered when the fourth round of quantitative easing (QE) would occur We all remember QE1, QE2, and QE3, which mainstream economic analysts praise as having saved the...
With manufacturing activity slowing, job postings declining, and manufacturing activity grinding to a halt, the economy is obviously headed toward recession Yet stock markets seem oblivious to all of...
A key part in investors’ decision-making processes when deciding on what to invest in is how much they can expect to gain over the long term Most investors are really only passive investors, buying...
One of the themes that has marked this year’s Democratic debates has been the topic of Medicare for all On the surface it seems like a great idea, expanding Medicare so that everyone will have...
Stock market bulls have been making the rounds on mainstream financial news shows trying to make the case that stock markets remain a great investment Their views are based less on analysis of...
For decades most people assumed that they would find a job after college, work hard for 30-40 years, and retire comfortably with a pension But that assumption has long since gone by the wayside...
The corporate debt bubble that threatens to burst and take down the economy is an enormous but highly underrated problem With corporate debt issuance over 50% higher than before the last financial...
With the dotcom bubble having burst in spectacular fashion in 2000, the housing bubble having resulted in the financial crisis in 2008, and now the everything bubble on the verge of bursting, it’s...
The massive corporate debt bubble that exists in the United States today is perhaps one of the most under-reported pieces of financial news there is Even when you do hear about it, it’s as though...
Most central banks will publicly denounce gold role in monetary affairs, claiming that it is an outdated relic of a bygone era While central banks gave up on maintaining a constant gold price by the...
We’ve already gone over why investing in a gold ETF isn’t a great idea But if you want to invest in gold and realize that an ETF has drawbacks, how do you invest in gold Investing in gold through...