Is the US Becoming a Banana Republic?
In the aftermath of World War II, the United States was considered the world’s hegemon It had the world’s strongest military, the biggest economy, and most importantly, the US dollar had become...
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In the aftermath of World War II, the United States was considered the world’s hegemon It had the world’s strongest military, the biggest economy, and most importantly, the US dollar had become...
If you’re a precious metals investor, you’re probably hoping that gold and silver will take off in price soon, boosting the value of your precious metals IRA If you haven’t invested in precious...
Recession is officially defined as two consecutive quarters of declining growth, with growth defined as gross domestic product (GDP) By that measure, the US economy definitely experienced a recession...
If you ask most investors what assets they hold, the overwhelming majority of investors, and most likely their assets, are invested in stocks and bonds These two commonly traded assets are easy to...
Looking at prices throughout the economy, you could be forgiven for thinking that everything is in a bubble In fact, commentary on the “everything bubble” has existed for years But it’s only in...
According to government statistics and the mainstream media, the US economy is in the middle of an economic recovery Stock markets are sky high, employment is supposedly improving, and the worst of...
The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held its most recent meeting this week and, while it didn’t deliver any surprises on the surface, digging deeper into the Committee’s...
While gold normally gets all the attention during times of economic crisis, it’s often the under-appreciated silver that could end up being the better investment Gold has a history of gaining value...
One of the defining characteristics of the modern era seems to be that states around the world see their citizens not as human beings but rather as resources to be used for the state’s benefit The...
While prices throughout the economy have risen significantly over the past few months, they’re not the only thing growing Fears of inflation have been rising too, as more and more households are...
For over a decade, official government inflation figures have told the story that inflation is stuck around 2% No matter what the Federal Reserve did to try to boost inflation, and how many trillions...
Inflation is pernicious and destructive The constant rise of prices that results from monetary inflation slowly erodes the purchasing power of money, surreptitiously stealing from savers and...
It’s easy to say that investing is a long-term endeavor, but it’s a lot more difficult to make your investing behavior adhere to that The temptation to watch markets move day to day and figure...
Investors and pundits who focus on short-term profits often like to denigrate gold every chance they can get That’s particularly true when gold gives up some of its gains And recently those pundits...
With the passage of President Biden’s $19 trillion stimulus package, the federal government is continuing to spend money like a drunken sailor And Biden isn’t content with his victory on this...
Fears of a stock market bubble have circulated for years We’ve even had two pretty severe crashes, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 20% from October to December 2018 and falling 35% in...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell seems like a nice enough guy And unlike his predecessors, he seems like a pretty straight shooter But sometimes the plain English coming from his mouth is enough...