Investments 
J.M. Keynes Just Called Obama Stupid
by Bobby Casey Even John Maynard Keynes would call Obama stupid right now. As much as I despise Keynes, even this capitalism destroyer would not raise taxes at a time when the economy is still on such shaky ground. In my humble (but accurate) opinion, the ideas developed by Keynes that have been the basis [...]
Go Against the Flow, Stupid
by Scott Causey Two things will always be true about capital controls: they will always fail in the end and they will always protect the guilty. The Swiss have printed unprecedented amounts of francs to peg their currency against the euro. In the end, that decision will have a cost that is impossible to calculate. [...]
The “Fiscal Cliff” Story You’re Not Hearing from the Mainstream Press
by Dan Ferris Investors are scared… In fact, they’re even more scared today than they were in late 2008. That’s hard to believe… In 2008, the market was down close to 50% from its late-2007 highs. The housing market was crushed. Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, and AIG had all gone out of business [...]
Hit the Jackpot with Rare Strategic Metals
by Knut Anderson, Swiss Metal Assets Each problem has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful that it dwarfs the problem. “The greatest success stories were created by people who recognized a problem and turned it into an opportunity.” In the overwhelming amount of Economic Reports and Statistics that we see (or don’t see) on [...]
This Mistake Destroys More Value Than the Government Ever Could
by Dan Ferris A few weeks ago, I called Apple… I spoke to an investor relations person about the company’s massive cash hoard. She confirmed Apple has $121.3 billion in cash and securities on its balance sheet… Of that amount, a “substantial portion” of the company’s cash is “indefinitely reinvested” in accounts outside the U.S. [...]
Why the Glass-Steagall Myth Persists
by Yaron Brook and Don Watkins What is Barack Obama’s vision for America? Here’s one telling clue: In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the President declares that the individualist credo of novelist-philosopher, Ayn Rand misses “what’s best in America”. Really? Rand, who immigrated to America from Soviet Russia when she was 21, praised this [...]
A Shocking Story About Greed and Taxes
by Jeff Clark, Stansberry Research Raising taxes on the rich raises taxes on everyone. My home state of California just passed Proposition 30, which increases income taxes on residents who make $250,000 a year or more. The top marginal tax rate is now 13.3%, the highest of any state. Proposition 30 was sold to the [...]
Hotels are Big Business in Panama: Now You May be able to Participate
by Brian Koslow, Panama Unicorn Creating Passive Double Digit Commercial Cash Flow in Panama is Possible for Some. With the hospitality sector of Panama’s economy expanding from the steady increase in business tourism, medical tourism, shopping tourism, cruise ship tourism and about to get another big boost from the new convention center, it may be [...]
Liar’s Poker
by Scott Causey A rather incredible story broke this week. It seems that it’s not only a few US congressman that would like to see the United States Federal Reserve Gold audited. Now it is the German Bundesbank. They have announced they are going to repatriate 150 tonnes of gold to Frankfurt over the next [...]
The Diamond Invention
by David Finzer Why diamonds are not worth as much as you may think Danny Archer collapses in agony and leans against a large rock on top of the hill. His breathing is heavy, his white shirt stained crimson red from the wound from the bullet that nicked his side but just won’t stop bleeding. [...]
Herding Cats and Central Planning
by Scott Causey “It’s like trying to herd cats” is one of my favorite similes. Imagine, if you will, trying to convince 100 people that your way is the only and best way. Not just today or tomorrow, but for the rest of their lives. What would you put your chances at if tasked with [...]
Will China Rescue the Global Economy?
by Gordon G. Chang, World Money Analyst Europe is collapsing, and the Chinese are there, wallets open. Can China, now considered the planet’s dominant economic power, save Europe? The Europeans sure hope so. And Beijing is off to a fast start. Last year, China’s direct investment into Europe tripled to $10 billion, and the Chinese [...]
Ready for Next Year’s Tax Increase?
by Micheal Cobb The upcoming elections in the United States will cost you dearly. No matter who wins, tax increases are certain. By allowing the “Bush era” tax cuts to expire, each party will blame the other for inaction. But your taxes will go up. If you have assets of as little as $1,000,000, these [...]
