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Right now, even as you read these words, we are witnessing the most radical — and most dangerous — money printing in the history of civilization.  But the danger is not limited to the economy or...
I must confess, as the son of a vegetable farmer, I pay more attention to the agriculture industry than most people in the investment business. It hits a very personal nerve for me. According to...
On Tuesday, the Nasdaq Composite was down 10% compared to the high last week. This index is a market-cap weighted index of over 2,500 common equities listed on the Nasdaq exchange. Although we...
I’m guessing Icarus enjoyed his flight over the Mediterranean Sea … for a while anyway. The view off the coast of Crete must’ve been nice the higher he flew. But of course, it didn’t last....
It struck me early this morning as I was reading a book about the grand, grotesque Reconstruction Era in the United States ... This scene in question was merely a subplot in A. J. Langguth’s...
I hope you’re all enjoying the long holiday weekend! I’d like to use this opportunity when the markets are closed to pause and take a look at where we’ve been recently. After all, it’s the best...
As a child, Labor Day was my favorite holiday of the year. I was raised on a small vegetable farm near Tacoma, Wash. For those who don’t know, growing up on a farm is a lot of work. So, Labor...
When I first started in the industry, I was working as the associate editor of a dividend stock newsletter. My mentor told me to go out and get a copy of Benjamin Graham’s “The Intelligent...
I’ve been a vocal bull on precious metals since late 2018 for several reasons. Gold and silver offer “chaos insurance” in times of market volatility. Central banks have been big buyers in recent...
This was always going to be a wild one. Indeed, in the beginning of the year 2020, Martin Weiss wrote of a Bitcoin bounce because of what appeared then to be a brewing World War III concentrated...