Often I am asked about what I think will happen to the US economy if the dollar collapses. The person asking is usually filled with dread waiting for my answer. However,...
The Long-Term Collapse of the US Dollar
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Changes in How We Spend
An article in the April edition of The Atlantic, compares how consumer spending has shifted between two time periods, 1967 and 2007. Some differences are pretty easy to...
Lying About Libor
You may have been scratching your head at the ongoing (so-called) “Libor Scandal.” What, exactly, did those banks do that was so awful?
The Definition of Insanity Is Doing The Same Thing And Expecting A Different Outcome…
An article earlier this week focused on the revenue side (taxes) of the federal government. Revenues account for $2.3 trillion for fiscal year 2011, but spending accounts for $3.6 trillion during the same timeframe.
What does health insurance mean for individuals?
The million dollar question, or is that trillion dollar question, is what happens when someone who was not eligible for insurance is able to obtain insurance.Fortunately, we...
Twisting in the Taxation Wind
We all know it’s bound to be a key topic during this presidential election, the deficit…
Tragedy Shines Light on American Health Care System
The tragedy of the mass killing in Aurora, Colorado is undeniable. The event also provides us with a lesson about the fragility of financial resources and the need for...
Are Federal Agencies Superfluous?
Earlier this week, it was announced that Standard Chartered, Plc and the New York Department of Financial Services (New York’s equivalent to the SEC) have reached a...
Only a Congressman Would Propose to Reward a Total Failure!
Spencer Bachus, the Alabama Republican who is Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, recently wrote an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal. In the opening...
Too Big to Fail is Toxic
Earlier this week there was a major earthquake shaking through Wall Street.Unlike the physical kind, this quake did not cause buildings to sway or roads to buckle. But,...
If You Cannot Beat Them, Then Join Them!
It seems the SEC is much more about kowtowing to large Wall Street firms than it is regulating them.Some of that is related to the fact that the current SEC Chairperson,...
2012 Investment Climate
With the semiannual reviews about to go out, it is a good time to review some thoughts considering the state of the economy…
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