Thousands of young adults graduated from college over the last couple of years with hopes of using their costly degrees to get well-paying jobs as they started lives of their own. Unfortunately, for most of those who graduated, the promise of the degree they obtained didn’t hold up. Employment for those with young professionals – [...]
The Student Loan Debacle and What It’s Doing to Our Country
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All Eyes On End Of QE2
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The end of quantitative easing is coming (at least for now). The primary policy that has resulted in asset price appreciation namely in stocks and commodities is set to end in June. The question of what happens afterward is the major concern. Will commodities crash? Will stocks fall back to earth? There is legitimate reason [...]
Standards Of Living Must Fall
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In America, the standard of living for most people is unsustainable. It has been this way for years, but many chose to ignore the realities and continue buying giant homes, import cars, big TVs, fancy vacations and sushi on a nightly basis. The reality is that most people are broke, and there is no way [...]
Employment Picture Is Structurally Screwed Up
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What people don’t realize is that the employment problem in this country isn’t a cyclical issue, it is a structural issue. A structural issue that isn’t easily or quickly solved. This country has millions of workers that do not have the skill sets necessary to compete in the new global economy. Furthermore, the country has [...]
Collapsing Confidence, What Does It Lead To?
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There are significant events unfolding before our very eyes. Our society is decaying and crumbling more as each month passes by. Moral decay is rampant – just turn on your evening news, or view the disturbing headlines on DrudgeReport.com. It’s eveywhere. Meanwhile, more Americans are disillusioned about the future. Some express this frustration in political [...]
The Stage Is Set…
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The path is fairly clear in terms of what we can expect as citizens and as investors. The economic environment grows more disturbing each month here in America and in many places around the globe. The response has been and continues to be to fight natural market forces via a larger and more powerful government [...]
Focus On Long Term Trends, Not Daily Stock Movements
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It’s hard to ignore the stock market sometimes, especially when it’s very hot (or very cold). Recently, stocks have been moving up with force and it’s hard to sometimes not buy into the idea that the recovery is here. If you ignore stocks, however, and focus on the business environment or the economic data, the [...]
Gold Is Breaking Out
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Gold just won’t go away. It’s now solidly above $1250 an ounce and I believe will continue to go much higher. Gold cannot go down in the midst of serious uncertainty in the global economy. You need to own some gold no matter how much wealth you have. It is the only real insurance out [...]
As Economy Falters, What Will You Trust?
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As the economic data continues to disappoint and as confidence in millions of Americans falters, what will you trust? Will you trust the empty words of the latest politician positioning for your vote? Or maybe you will trust the American economy and the belief that no matter what, the economy is always moving forward. Or [...]
Tony Robbins Says Economic Collapse Is Coming
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Very interesting videos from famous motivational speaker Tony Robbins in where he warns about a coming economic collapse. Part 2: