Mortgage Rates Are Jumping (And Now The US Housing Market Is Starting To Fall)
All of the problems of the first real estate bubble are back, and now rates are up for the 4th week in a row. Here’s an update on the US […]
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The Middle Class Retirement Nightmare And The Retirement That May Never Happen
Millions of Americans may have to delay retirement for years — if not permanently. The outlook is not good at all. Here’s why…
Continue readingRon Paul: The Dollar WILL CRASH – The Banking System Is BANKRUPT!
It’s only a matter of time. We may not know the “when”, but Dr Paul does a great job of explaining the coming dollar crash, and how it will happen…
Continue readingFrom Argentina To Tennessee: The Emerging Market Crisis Spreads To The Core
The Tennessee public sector retirement system suffers big losses as the search for yield in emerging markets turns out to be a terrible bet. Here’s more…
Continue readingThe Global Pension Crisis Is Bigger Than The World’s 20 Largest Economies
The US pension funding shortfall is 10% of the global pension shortfall, and the global pension shortfall is downright staggering. Here are the details…
Continue readingOne-Third Of Americans Have Less Than $5,000 Saved For Retirement
Americans are in terrible financial shape for retirement, and it doesn’t look like it will get any better any time soon. Here’s why…
Continue readingFormer Fed Insider: Only Precious Metals Will Not Fall As The Financial Markets Fall In Tandem
Danielle DiMartino Booth says there are many catalysts that could disrupt the markets, and the markets are in much worse shape than in 2008. Here’s more…
Continue readingWill Pension Funds Get Destroyed The Next Time The Stock Market Crashes?
Pensions are in serious trouble even as stock prices have soared, but what happens when the market inevitably crashes? Here’s Mish Shedlock’s take…
Continue readingThe Global Fiat Currency Regime Turns 47 Today (But It’s On Life Support With A Terminal Disease)
SD Midweek: The bottom is falling out of gold & silver. The situation is dire, but the stock market doesn’t know it yet. Here’s an update…
Continue readingBankrupt America: Bankruptcy Soars As Nation Grapples With Unprecedented Debt Problem
Since Baby Boomers are doing a whole lot better, financially, than the generations behind them, this is very troubling news. Here are the details…
Continue readingFairy Tale Investing: The Fantasy Of A ‘Balanced Portfolio’ With ‘Balanced Returns’ Funding Retirements
A balanced portfolio yielding balanced returns for decades to come is widely accepted as a sure thing, but really that’s just pure fantasy. Here’s why…
Continue readingAnother Way To Look At The Pension Crisis: A Stealth Mortgage On Your House
A home is likely one’s biggest asset, but a big chunk of home equity is secretly claimed by the local government, and it will only get worse. Here’s why…
Continue readingBankrupt Philadelphia Plunders Its Property Owners For Cash
The city is now filing liens on homeowners, for, unpaid gas utility bills, and not unpaid to the tune of $1,000s, but low $100s. Here’s more…
Continue readingTwo Giant Pension Funds Just Admitted To Have BIG PROBLEMS
These two huge pensions funds just admitted big problems, and we’re not even in recession or a stock market downturn yet. Here’s the details…
Continue readingThe Public Sector Pension Parasite Is Devouring Its Host
It’s not if, but when and in what order do the unstable imbalances tip over. Here’s the details…
Continue readingA Future Big Move Higher In Gold Will Likely Correspond To A Global Debt Reset
Losers in the reset will be pensioners and people with paper investments & fiat currency savings. Here’s what it means for those who own gold…
Continue readingEconomic Collapse Straight Ahead For The Global Economy And The U.S. Stock Market
The economic collapse which started with the stock market drop early in the year will be readily apparent this summer. Here’s why…
Continue readingKeith Weiner: Social Security CANNOT Go On Paying As It Has Promised
“will not have the secure retirement that he plans to have. In future years, he will look back bitterly on the bogus…”
Continue readingAnd The Latest Casualty In The Global Pension Catastrophe Is…
“Incredible. 38.5%. At that level, there’s simply no chance the city will ever be able to meet its obligations to retired police officers….” Here’s the details…
Continue readingSilver’s Plunge Last Friday Afternoon Was Caused By The Selling Of PHYSICAL Silver NOT PAPER
Keith Weiner provides a “forensic look at the intra-day action on Friday”, and this is what he found…
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