The “Wait and See” Economy’s Moment of Truth
The “wait and see” economy is about to face its moment of truth, and one truth is the $1.8 trillion being passed out like candy is already spent…
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Warren Buffett: “Retirees face a bleak future”
Only a handful of people in the world have the ability to set interest rates and inflation policy, or to manage Social Security back to health. Chances are…
Continue readingOur Phantom Middle Class
What happens when America finally admits its middle class is a phantom of feel-good fantasy? We may well find out in the next four years…
Continue readingAre you preparing for the wrong disaster?
You rarely hear anyone talking about Social Security. If they do, they think they can tweak a tax rate or two, and poof, problem solved. Sorry, but this is…
Continue readingThe Great Retirement Threat: Massive Failures Ahead
The United States is on the precipice of the greatest retirement crisis in the history of the world…
Continue readingSimon Popple: How To Earn Income In This Economy?
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Millions are out of work, inflation is picking up, owning rental properties is now risky, and interest rates are ultra low. How can people generate income?
Continue readingWhere Is My Income Going To Come From?
For many, gold has been a pariah – a non-starter from an investor perspective – because it does not pay a dividend, but with many…
Continue readingThis Is How A State Goes Bankrupt, Illinois Edition
Even in the absence of a pandemic lockdown, mass defaults on state and city obligations would be inevitable. Now, defaults are coming next year…
Continue readingCalifornia Is TOO BROKE To Pay Its Pensions But Will Explore Paying ‘Reparations’ To Blacks Who Were NEVER Slaves
California is still choosing to bypass the pressing needs of its own citizens with the creation of a new reparations task force, which will decide…
Continue readingIs California Over?
Beyond a certain point even a place like California, blessed as it is with both Hollywood and Silicon Valley, can’t support the unsupportable…
Continue readingMASSIVE Reset: Dollar Faces Imminent COLLAPSE! Will Gold & Silver Come Out On Top?
This is the end game…
Continue readingWhy So Many American Cities Already Headed For Catastrophe Are Now Paralyzed
The worst-run cities will pay a huge price for this indecision when rioters finally leave but shoppers and merchants don’t come back…
Continue readingTHIS Is A Frog Boil! Stock Market Faces ANOTHER Imminent Crisis!
As lockdowns continue and we see the biggest disconnect between prices and profits history, the stock market faces an imminent crisis…
Continue readingThe Largest Pension Fund In The U.S. Is Now A Hedge Fund?
The largest pension fund is planning on leveraging assets and using a dangerous risk parity trading strategy…
Continue readingHow Pension Funds Die, CalPERS Edition
CalPERS has levered-up and bet the farm…
Continue readingSocial Security Will RUN OUT Of Money IN 9 YEARS Because Of Covid-19
Social Security was already in DEEP Trouble, and now, the government’s options for Social Security are extremely limited…
Continue readingIf the Banks Buy Everything, What Happens to Us?
Just as the baby boomers start to retire, will the banks bail out everything & own everyone?
Continue readingBankrupt Cities And States Get The National Disaster They’ve Been Hoping For
Mayors and governors – along with public sector union leaders – have been hoping for a massive crisis to save their bacon…
Continue readingThe Winner Of The Next Half Trillion Dollar Bailout
If you believe, as I do believe, that they’re going to continue printing money to bail-out everyone, then there’s a very strong, long-term case to own…
Continue readingFederal Government Cannot Bail Everybody Out
The task is so big and so complicated, it would take a miracle to have some success…
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