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Month: September 2013

Understanding Contagion – Something Politicians Remain Clueless About

The crisis in Long-term Capital Management that began with Russian debt spread and hit every market with lightening speed. Even the dollar/yen fell from 147 to 103...

Today’s Closings

In the Dow Jones Industrials, the index would only yield a sell signal on a month-end closing below 13890. On the Cash S&P500 we are looking at 1340 for a sell...

How Eminent is the Pension Crisis in USA?

QUESTION: How eminent is this? Should I exit my IRAs now? ANSWER: This is still in the planning stages. It will most likely become critical in the USA after...

DEBT – PENSION CRISIS – Fuel Behind A Stock Rally

I cannot emphasize how serious a situation we are in on two fronts (1) Sovereign Debt Crisis and (2) Pension Crisis. These are really global problems that are going...

They Are Officially Eyeing up Pensions

I have been warning that my sources on Capital Hill have been pointing to the next great take-over that is coming – the $19.4 trillion in pension funds. This...

Update on Computer Modeling

We are getting closer to bringing on-line the full model where clients will actually be able to ask the computer questions. This is the REAL model that taught me...

US – Italy – China

Of course, the USA stock futures and the dollar came under some pressure as the shutdown of the government appears more likely. Everyone knows this is just drama...

Gold Lending Could Stop in London

Many of the Goldbugs will be happy to hear that the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) says it might start charging member banks more or even dissolving...

Greece The Rise of Nationalism – To Be Expected

History repeats because the passions of mankind never change. Hitler was able to seize power following the 1918 Communist Revolution in Germany that set the stage...

Bureaucrats Destroying the World – The Expat Experience

COMMENT:  The diminishing (non-existent ?) possibilities for Americans to invest outside the US is not just in Europe.  I don’t live in the US but have a US...