Obama keeps turning to speaking engagements blasting the Republicans and refuses to negotiate with them despite the poles show that 59% now believe he should be staying in Washington. There is another agenda going on that is becoming very obvious to real political observers. Obama is pushing the  gun controls and more taxes in order […]

Question: “What is your opinion on interest rates impact on real estate?  Once interest rates rise will real estate crash?” ANSWER: No! Once rates start to turn, then you will see a faster rise in real estate. This normally takes place because people see rates rise and anticipate they will continue. Likewise, as long as […]

The French tax Gestapo has raided the french subsidiaries of eBay, Paypal, Google, Amazon, and even LinkedIn (LinkedIn France SAS) in Paris. The French tax Gestapo over the last couple of months have raided many large US multinationals looking for money and French using their systems and emails, They fail to undetrstand all they are doing is now chasing […]

It is getting just outright outrageous. This is a man that cannot be as stupid as his statements. Why is it laying off government workers will effect business because they will have less to spend, but raising taxes on the average person 10% is nothing. Then he wants to raise taxes even more to keep […]

We have defined inflation in our Glossary as: Inflation  – Normally defined as the rate of percentage increase on an annual basis within the general price level.  Most often calculated from the rate of change in the CPI index. This is further defined by government as the rise in the price of goods and services. However, […]

Europe can look to the United States for its history lesson when you have a Sovereign Debt Crisis that is an epidemic among member states. The United States emerging market Sovereign State Debt Crisis of the 1839-1844 period was a serious economic event that destroyed the credit standing of ALL states and the Federal Government. This […]

Some question about Sovereign Defaults and how often they occur seem to assume the the Age of New Economics ushered in by Keynes eliminated that possibility and besides, it only took place once in 1931. Even within the United States, the federal government promised to honor the debt of the Continental Congress. They did not. […]

Michael Premo was found innocent by a jury in NYC of assaulting an officer during the Occupy Wall Street event. They charged him with a felony of charging the police like a linebacker, and resisting arrest. Bloomberg, ex-Solomon Brothers Mayor whose main clients are bankers, does not prosecute police who beat citizens but let a citizen defend […]

U.S. Supreme Court Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) Brady v. Maryland No. 490 Argued March 18-19, 1963 Decided May 13, 1963 373 U.S. 83 CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND Syllabus In separate trials in a Maryland Court, where the jury is the judge of both the law and the facts […]

Everything as far as strategy is concerned depends upon your position. Those who have physical coin it is more difficult to sell and buy than to hold. Traders must go with the trend. If you have tons of physical, then you should be a hedger. Gold has not BROKEN yet. It is in serious trouble […]