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How to Fight the Investment Enemies Now Mobilizing
The lessons of 2008-09 leave many smart and intelligent people’s finances as unsuspectingly vulnerable as Paris in the spring of 1940. Treasury bills provided cover and safety when the stock market was falling in late 2008 and early 2009. This strategy may not work so well during the next crisis. Continue reading
Why Some Americans Love Government Lockdowns
There’s mounting evidence the American character is being destroyed by an infected mind. While some Americans have been rightly irate by the government’s lockdown orders, there are others that love it. They love forced hunkering. Moreover, they love the prospect of free money. Continue reading
Is the Panic Worse than the Virus?
The Great Panic of 2020 is already one for the history books. Yet the damage has only just begun. We suspect the stock market crash, economic destruction, and forfeiture of freedoms will persist long after the coronavirus hobgoblin has been put to bed. Continue reading
A Walk on the Wild Side
“Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom’s. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.” – Nelson Algren, A Walk on the Wild Side Fresh Fruit or Rotting … Continue reading
