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Black Swan Fledgling – The Debt Crisis Takes Flight

The debt based money system plods along according to plan.  The Fed offers unlimited credit.  Public and private entities borrow and spend it. One of the more popular delusions of contemporary culture is disbelieving the money will ever have to … Continue reading

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The Prelude to QE4

The U.S. economy officially exited the Great Recession in June 2009.  But the recovery hasn’t done much to lift the broad population’s lot in life.  Six years into it, and the economy trudges along like a jack donkey up a … Continue reading

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Good Riddance

High-risk investing is rewarded with higher returns when the financial tide is rising.  The vast sea of liquidity hides the hazards and perils of a rock bottom reef.  Madmen and lunatics get rich.  But when the tide turns…watch out… “You … Continue reading

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How the World Becomes Unrecognizable

Ninety three percent of Americans believe Elvis Presley is dead.  That means 7 percent believe he’s still alive.  The real insight here is that 7 percent of Americans are morons. The secondary insight is that a statistical result of 93 … Continue reading

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