Archive for January 2021
Crack-Up Boom Coming
Have you ever heard of a ‘crack up boom’? You may want to get familiar with the term and what it means before you experience it. Let me state at the outset of this piece that I am biased, some might even say extremely biased. And they may be right. I am biased in the…
Read MoreCryptocurrencies and Other Options
Cryptocurrencies are making headlines of late. I’ve also had many questions from clients, radio and podcast listeners and webinar participants about the advisability of storing wealth in cryptocurrencies. In this week’s “Portfolio Watch”, I will address this topic albeit briefly due to space limitations. For those of you unfamiliar with cryptocurrencies, they are digital currencies…
Read MoreMoney Printing, Politics and an Imaginary Suit
This week, a couple of observations. One, food inflation rose for the seventh consecutive month as I predicted we would continue to see. Dairy products and vegetable oils rose most. This from “Zero Hedge” (Source: https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/global-food-prices-rise-seventh-consecutive-month) (emphasis added): The Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price Index rose for a seventh consecutive month in December, led by dairy…
Read MoreLittle Discussed Side Effects of Money Printing
In the January “You May Not Know Report” (my monthly client communication) to be mailed mid-month, I discuss the predictable outcomes of money printing in detail and offer strategies for you to consider in your own, personal financial situation. While price inflation is the first inflation end-result that most of us think about when we…
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