Archive for July 2023
Unintended Consequences – Nothing New Here
In my 2011 book “Economic Consequences,” I examined the notion of unintended consequences. I offered several examples of government actions that may have been taken with good intentions (we can debate that another time) but ended up causing unpleasant, unintended consequences. A couple examples are the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Endangered…
Read MoreGold and Digital Currencies; An Update
There is a lot going on around the world that has the potential to change investing markets and global financial dynamics quickly and substantially. In this weekly report, I have long been discussing that we will get inflation followed by deflation, with the inflation likely leading to currency changes. When studying history, one…
Read MoreFed Induced Deflation?
In my books, “Economic Consequences” (2011), “New Retirement Rules” (2014, first edition), and “Revenue Sourcing” (2020), I reiterated the forecast of founding father, Thomas Jefferson, who suggested that if the American people ever allowed private banks to control the issue of the currency, the country would experience inflation, followed by deflation. Ever since…
Read MoreAre Air BNB’s Indicating a Real Estate Crash?
I have long held that the current investing environment has been artificial for more than the last decade. Higher stock and real estate prices have been fueled by currency creation and debt accumulation. It now seems we may be close to the reversal I have been forecasting. While I fully expect the Federal…
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