History of Money
Money has meant different things to different people over the centuries and millennium. We began yesterday discussing the problems facing our money today and will begin looking at how these problems have occurred historically so you can see the need to protect yourself from a recurring phenomenon. In the late 1600’s England established money backed […]
Inflation – The Case for Dollar Decline
Inflation happens when the Dollar loses value because more of them have been printed. We’ve been discussing the factors which show our economy is headed for a more serious recession. There is no real broadly accepted definition of hyperinflation. Inflation is technically when the money supply is increased. However, most people look for the effects […]
Banks Problems and the Economy
We spoke recently about banks and the problems they are facing. Let’s dig a little deeper into those. The FDIC closes banks down every Friday, and we are at a record pace of banks failures so far this year. Each Friday night that the FDIC goes in to close a new bank, it is found […]
Economy, Banks, & Real Estate: Economic Update
The economy, banks, & real estate are discussed in today’s economic update video as we continue our periodic series. This video shows that problems at banks and in the real estate market point to difficult times ahead for the economy. This video doesn’t just talk about banks and real estate, but many other areas of […]
Natural Disasters, War, & the Economy: Economic Update
Natural disasters, war, & the economy are discussed in today’s economic update video as we continue our periodic series. The foundations of the world are being shaken as nations move towards war, natural disasters, and man made disasters are increasing. This video looks at what it means for the economy. This video on war, natural […]
Inflation, the United States Dollar, Gold, & the World Economy: Economic Update
Inflation, the United States Dollar, gold, & the world economy is discussed in today’s economic update video as we continue our periodic series. We’ll examine the world economy and show indicators of inflation and how that can impact the United States Dollar & gold. This is part of a series which follows The Coming Storm […]
World Economy Slowing
The world economy has become intricately connected. We’ve been discussing signs of an economic collapse and will continue today to see how other nations’ problems affect our economy. Gone are the days where we can look at our own economy in a vacuum without considering the effects that other countries’ economies have on ours. We […]
Signs of Depression: States & Municipalities Defaulting
We’ve been discussing different signs that our economy is headed into a depression. Today, we’ll look at the condition of our states and cities. Most of the United States are flat broke today! And many of the cities are as well. They have allowed themselves to be bloated and now face massive problems. Deficits are […]
Tax Increases & New Taxes
Tax increases and new taxes kill economic growth. We’ve been talking about economic indicators which point towards a depression. Strangely, this is a debated topic, but it is quite easy to prove economically. The history of the world is also replete with examples of high taxes stifling economic growth and low taxes leading to amazing […]
Commercial Real Estate Outlook
The real estate market has serious problems. We looked at this yesterday while focusing on residential. Do you think Commercial Real estate markets might have similar problems? Yes, but they are slightly different. Commercial loans are not currently guaranteed by the US Government the way Residential mortgages are. Therefore, banks do not typically give 30 […]