Friday, November 20th, 2009

Posts Tagged ‘ Great Depression ’

Hyperinflation – where is it?

Nov 17th, 2009 | By Keith Fitz-Gerald | Category: Featured, Financial News

Keith Fitz-gerald (Whiskey & Gunpowder):
Everything we know about classic economic theory suggests the U.S. economy should be experiencing Zimbabwe-like hyperinflation right now, thanks to the nearly $2.2 trillion the U.S. Federal Reserve has pumped into the system.



Old-fashioned commodities; old-fashioned strength

Nov 11th, 2009 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Featured, Financial News, International Investing

Chris Mayer (Penny Sleuth):
“If you can tell me something else where the fundamentals are so attractive…I’d be happy to put my money there,” said Jim Rogers, the famed investor and self-made billionaire in a recent interview. “But I don’t know of any other place.”



The best way to get through a debt crisis?

Nov 5th, 2009 | By Bill Bonner | Category: Featured, Politics & Economics

What’s the best way to get through a debt crisis? Straight through was our advice last week. For at least a thousand years, the business cycle went round and round without help from central bankers or economists. It is only since these geniuses have been on the case that really serious problems have arisen.



Harry Dent: Bold Predictions of the Great Depression Ahead

Oct 5th, 2009 | By Alexander Green | Category: Stock Market Investing

As they said in the movie “Poltergeist”: “They’re baaa-aaack.”



Social Security? Not Exactly

Aug 18th, 2009 | By Joel Bowman | Category: Politics & Economics

The first public retirement pension scheme was created by Otto von Bismarck in 1880 Germany. Fifty years later, during the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt followed suit in the United States. As we’ve seen, the number of people expected to reach the retirement age of 65 was not considered to pose a threat to future funding.



Why There Is an 81% Chance This Rally Won’t Survive September

Aug 11th, 2009 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Stock Market Investing, Top Story

The rally in US stocks that began on March 9, 2009 has seen a 49.4% gain. And despite our deep suspicions here at Notes, it’s lasted 22 weeks. Does this mean we’re tempted to buy into stocks now?



Excerpt from ‘The Hard Math of Demography’

Aug 7th, 2009 | By Addison Wiggin | Category: Politics & Economics

Social Security? Not Exactly



The FDIC is in Trouble

Aug 5th, 2009 | By Bud Conrad | Category: Politics & Economics

As we all know, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) guarantees depositors that they’ll get their money back if a bank fails, at least up to a certain amount. To fund its operations, the FDIC collects small fees from the banks that are held in reserve for the purpose of taking over troubled banks and paying off depositors.



Irrational Exuberance Continues

Jul 31st, 2009 | By Ian Mathias | Category: Stock Market Investing

The stock market is about to finish the best July since 1989. The S&P 500 is up over 8% this month, its best month since April and best July in 20 years. After yesterday’s 1% rally, the index is up to 987. Baring catastrophe today, the S&P will register its fifth consecutive monthly gain.



Retail Sector Faces Uphill Climb in 2009

Jul 20th, 2009 | By Bob Blandeburgo | Category: Financial News, Stock Market Investing

Retail investors had a rough go of things in the first half, but since the March lows of all the markets, the Standard & Poor’s Retail Index is showing progress toward its 52-week high of 427.13.