Animal Spirits: Powell Wants You to Lose Your Job
Markets sank following the Fed’s September meeting. While the bank raised interest rates 0.75 percent, in line with expectations, the Fed warned that more
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Wall Street Silver: Buy Gold & Silver When Everyone Hates It
Historically, precious metals have fared well during times of high inflation. Despite a bump higher in prices during 2020, the precious metals have given up much
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Animal Spirits: Is a Recession Bullish?
Every recession is different. But many investors know that buying during a recession can create a lifetime of wealth. Does that make a recession bullish? Potentially.
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Palisades Gold Radio: The Worst Part of the Bear Market Is Dead Ahead
A bear market is a process. Just as stocks don’t rally in a straight line, they also don’t fall in a straight line. Investors
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Animal Spirits: Live From Future Proof
Every recession is different. However, the data shows that recessions tend to bottom out nearly midway through. The problem? Knowing when that midpoint is. Given that
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Bigger Pockets: Crash or Correction: Are We Repeating 2008’s Mistakes?
During any market turmoil, history can provide some guidance. While specific market conditions will vary compared to the past, understanding how similar events played out or
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Financial Samurai: Understand How Rich Central Bankers Think So You Can Outperform
Currently, we have signs of both a slowing economy and inflation rates starting to come down. So it seems odd that central bankers still remain committed
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Simply Bitcoin: Russia to Use Bitcoin for International Trades
One recurring investment theme that pops up every few years is the “death” of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Currently, the buck
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A Wealth of Common Sense: Animal Spirits: The Super Bubble
Asset prices are based on a number of variables. There are metrics like the price-to-earnings ratio in the stock market. Or the level of
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Lead Lag Live: Housing Slowdown or Crash
After nearly two years of strong performance, the housing market is slowing down. That’s being seen across the board, from longer times on market to
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Game of Trades: Stock Market Investors Are Not Positioned for What’s About to Happen
Right now, the economic consensus is that things are slowing. And central bankers are raising interest rates into a recession. Typically, interest rate hikes occur when
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Money For the Rest of Us: Unintended Consequences Impact Everything
In a complex global economy, actions can lead to any number of unexpected reactions. Some of those consequences are known in advance. Others are not. And
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