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Category: Economics

  • Market Timing the Low in Gold

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    From a purely mental perspective it’s a snap. We know when the low will occur and the gold market will turn from a bear to a bull. It will happen when most market participants expect a higher future price than the then spot price plus the cost to carry. Ludwig von Mises, in Human Action,…

  • Fractional Reserve Gold Bullion

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    Q: A roughly 20-year bear market in gold and gold mining shares ended approximately with 9/11. What role, if any, did 9/11 play in this major market turn? A: First of all, my view is that markets are made by human reaction to events. The reaction is a subjective judgement. Objective events do not move…

  • Mark Farber is a Real Economist

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    Q: Mark Farber recently observed that the USA economy based on savings, capital investment and production did well from about 1820 to 1971 and, based on money printing, from 1971 to today, has not done well. Your comments? A: Mark Farber is a real economist and competent wealth manager. He is not a political propagandist…

  • Investors are more Optimistic – Weekly Market Overview

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    US stocks closed higher on Monday as market sentiment was bolstered by an agreement for a third bailout program between Greece and its creditors. S&P 500 closed 1.1% higher with all 10 main sectors finishing with gains. The dollar strengthened, with US Dollar Index rising 0.8% to 96.7520. European stocks rose sharply as Stoxx 600 gained 2%,…

  • How To Be Your Own Economic Quarterback

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    You Need To Be The Economic MVP Every Year After a lifetime of earning and saving, one might expect a comfortable and financially secure retirement, especially with a reliable financial advisor – right? “Life is rarely that simple or black-and-white and, unfortunately, neither is the financial realm,” says Bryan S. Slovon, founder and CEO of…

  • Do You Know How Much Your Other Half Makes?

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    Study: Four out of 10 Couples in the U.S. Could Not Correctly Identify How Much Their Spouse Earns Experts often tell us “never keep secrets in a relationship” and “the key to any successful relationship is open communication.” So why is it, according to Fidelity Investments fifth Couples Retirement Study, four out of ten (43%)…

  • Short Selling Shares and Economic Law

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    Extraordinary speculative profits are possible with minor risk if you verify the truth, properly use logic, and keep it private. The establishment will continue to make war and milk the public. If you understand exactly how they are doing this, you can protect yourself and profit far beyond the norm. If you are short selling…

  • The Rule of Law and Freedom

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    Economics is human action in the field of buying and selling services and products while a law is a rule, a useful description that has some predictive value. Economic law concerns human action as it relates to the buying and selling of services and products. Economic law is a science but since it concerns human…

  • The Money Illusion

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    Freedom is, in the historical context, a new idea. Perhaps 97 percent of the time, tyranny has ruled men’s lives. Sun Tzu was popular 2,500 years ago and remains so today while Ludwig von Mises received only a passing mention in the last century. Though one explored the science of war and the other the…