Spreading investment risks

Q: Do you recommend spreading investment risks? A: Both diversification and specialisation have a proper place and function for any who depends on an asset”s income stream or capital value. This doesn’t just apply to investors and speculators. What’s comfortable for one person may be inappropriate for another, but certain generalisations are worth considering. Let’s … Read more

Reassessing Risks with the U.S. Dollar Strengthening

Donald John Trump was elected the 45th president of the USA holding 290 votes of the Electoral College against 228 earned by former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton. In the popular vote the democratic candidate won by 668,273 votes, but Trump’s success to gain in key swing states took the majority of the … Read more

The Day After: SRI Conference to Present “Economic Forecast: What Awaits our new President?”

Immediately on Heels of Voting, Leading Economist to Unveil Economic Forecast in Live Phone Feed From The SRI Conference in Denver, Colorado. DENVER (NEWS ADVISORY) — The recovery following the end of the Great Recession has lasted over seven years. Is it nearing the end? What is the status of recovery? Is a recession a … Read more

Aging Investor Protection

Don Blandin named by Next Avenue as one of Top 50 “2016 Influencers in Aging” WASHINGTON, D.C. & ST. PAUL, MN. – October 27, 2016 – Don M. Blandin, president and CEO of the Investor Protection Trust (IPT) and the Investor Protection Institute (IPI), is being honored by Next Avenue as one of its 50 … Read more

Sun Tzu and the price of gold

Q: Would Sun Tzu have a definite opinion on whom the winner of the White House prize will be this year: Clinton or Trump? A: You ask a very good question. The answer is clear and unequivocal from just a casual reading of text quoted in the book. If you control the time and place … Read more

Gold And Debt: The 1929 Great Depression vs The Next Great Collapse

The situation Americans face in the future will be nothing like anything they have experienced in the past. While we have seen old footage and heard stories about the Great Depression (starting in 1929), we have no idea how bad things really were during the 1930’s. At that time, approximately 25% of the American population … Read more