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Q: Larry Summers, interviewed on Bloomberg this week, opined that the reason government economist where unable to predict any of the recessions since WWII was that: the economy is too complex to predict and making such a predation would contribute to pessimism and so might be self-fulfilling. How do you explain their incompetence? A: I … Read more
Q: How do you differ from other investment advisors and financial managers? A: I do not deal in investment nor do I render standard financial advice. What I am offering is a pure speculation based on the application of economic law. I do not take custody of client funds. It is possible to enter into … Read more
The practice of option selling is a controversial strategy for commodity option traders to partake in. Many brokerage firms outright forbid the practice; others allow it, but there are often strings attached. However, there are a limited number of brokerage services that recognize despite the challenges of option selling, it likely offers the highest long-term … Read more
Can a computer model predict the world economy? MARTIN ARMSTRONG, once a US based trillion dollar financial advisor, developed a computer model based on the number pi and other cyclical theories to predict economic turning points with incredible precision. In the early 80s he established his financial forecasting and advising company Princeton Economics. His forecasts … Read more
Nearly four months ago on June 2nd, something very unusual happened in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The price of propane actually became negative, hitting an unbelievable -0.625 cents per gallon. It’s hard to believe that the price of a productive commodity could become so beat down by the market that producers would practically have to pay … Read more
Purchasing Power of this Non-U.S. Registered Investment Account Investments are purchased as a deemed institutional professional investor, non-U.S. person and foreign country resident. Whether you are or are not a U.S. person is exempt from reporting and that means you are free to deal without U.S. person restraints, restrictions or blockage globally. The Internal Revenue … Read more
This presentation is not a recommendation or solicitation. We will compare different approaches to how $100k could be employed with a common assumption that the price of gold will increase from $1,000 to $1,611, The first approach is to buy and hold gold bullion. The results would be, in USD terms, a profit of $61,100 … Read more
Q: Perhaps everything is more nuanced than you make it. Yes, the stock market has to break. That’s happening now, but then it has to have a sharp rally. This is needed to suck in the last of the “buy the dip” crowd. Then it should roll over and take out the first panic low, … Read more
There are many methods and examples of how it is possible to enjoy an extra ordinary rate of return by reinvesting your short term gains into a longer term trend in business operations, investment or speculation. For instance: Manhattan was bought in 1550 by the Dutch East Indies company from the Indians then living there … Read more