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Man, Economy, and Spiritual State

Jan 6, 2016

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in Economics, Futures, Options and Commodities

Q: What should I tell a client who is uncomfortable with speculation and would rather buy and renovate real estate when the yield is over ten percent and sell when it’s under five percent? A: That is a very good question. It raises many issues, which Rothbard (Man, Economy, and State) and Mises (Human Action)…

Market cycle analysis and economic law

Dec 21, 2015

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Aaron

in Stocks and Bonds

Q: How does your system differ from a cycle analysis? Martin Armstrong seems to have been very successful using cycle analysis. A: I do not use a system over which I claim authorship. I apply the laws of economics to the facts at hand. I use the scientific method: observation to get the facts; and,…

Government economists and propaganda

Dec 18, 2015

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Aaron

in Futures, Options and Commodities

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…

Beyond investment advisors and financial managers

Dec 17, 2015

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Aaron

in Futures, Options and Commodities, Stocks and Bonds

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…

Value of a Diamond in the Rough

Dec 14, 2015

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Aaron

in Economics

Q: I’m having trouble understanding your statement that all value is subjective. I can clearly see how it applies to a diamond, but not to food. Food is necessary for life. Its value seems to be inherent or fundamental to the food itself. But you cannot eat a diamond. Its value is determined by passing…

Bull Market Expectation

Nov 28, 2015

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Aaron

in Precious Metals

Q: Do you have an expectation of what will happen over the next few years in the gold market? A: Yes. I expect that after the low is in that we will have a three to five year bull market with prices dramatically higher than they are now. I have confidence in that expectation in…

Speculation for profit, selling commodity options

Nov 7, 2015

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Aaron

in Futures, Options and Commodities

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…

Economic Law and the Price of Gold

Nov 6, 2015

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Aaron

in Stocks and Bonds

Price of Gold Q: Can you give us an update on how close we are to the end of the bear market in Price of Gold? A: We get closer every day. That much is for sure. My best guess is the low will occur a month and a half to three and a half…

Martin Armstrong and Asset Allocation Models

Oct 31, 2015

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Aaron

in Currency and Forex, Futures, Options and Commodities, Stocks and Bonds

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…

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