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Why people are buying so much toilet paper amid coronavirus outbreak

Amid a wave of coronavirus panic buying, no product has proven to be more prized than good ol’ toilet paper — no matter how many plies. The mass buying spree has many wondering why people choose to stockpile the basic … Continue reading

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18 Breathtaking Facts About The Stock Market Crash Of 2020, And Experts Are Warning This Is Far From Over

We haven’t seen anything like this since the last financial crisis erupted in 2008. Wall Street has been gripped by a tremendous amount of fear, and the volatility that we are witnessing would have been unimaginable just a couple of … Continue reading

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THIS IS IT! The Party’s Over

The world is facing the gravest economic and social downturn in Modern Times. Sell the Dow and buy gold. Here’s why… This is it! The party is over. The world is now facing the gravest economic and social downturn in … Continue reading

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The Unsustainable Trajectory of America’s Economy

I have never claimed to be an economics “expert” or anything remotely close, but my university years did make me well familiar with certain aspects of higher math as course requirements and quantitative methods of social science research, especially as … Continue reading

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The U.S. Economy Is Rigged

Always and again the magic of money presents us with problems. These problems change constantly. Time after time experience teaches us that there is no universally-valid system by means of which monetary problems may be solved. Every new situation demands … Continue reading

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1864 – Gold Speculation

The Union’s financial success depended on military success. As presidential aide John Hay wrote in an anonymous newspaper article in January 1862 when any movement by the Union Army was stalled: “The Secretary of Finance has displayed wonderful zeal and … Continue reading

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You may not have as much in your 401(k) for retirement as you think

This one number will help you more accurately plan for retirement — thanks to the Secure Act. A $100,000 or even $200,000 balance in a 401(k) plan might seem like a lofty amount of money — and it is — … Continue reading

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What choice do we have???

One thing Trump (did NOT) brag about in his State of the Union… his plans to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid His tax cut isn’t helping the economy, but it did blow a hole in the budget that he’d … Continue reading

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How to return to sound money

Introduction There has been very little commentary in recent years about the benefits of sound money, being limited almost entirely to followers of the Austrian school of economics. Even less has been written about how to back out of inflationism, … Continue reading

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You gotta be sh***ing me?

Air Force veteran falls to the ground when he’s told the mouth-watering value of his watch Time to call a financial planner. As a member of the U.S. Air Force stationed in Thailand in the early 1970s, this particular veteran … Continue reading

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