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A Cashless Society – It is Coming

You love your credit cards, right? Handy and easy, you just whip it out and purchase whatever you want. No cash; no hassle. And everyone makes it so easy for you Before you bask in all this convenience, consider just … Continue reading

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High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up For University

Like most other American high school students, Garret Morgan had it drummed into him constantly: Go to college. Get a bachelor’s degree. “All through my life it was, ‘if you don’t go to college you’re going to end up on … Continue reading

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Wisconsin and Welfare: Work Works

“It’s so evident that work is the only way to get people out of poverty.” Chris Kapenga, a Wisconsin state senator, said the sentence above in regard to welfare reform legislation recently passed in the Badger State. “We’re going to … Continue reading

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Bitcoin vs The Old World Order

A comprehensive look at Bitcoin and why blockchain technology can be so disruptive to the status quo In the beginning of 2017, you could buy 1 Bitcoin for around $700-$900. Throughout the summer, Bitcoins price started to soar and seemed … Continue reading

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Buying a home can be almost impossible with massive student loan debt

* Eighty-three percent of people ages 22 to 35 with student debt who haven’t bought a house yet blame their educational loans. * Owning a home, the most common way Americans build wealth, can become a distant dream for many … Continue reading

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Harvey: The first domino in Illinois

Data shows nearly 400 other pension funds could trigger garnishment *(4/25/18) The report below has been updated to adjust for mislabeled pension contribution data provided in an Illinois Department of Insurance FOIA response. The changes, however, are not material to … Continue reading

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Merk: “How I Own My Gold

Editor’s NOTE: The following is extremely well researched and written, however the one single issue I have with the author’s commentary – is that in my opinion – he has made the idea of gold ownership far too complex – … Continue reading

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Holter: “It’s Pure Math – We’re Headed For A Train Wreck!

Financial writer and gold expert Bill Holter says China has a lot of weapons to fight a trade war with the U.S. China could stop buying Treasury bonds (as it reportedly already has done). It could sell Treasury bonds. It … Continue reading

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Is there gold in them, thar hills?

Has $55 MILLION of gold lost during the Battle of Gettysburg finally been discovered in central Pennsylvania? That’s what locals seem to believe after the FBI descended on site, along with representatives from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources … Continue reading

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Fed mistakes could spark ‘unusually fast’ bear market, ‘lost decade’ for stocks

Households currently have high exposure to the equity market Uncertainty over trade policy may be the primary driver of the U.S. stock market at the moment, but the real policy risk facing equities could be coming from the Federal Reserve, … Continue reading

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