What Ireland’s comeback tells us about America’s future. March 30, 1979. Eleven o’clock in the morning—on the dot. Ireland cut a cord that had been …
The Crisis Washington Is Waiting For
There’s one way out of America’s debt trap—and your wallet pays the price. A crisis is coming. But don't expect Washington to stop it. Because …
Is Now the Time to Invest in “The Land of Smiles”?
A couple years back, my wife and I spent most of the summer in Koh Samui, Thailand. Bliss… It’s such a lovely place. Tropical. Hilly. Beaches …
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It’s Three-Card Monte—And You’re the Mark
The Fed are fudging the numbers… The problem with the government—well, one of the problems with the government—is that it always feels …
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You’re Already Paying the Bill
They called this strategy dangerous. Then they took power and doubled down… It's not the debt that will break America. It's the hypocrisy. Two …
The Words Washington Won’t Say
It explains why inflation may be impossible to stop. America has already lost the war it's fighting. And I don't mean Iran. I mean the war that …
The People Funding America Are Getting Nervous
Beware the bond vigilantes… Well, the bond vigilantes are back… And they’re clearly none-too-pleased with Kevin Warsh’s Federal Reserve. Last …
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The World Was at War. Coca-Cola Went Shopping.
One wartime decision is still paying investors 80 years later. In 1941, the world was in the throes of madness. Hitler's armies had marauded …
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The Greatest Junk Mail Ever Sent
It created one of history's best investments. You can imagine the confusion. And then the chaos. And then the fraud. We’re going back today to …
The Fed’s Magic 8 Ball
Ask Again Later… The Federal Reserve meets again this week, and Wall Street will study a scatterplot of dots, trying to divine where interest rates …
