Kerry Lutz's--Financial Survival Network (general)

Dave Kranzler was on talking about the end of the so-called real estate recovery. Looks like the signs of the real estate recovery were greatly hyped. Now it's looking quite bleak once again, unless you're a foreigner looking for a green card. Watch closely for the next phase of the crash, it's well under way. Dave also gives a couple of good miners that well poised for the next precious metals prices surge. 

Keith Schaefer is one of the best energy analysts out there. After watching the natural gas draw down this winter and record price spikes, utlities have been on a spring buying spree. In the next two weeks, we'll find out if their spree is over or whether they'll keep buying. This will determine whether prices stay firm or whether they'll collapse. Oil prices have remained surprisingly steady and will probably remain so, depending upon the Saudis. Ethanol prices have been all over the board and Keith is keeping a hands-off attitude. If next winter is like this one, imagine where prices could go.

Ann McIndoo is an expert at helping people to write their book and tell their story. She's even written a book about it entitled, 7 Easy Steps To Write Your Book. Using her system you can do it easy and quickly and market your book to your audience successfully. Ann's an expert who will help you clear the hurdles to success.  

Oftentimes your business is your largest asset. If you haven't done proper succession planning, then you need to speak with someone like Dave Franzetta. Whether you're going to hand it down to your children or sell it to investors, you need a plan. That's where Dave comes in. He'll help you figure out an exit strategy, so you can rest easy in retirement. 

We hadn't spoken with Jason Hamlin of GoldStockBull.com in a while. He sees a golden era ahead for the precious metals and the miners too. Prices for any commodity can't stay below the price of production for an extended period of time and that's certainly the case for gold and silver. Combine this with the exploding demand for the physical metals and you've got a recipe for increasing prices ahead. We also discussed bitcoin and what it means for fiat currencies in the future. Jason believes that bitcoin's future is bright and now's a good time to get involved. 

Thom Reilly was Manager of Clark County Nevada. Now he's teaching and trying to reform the public pension system before it crashes and burns. There's definitely a movement afoot to mend it before the inevitable occurs. The ultimate decisions will be made by the courts. First in Detroit and California, but then in other places. Do judges possess the skills to make multi-trillion dollar decisions? Probably not, but then who does? 

Charles Hugh Smith stands out on the internet. A prolific writer and blogger, he's been a big proponent of the localization movement. Keeping your money and investments close to home. Now that movement is going global. We're seeing it in places like Greece, Japan and all over. As the prevailing financial order continues its implosion, the trend is going to go critical on fronts. That's what Charles and I are counting on. 

Mickey's March Major Market Report

• Stock markets static with TSX up TSX.V up
• Gold and Silver Platinum down Palladium up, Copper down 
• Energy down
• Dollar and Euro static, yield on 10yr up slightly

James Corbett of the renowned Corbett Report joined us to give you latest look at what's really going on in Asia. The Japanese have soured on Abenomics. The economy is down, money printing has lost its magic and the people are disenchanted, but the game goes on. In China the economy is slowing which has led to a bit of a panic by the powers that be. Where it will wind up is anyone's guess. But a lot of capital has taken flight. No one wants to be left taking the blame. 

Don Watkins of the Ayn Rands Institue was just getting ready for a debate at the University of Wisconsin when we caught up with him. What a great venue to discuss the price tag of the welfare state and how badly the young will get penalized for its many failures. Like any good Ponzi Scheme, the people who get in first (the elderly) reap its benefits, while the latecomers (the young) get stuck footing the bill. No doubt the New Deal programs and Obamacare will work out exactly the same way. 

Dana Meador is a CPA, Money Manager and Financial Expert. She manages money for wealthy clients. She's concerned that entitlements have gone from 4% to 11% percent fo the budget. She's also worried that public pensions need an annual 8% return and will be unable to get anywhere near that. She believes they'll be depleted in 6-7 years, like Detroit is now. This and a whole host of other reasons leaves her extremely concerned about the future of the country. 

Elijah Johnson is a high school senior with a love for Austrian Economics. Unfortunately, there's not many more like him. Home schooled, he's been pursuing a life-long love of learning. This has brought him to the same conclusion as Thomas Jefferson that banks cannot be trusted and that gold and silver are the only real money. 

Jason Stevens believes that through superior knowledge and strict management of risk, one can gain superior returns in many different markets To that end, he leverages his and his colleagues' extensive technical knowledge of the resource sector to provide valuable information and peerless service to his clients. Focused on applying value-based strategies to volatile equity investments within the natural resource sectors, Jason has spent the last 10 years working with mining and petroleum engineers, influential industry executives, investment newsletter writers, alternative energy specialists, and economic geologists.

John Manfreda of WallStForMainSt.com joined us today. Looks like DC may be gearing up for an oil war to exact revenge on Russia for trying to bypass the petrodollar in dealings with India and China. While it may be bad for the Saudis it may be the only hope the US has of preserving the status quo. Far-fetched perhaps, but the empire must go on. 

Mondays with Andrew Hoffman!

• Gold gets hit as usual;
• Janet Yellen in less than a week backtracks;
• Nasdaq rescue underway;
• Record margin debt;
• Horrible hedge fund performance;
• Japan industrial production down 2.5%;
• Inflation at 5 year in Japan;
• Consumer spending down 2.5% in Japan;
• Japan PMI down and Yen getting crushed;
• China bubble continues to get crushed bank write-offs way up;
• Europe negative interest rates coming or QE to infinity;
• US just this year food 19% and gasoline up 11% but inflation under control;
• Thank you Janet Yellen;
• Californinflation!

John Rubino sees big risks for the Dollar ahead. As it tries to punish Russia for the latter’s dismemberment of Ukraine, the West is discovering that the balance of power isn’t what it used to be. Russia is a huge supplier of oil and gas — traded in US dollars — which gives it both leverage over near-term energy flows and, far more ominous for the US, the ability to threaten the dollar’s reign as the world’s reserve currency. And it’s taking some big, active steps towards that goal.

Noted writer and author Lowell Ponte joined us for a look at the continuing saga of the Ukraine and Putin's assault on the US and the West. We talked about the divided loyalties of Angela Merkel and her love of all things Russian. Also, we discussed the decline of the Russia and the long term threats to its viability. A weakened US is no help to the a stable world. Lowell also has a free book offer. Just call 800-630-1494.

California Senator Leland Yee A major anti-gunner is arrested for gun running. What is the world coming to? Just shows how insincere the anti-gun crowd really is. When you read the affidavit of his statements and his total callousness for what purpose the guns he was helping to smuggle were going to be to, it's just shocking. 

Also electronic currencies are going mainstream. Now the Treausury is looking to get in on the act of regulating digital currencies and this can only be a bad sign of things to come. Also Auroracoin is giving digital currency away to Icelanders. Is it too good to be true? We will soon find out, won't we.

Delia Horwitz author of Collaboration Soup sees a huge societal shift taking place before our very eyes. People can no longer go it alone, nor do they wish to. That's why a company like AirBNB is now working with the "Enemy." Rather than fighting governments around the country, they're embracing them and working with them to insure that members can rent rooms legally and in compliance with local laws. A minor example yes, but important nonetheless. Local agriculture and farm to table is taking off around the country as well, a trend that was unthinkable just a few years ago. Expect the trend to accelerate and dominate in the coming years.  

When it comes to food and precious metals there are few people out there with more experience following them than Ned Schmidt. He believes that Fed tightening is the death knell for the Nasdaq or Techno-Junk as he calls it. He sees the up cycle for food and precious metals as full steam ahead. The California Drought and increased population as well as other factors have seen food prices take off in 2014. According to ZeroHedge, they're up 19% this year already. There's probably some inflation due to money printing in there as well. Ned suggests a number of stocks that will benefit from the trend. He's been right for the past couple of years and there's no reason to believe he won't be right now. 

We caught up with our friend Joe Messina today and covered a number of topics. From Comrade DeBlasio's collapsing agenda in New York City, to teachers getting caught having sex in school and then having a court say they can keep their jobs, to the UN taking over the Internet, to Obama missing out on Fortune's Top 50 Leader list; you have wonder can the world get any crazier than it is now? 

A major precious metals dealer goes belly up and virtually nobody is talking about it. Well that's not how FSN deals with major news. Fortunately that's not how our sponsor Owings Metals deals with it either. This is important information that you need to know about. In addition to talking about the gold market, we discuss ways for you to protect yourself from insolvent bullion dealers and ways to split up your purchases to avoid a similar fate. You need to hear what Seth and I have to say about this. 

Michael Krieger, frequent ZeroHedge contributor and well known writer, joined us to talk about the epidemic of corporate welfare and the wave of kleptocracy sweeping the US economy. Michael believes the decentralization is the way that people can take it back. He cites the example of marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington States as a perfect example. If you wait for the government to figure it out, you'll be waiting a long time. 

Gordon T. Long appeared on the show today. We took a trip around the world surveying the vast landscape of malinvestment and insane government policies. So many countries are on the edge that it's impossible to know which one will implode. In Japan their money printing and demographics are a sure recipe for disaster. The US's student loan bubble and auto loan craziness can't end well. The EU is sinking money into US treasuries. Russia is determined to sink the dollar. China is seeing defaults and is now starting to see its first bank runs. So flip a coin, your guess is as good as ours. 

We're catching up for lost time with Bill Holter. Seems there's a bit of a real estate panic going on in China in case you hadn't heard. Just like what happened in the US in 2006-07, only worse. This is leading to a collapse in the luxury Hong Kong real estate market and it's going to be felt in real estate markets around the globe. More importantly, it's going to speed up the global currency reallignment, so buckle your seat belt and get ready.