Kerry Lutz's--Financial Survival Network

What's imploding next Wednesdays with Andrew Hoffman:

Unprecedented economic collapse, vs. unprecedented market manipulation.

Today is Fed Minutes Day, my article this morning was "since the October 28th FOMC meeting"...

Paris attacks, and much, much more. 

We had our bi-weekly chat today. We touched on the manner in which bankers have taken over the government, around the globe. People's patience for this state of affairs is quickly running out. Noemi Prince has been making a lot of waves on this exact topic. Then we discussed the closely allied area of stock buy-backs and the corrosive effect it's having on corporations and the country. Fortunately this trend is rapidly ending, with the collapse of corporate sales and earnings. 

Do you feel stuck? Do you feel trapped? Do you dream of wanting to experience the occupational fulfillment you know you are destined for? It sounds like you could be Caught Between a Dream and a Job!

87 percent of Americans Dislike Their Job, But Most Don't Know The Way Out 

Freedom is a wonderful feeling; it’s the underlying desire of most people, both adults and children. Finally, Help has arrived for Anyone Feeling Trapped and Ready to Break Free from "Job Living" and Move to "Dream Living."

Becoming a millionaire isn’t an accident. It takes business owners decades to accomplish this rare feat. Many people look at these successful individuals and assume they must be lucky or born into wealth. But in reality, this is usually far from the truth. Becoming a millionaire takes work, focus and productive habits.

 Studying and emulating the behaviors of millionaire entrepreneurs can help you develop discipline and the habits that catapult entrepreneurs to the next level.

 Mindset and Business Coach Raul Villacis uses “The Next Level Experience” uses his expertise to elaborate on the many behaviors of millionaire entrepreneurs and how these traits lead to success.

Best selling author Wayne Allyn Root joined us for a spirited discussion of the weekend's terror attacks in Paris. In spite of overwhelming proof that the Syrian migration has a direct connection to the attacks, the admin refuses to back down. Wayne speculates as to what their thinking is on the topic. Either way, it ain't pretty. 

John writes, "This weekend’s Paris attacks, occurring in the middle of one of history’s largest mass-migrations, has the feel of uncharted territory. But it’s actually an eerie echo of something that happened nearly two thousand years ago in more-or-less the same place.

According to some historians, the fall of the Roman Empire wasn’t pre-ordained. By AD 300 it had its problems, including far-flung, hard-to-defend borders and recurring currency crises, but was generally stable and prosperous. Then a new power arose in the East. The Huns were horse archers who could out-ride and out-shoot their neighbors, and they terrorized the Vandals and Goths who lived in what is now Germany and the Balkans, driving them west to Rome’s borders.

Rome chose to let half a million “barbarians” enter, hoping to use them as soldiers and laborers. Instead, it found itself with invading armies and unstable, uncontrollable political coalitions. The complete story is winding, convoluted and full of unfamiliar names, but it ends with the division of the Empire into two parts and the destruction of the original, Italian half."

Will the West figure it out? 

Joe Messina of theRealSide.com was with us today. We discussed the deplorable attacks in Paris, what's going on with more Middle-East Immigration to the US and what it means for the political situation at home. Trying times require an open mindedness and ability to adapt that appears to be lacking in the US today. Will it change, we can only hope!

Dale Bellis, head of Liberty HealthShare joined us today to discuss healthcare insurance alternatives. Seems that with the new Obamacare policies coming out, the deductibles are so high that people aren't using them. Instead, health insurance has become catastrophic health insurance in many cases, since they'll only be tapped in the event of a major health event. This despite the fact that premiums have gone up hugely in the past couple of years. Enter Liberty HealthShare, where for just a couple of hundred dollars per month, I have a community of people who share their bills. Since I signed up, I have saved nearly $4000. It can truly be a lifeline for families and people on fixed incomes. You just have to see if it's right for you.

Go to JoinLHS.com

Woody O'Brien joined us today to speak about the dollar and economic conditions. Forget everything else that Uncle Scam tells you. The labor force participation rate has been dropping consistently overtime. Bullion is your only defense against a sinking economy and debasing currencies. Some food and other survival tools won't hurt, but in the long run it's bullion. 

John writes, "Some recent stories from, of all places, Texas, offer the first clear glimpse of the coming energy revolution. The short version: Combine wind at night, solar during the day, and next-generation batteries, and you get an energy economy that doesn’t need oil, coal, or gas." Truly an energy revolution is taking place. How long it may take to become fully embedded is the question. It may be sooner than you think. 

Lisa Bissell, CEO of Pure Grown Diamonds, explains the breakthrough technology that's making the revolution possible. The end product is indistinguishable from the mined product. Best of all there's no mining caused pollution, no conflict blood diamonds. The prices are substantially less than their mined competitors, with absolutely no diminution of quality. Truly revolutionary!

What's not imploding now Wednesdays with Andrew Hoffman:

Commodity, currency, junk bond crash - even NASDAQ advance/decline line negative, as "Economic Mother Nature" winning the war

Spain/Portugal/Greece political crises

Collapsing eocnomic data, and bogus NFP report

plunging global silver production,

etc., etc.

PC has run amok. From Halloween costumes on college campuses to San Francisco where they no longer want to call petty thieves criminals. Don't we have better things to waste our time on? Next, we discuss Estonia, an actual free market experiment that is actually working. Of course this comes as no surprise to you FSN Listeners. The free market always works best in the long run. 

The war on healthy mayonnaise has been exposed. Who would think that the government would go after a company making healthy mayonnaise with no eggs? But the Egg Council had them in their crosshairs. There was a concerted effort by Unilever and the US Government to put a company out of business because they made egg-free mayonnaise. I wish I could say that we're surprised by it. 

Millennials just don't drive enough or drive gas guzzlers to keep the Highway Trust Fund going. Revenues are way down and they're blaming it on this hapless generation. The real culprit is record low work force participation, which has led to less people driving to work and lower incomes, which has also led to less people driving, period. What's an unemployed Millennial to do? You know this a smoke screen to raise the federal and state gas taxes. It's for the roads of course.

Finally, free electric in Texas. A surplus of wind energy and the lack of connections to the Texas power grid has resulted in a utility giving away electric for free after 9pm. Don't worry about the utility. They're making money a federal tax credit that was unwisely passed to encourage clean energy. You the taxpayer are picking up the tab for this free energy!

We sat down with Wall Street's Watchdog Chris Markowski. Chris is skeptical of Any Fed rate hike. Can the economy and Wall Street survive it? He believes that the time has come for tax reform in the form of a flat tax. And repeal of Obamacare is a major priority as it is an unmitigated disaster that is starting to cause real harm to real people. We can only hope our future leader is listening. 

Dr. Stephen Wangen – World Class Expert on IBS, Co-Founder IBS Treatment Center, and Author of “The Irritable Bowel Syndrome Solution” and the award winning “Healthier Without Wheat: A New Understanding of Wheat Allergies, Celiac Disease, and Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance” was with us in this episode. 

Part of the challenge in healthy living is that you see the effects gradually. That can be frustrating when you’re working hard in the gym and sticking to your diet.

But whether you see it immediately or not, your body responds the moment you begin making healthier choices. These changes can reduce your risk of obesity, heart disease, cancer and diabetes, all while making you feel better. Is it ever too late to start?

Bill worked for a CEO who usually considered himself the smartest person in the room.  He had extensive experience in the industry we were in and had paid his dues to work his way into the C-suite. He considered himself the smartest person in the room because every time someone presented a new idea, the CEO would say something like this, “That’s a great idea!  But it would be better if you….”  Sometimes he would say, “When I was at XYZ Company, we did something like that and here is what we found that worked.”  There are an infinite number of variations of this exchange.  My CEO couldn’t resist adding value, a variation on the need to win (last week’s article).  Do you know someone who always tries to add value?  What about you?  Do you always try to add value? Then it's time to lead by following. 

Dale Nabors, well known real estate agent comment on the recent home sales numbers. New home sales slumped last month, according to a report released Monday by the Census Bureau. Analysts expected new home sales to tick down slightly in September following August's originally reported seven-year high. But few expected last month's housing numbers to drop off as dramatically as they did. What's behind the numbers? 

Ned Schmidt was on with us and he believes that the SDR is going to adjusted in the next few months to include the Chinese Yuan. This will have the effect of putting a floor on Yuan and a cap on the Dollar. It will force much of the world to diversify their portfolios away from the Dollar and towards the Yuan. We will know shortly, when the IMF acts. 

We spoke with MoneyAnswers.com's Jordan Goodman. As he recounted, there's 5 debt bubbles currently blown, that will one day pop. Student loans, sub-prime auto loans, emerging market debt among others. Low interest rates and misperception of risk is driving the trend. When they pop, there's going to be big trouble ahead. 

What's Not Imploding Now Wednesdays with Andrew Hoffman:

Interest rate "fears"
-historic market manipulation, based on nothing but miserable data
-yesterday's "speechless" hand holding article

Obamacare!

exploding central bank money printing - Euro near 12 year low, etc.

"How's economic mother nature" doing - reality versus markets

mining earnings

As the deleveraging continues, more and more Mlllennials are foregoing cars and returning to the city. The sharing economy is tailor made for this group. And the recent survey cited on JugglingDynamite.com shows that people who save more are happier. Hopefully the trend is shifting so dramatically that the number of happy people will increase geometrically. But before this happens, there's still much pain to be had. The real estate bubble appears to have popped in Canada and the results are being felt. 

Chris is about to release a new book entitled Prosper. It covers many techniques and ways for you to succeed in the new economy. Prepping isn't a recipe for success in the New Economy. It's necessary and can enable you to survive, but it's not enough. That's where Chris explains his strategy for helping you Prosper and live well. Well worth the read!

Greg Writer is incredibly upbeat about the prospects for new entrepreneurs in America. With new SEC rule changes that will make crowdsource funding and promotion of companies looking for investors, Greg sees blue skies ahead for entrepreneurs looking to raise capital. Angel Investor's Network is modeled after the hit show Sharktank. With his growing network of investors, more companies will be able to find financing faster and hit the big time like Greg's great hit Go-Video. 

We caught up with Dave Drummond in New Orleans. As more Americans and other expatriate, they're finding Belize a welcoming place. From highly solvent banks, to extremely favorable asset protection laws, to highly protected bank secrecy, Belize has it all. Not to mention a very favorable climate, great diving and English-speaking natives. Dave is bullish on Belize. 

Nicholas Green has been a fiduciary advisor since 2003 and an experienced value investor. He focuses on preserving and building the wealth of his clients, protecting them against the injustices of Wall Street. Nicholas doesn’t represent companies or banks — he represents his clients. When he is not working with his clients to help them accomplish their financial goals, he is constantly focused on developing their portfolios.

Prior to founding FMT Investment Advisory, Nicholas served as the Chief Investment Officer of Federal Street Inc., through which he gained vast real-life experience and developed his skill and wisdom as an investor.