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Major Obamacare Premium Increases Set For 2016. The reason? Higher than expected care costs from customers gained under ObamaCare's expansion and the rising costs of prescription drugs.

Healthcare Expert Paul Ketchel, who runs MDSave, which is the nation's largest online healthcare marketplace. Prior to creating MDSave, Paul worked as a senior aide to Senator Frist, focusing on healthcare reform.

What In The World Is Going On With Andrew Hoffman:

The entire world is incentivized to ignore reality. Can kicking has now become an art form. The Greeks have defaulted and the entire world gives a collective yawn. Will Greece really pay everything they owe later in the month along with everything they owe later in the month? A measely $300 million and they can't come up with it, get real! No bail is coming. The German's refuse to give it and the Greeks refuse to take it. Will the collapse occur in June or in September or even later? Who knows? 

The Co-CEO's of Deutsche Bank both resigned and European QE has been increased by 10% and yields are going way up. What's the reason, something is going on behind the scenes and we're all going to find out at some point in the near future. The question is what? Something will break the system. 

Everything is ass-backwards. The worst economic environment of our lifetimes. Social unrest and the breaking off of large segments of the world economy. The only thing that's buffering it is manipulated markets. But have faith, the Dow is going up!

Former Congressman John LeBoutillier joined us. He is absolutely convinced that Hillary Clinton is not going to be the Democratic Party's nominee and will not be president. It's all because the Obama Admin doesn't want Bill Clinton anywhere near the White House ever again. They don't care about Hillary, but they despise Bill and if it means that the Dems lose the ultimate prize, then that's okay. Who will be the Democratic nominee? John thinks that Martin O'Malley is going to come out of nowhere and take the prize. 

The body count is starting to mount on Wall Street. Both co-ceo's of Deutsche Bank were unceremoniously dumped. Massive layoffs to follow there and HSBC and elsewhere. Massive manipulation of gold and the stock market? The Dow Transports have had a major divergence.  Dave writes, "I’ve never seen so many sophisticated Wall Street’ers this scared in my entire career.  – This comment comes from a very well-connected Wall Street/DC insider and is in reference to how illiquid the bond markets have become."

"Something deep and dark has transpired behind the Orwellian “curtain”  used by the elitists to hide the inner workings of the financial markets, especially with regard to big bank balance sheets and OTC derivatives.  What’s happening right now reminds of the movie “Jurassic Park.”  You can hear and feel the monster coming but you can’t see it yet and you don’t know it will pop up in your face or how big it is."

Wayne Allyn Root joined us today, blasting the latest economic numbers issued by DC. Wayne says they show that all the new jobs are going to illegal aliens and that the economic is still in the dumps. 1st Quarter GDP has been down for all 7 years of the Obama Admin and there's no hope of things getting better. Obamacare has been a total damper on the economy, which is the way he wants it. He also says that Hillary will not be the nominee which is what he has been saying for a long time. Things are starting to get interesting. 

Bill talks about the college graduation season 2015. Unfortunately the economic model that college was based upon is no longer relevant. The economic pie has been shrinking. This means that the municipal pensions won't be funded and the workers who have been counting upon the payout for their retirement are going to be sorely disappointed. There's a great wake-up call coming in America. Things have changed greatly since 2008, but we've allowed the system to continue unchanged and we'll be paying the price for decades to come. 

First, thanks for the best 4 years of my life. I started this journey June 7, 2011 and had absolutely no idea where it was going to wind up. Now, 4 years later, 10's of thousands of people tune into FSN daily. I hear from so many of you and it's really an honor. I love doing this and 13 million downloads speaks volumes. 

We talked about the recent sell-off in precious metals, nothing to see here move along. Then there's Elon Musk's Hyperloop that will change the way the world commutes and travels. Did you hear about the new Shawshank Escape from a New York supermax prison, except these guys were no Andy Duprees. And then we talk about the value of a college degree and the value of the debt you have to take on to get one. Is it really worth it all? That's a decision that you need to consider carefully before sending junior off to college. 

What's Going On Wednesday With Andrew Hoffman:

GREECE DEFAULT FRIDAY?

BOND CRASH!

COMMODITY CRASH!

U.S. ECONOMY CRASH!

YEN CRASH!

CHINA BUBBLE!

OPEC MEETING FRIDAY!

Mark writes, "With politicians and central bankers seemingly gone mad with their obsession for money printing and ultra low interest rates, it is nice to know that academic economists have a term (i.e., financial repression) for the policies that have created our current economic conditions.

However, it is not a new term. Its use dates back to at least 1973 when two Stanford University economists, Edward Shaw and Ronald McKinnon, used the term in separate publications. The phrase was initially meant to criticize various policies that reduced economic growth in undeveloped countries, rather than as an indictment of the world’s leading modern economies.

Financial repression is a revolving set of policies where the government insidiously takes wealth from the private sector, and more specifically makes it easier for government to finance its debt. In today’s environment this includes:

1. ZIRP or “zero interest rate policy” where many of the world’s central banks keep their lending rates to banks at or near zero. Naturally, this makes the interest rate on government debt lower than it otherwise would be.
2. QE or “quantitative easing” is the central bank policy of buying up government debt from banks. This increased demand increases the price of government bonds and reduces the interest rates on those bonds.

These are the two major policies of financial repression currently in use. The combination of the two policies has allowed governments to borrow money, both short- and long-term bonds, at extremely low interest rates. This, in turn, has kept the government’s interest payments on the national debt relatively low." 

It won't end well of that we can be certain. Take a look at the frescoes Mark refers to in his article and see if you recognize a parallel to modern America. The Allegory of Good and Bad Government

Danielle Park explains why value investors are always as popular as the Maytag Repairman. They look for those situations that the vast majority have passed over. In today's market there are very few such securities in existance. They ignore the hype of the brokers (formerly known as customers' men) and market mania focusing only on true value and real assets. Will value investing make a comeback after the next crash? No one knows the answer to that but we can only hope.  

Jamie Meloni says The Real Estate Business has changed and evolved over the last several years. In this current society you have to be very careful where you give your info and what you spend your money on.

The positives aspect of the Real Estate business is it will always be alive and provide a solid source of income. In the current market, there are going to be a lot of new millionaires created from the recent drop in house prices. Now is the time to invest!

Mickey Fulp and I reviewed the major markets and their performance for May. Perhaps sell in May and go away will yet again prove true. May was a truly lackluster month with no market really standing out. Equity markets were marginally higher, setting new record highs during the months. Precious metals were marginally higher, energy prices were up slightly as was the dollar and interest rates. All in all a real sleeper but worth review to get an idea of where we're heading next.

Rhonda Schaffler’s title is Anchor and Editor at large for TheStreet.com. We discuss, Retiring on Real Estate – Perfect Passive Income or Pipe Dream? – It can swing both ways.  But with some sound advice from our team, you can determine if this is an option for you.

The problem with the US economy is that there's just not enough seasonal adjustments being made to the latest economic statitistics. If only the folks at the government statistics mills could do more seasonal adjustments, everything would be fine. Perhaps China could learn this trick too and start their economy growing as well. In fact, why not just dispense with the actual numbers and create new ones out of thin air? Oh wait, that's what's they're actually doing? 

Do you know who Audie Murphy is? After just celebrating Memorial Day, it is important that we remember and celebrate our heroes and their sacrifices. Murphy, The Most Decorated Soldier of World War II, lived a life full of turmoil and triumph.  

The story of Audie Murphy is really the story of the effect of war on the individual soldier and how he must handle “the single most pervasive, traumatic experience of war”: killing and seeing others killed. In his new book, The Price of Valor: The Life of Audie Murphy, America’s Most Decorated Hero of World War II, David A Smith tells a timeless story: one of heroism and tragedy. Audie Murphy’s life story is the “cautionary tale of a hero” that the American public has forgotten.

John writes, "This story isn’t actually about Greece, but it begins there.

After the country went functionally bankrupt a few years ago, the solutions proposed by its creditors (mostly European banks and governments) included the impoverishment of its current citizens through cutbacks in wages and pensions, the impoverishment of its future citizens through the borrowing of even more money from the IMF and European Central Bank, and the sale of major state-owned assets to foreign companies to raise cash with which to make upcoming loan payments.

Greek voters, not surprisingly, responded by electing socialists who promised not to do any of those things. But apparently this didn’t work. Newsweek reports that the privatization program, after a brief pause, is back in high gear..."

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Jeff White loved being a financial advisor and stock broker. Then came 9-11 and he realized that he needed to do something else. While he was slaving away in the financial industry, he had acquired a love of working out and staying in shape. During this time he noticed many of his colleagues had been gaining weight and living an unhealthy lifestyle. Thus his transition to becoming a Certified Personal Trainer and Health Consultant was a natural one that made his life so much more fulfilling and worthwhile. 

Where Are We Headed Wednesday with Andrew Hoffman:

Collapsing commodities, currencies again!

Greek default 6/05?

Global equity bubbles!

-Bernanke endorsing them

Per yesterday's article, record PM demand, record low PM sentiment

Spanish, British elections

mining industry collapsing and much, much more. 

We caught up with our old friend Rick Ackerman today. He called the turn in the stock market on the dime, but couldn't get in to make the trade. Sometimes the market stays ahead of even the most seasoned trader. He's sticking to his theasus that Treasuries are the trade of the century and is putting his money where his mouth is. So far, so good. Precious metals are still in a bear market and the immediate future's not looking good, but for how long? All bear markets eventually become bull markets, it's just a matter of when. 

Noted NY business attorney John Snyder joins the show explaining how people get taken. It's very important to never suspend disbelief. When someone is asking you to write a check, no matter the size, you need to be on your guard. Ask questions, no matter how stupid they may seem and if you don't like the answers, don't write the check! Also, if you're unsure, never hesitate to seek counsel. 

John's new does a head to head comparison of the two flat tax bills peding in Congress and the Fair Tax why the Fair Tax is so superior and really protects the citizen's rights and really does abolish the IRS, which is what all Americans other than the politicians really want. 

 How can we be hacked on vacation?

* How are these hackers targeting such a large volume of people?

* What are some of the ways to prevent these attacks?

* Why has the online world become a place full of criminals?

Heather and discuss how you avoid being a victim. If you don't take proper precautions you're a sitting duck. Think of it as hackers being out there who's fulltime job is just looking for victims to steal your data and sell it for a profit or use it themselves to buy tons of stuff. So watch out! And listen to Heather, she's knows what she's talking about. 

Fed minutes today!

-have to be more dovish, as Yellen Reversal approaches

                -commodities crashing anew (base metals down 10% in last two days)

                                -CRB index approaching March 2015 (and late 2008) lows, even with oil up $16!

                -oil falling

                -dollar surging (commodities plunging)

                -ECB essentially increased QE yesterday, and PBOC started theirs

                -horrible economic data, starting with 1Q GDP and now 2Q looking horrible (and way above "consensus")

                -need to give "guidance" for June meeting, with all these horrible factors occurring

                                -not to mention, the continued "tectonic market shifts" - as rates continue to rise, and it appears, as I suggested, to be due to Chinese Treasury selling (very ominous)

-Grexit potentially by early June, as extention (and cash) run out

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Jason K. Roberts has been making his fortune buying and selling distressed real estate for more than two decades. Right now he says the place to be is Florida. While the worst of the real estate collapse may be over, and we don't know for sure, there's still lots of bargains in the Sunshine State. Jason has developed a system for finding them. He likes properties in that $100k range where the demand is robust. He sees nothing but blue skies ahead.