Kerry Lutz's--Financial Survival Network

What do college students really learn these days? Answer, not much according to David Horowitz. They're indoctrinated in anti-American, anti-Capitalism among other things. What value does a degree in Women's Studies really have? Or any other degree with an "ism" attached. Not much according to David. It all goes back to Vietnam and the desire by many to avoid the draft. Now they're the ones teaching at our colleges. 

Adam Mesh is the first to say that he doesn't understand Bitcoin. Join the club! However, he does understand markets and trading, that's what he does. While he has no idea whether Bitcoin will go to $1 or to $1 million, he sees many opportunities in trading. And as far as Bitcoin futures are concerned, Adam says, "How could anyone go to bead at nigh holding a Bitcoin futures position?"

According to Harlan Ullman, the tax bill pending before congress now is a loser. It won't accomplish what it's setting out to do and will not right our listing economy. It will just result in more bonuses and stock buybacks.  Rather Harlan believes we need a huge infrastructure bill, by forcing repatriation of overseas corporate profits into an infrastructure bank to get the country going again. 

Ty Crandall is an internationally known speaker, author, and business credit and nancing expert. He is the CEO at Credit Suite where he oversees the biggest business credit coaching operation in the United States.

With 16 years of nancial experience, Ty is widely recognized as an authority in business credit building, business credit scoring, and business nancing. He is the author of two popular books, Perfect Credit and Business Credit Decoded.

Ty is a frequent contributor to radio and news shows, TV programs, and magazines including Entrepreneur, Inc, and Forbes, as well as the host of the popular podcast The Business Credit and Finance Show.

Abby Chao is an expert in helping you save for your child's college education. By creatively using the existing 529 program, her site collegebacker.com will also help relatives and friends contribute to the cause. It's very innovative and easy to do. Definitely worth a look and there's a special offer for FSN listeners. 

Dan Kurz is an FSN community member who's out to make a difference. He worked in the corporate world until it was no longer an option. Now he run DK Analytics where he addresses issues such as, “Reversion beyond the mean” which lies ahead. Everyone talks about reversion to mean, but you often have to go through a lot of pain to get back there. Nice to see people growing. 

Andy Schectman runs one of the most trusted companies in the bullion space. He's confident that the numerous anomalies popping up in the metals markets spell big profits down the road. Things like Palladium selling for more than Platinum. Numistmatic coins selling at par to bullion. And many others. Markets tend to normalize over time and that means profits will result. 

Bix Weir has many non-traditional views about many topics. And often he's right. Now he believes that the sex scandals are about to really hit the fan. What we've been seeing is just a foreshadowing of what's really about to happen. There have been many rumors and who knows, they could all be true. 

Cryptos are going much higher and will save man from a global economic apocalypse. That's why Venezuela is about to go full crypto at least as far as their currency is concerned. Will it make a difference? 

According to Lew Weiss, manufacturing makes up 20-percent of the nation's GDP. In many ways it is the engine that drives the economy. So, it is with concern, that manufacturers watch the new tax overhaul bill making its way through Congress.

"This is a tax overhaul measure that is being change almost on a daily basis and we want to make sure Congress knows we need further incentives to grow and protect our industry," says the co-host of 'Manufacturing Talk Radio' and CEO of All Metals & Forge in NJ Lew Weiss (see short bio below).

Key Senators from Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Oregon have expressed concern tax reform could chop away at manufacturing incentives and further weaken the industry. They have made clear current tax incentives, which could be eliminated, are vital to job creation.

"Congress needs to understand that our industry is quickly evolving and only protections and incentives can keep it moving in the right direction," says Weiss.

John looks for the little things to get an idea of where the economy and by extension the markets are headed. Right now RV sales are through the roof. But that's not necessarily a good thing. RV sales usually pop at the end of a market run up. People are feeling good with money in their pockets and they splurge. And what better toy than an RV, at least to some? Will this time be different or will the RV indicator kick into high gear and show us what this economy is all about? 

Mickey Fulp reports that November kept up and added to October's pace! Major stock markets in the US continued their ascent with the DJIA up nearly 4%. Emerging markets were flat. TSX and TSX-V were up a slightly. Bitcoin the always volatile digital currency it was up 51% for the month after being up 54% in October. Gold was flat and Silver down 1.6% for the month. Pt  and Pd were up around 2.5% widening the premium of Pd to Pt. Copper down a mere 1.4%. Energy again rallied, WTI up another 5%, Brent up 2.8%. Natgas jumped 9.7% on cold winter weather to $318. Uranium spiked 16%. Currencies saw the Greenback weakened 1.6% and the Euro rose 2.2%. Rate on the 10 year T Bond up a bit more to 2.42. See you next month!