Mon, 15 October 2018
We've been watching the precious metals recession for 7 years now. Will it ever come back? No one knows for sure, but the recent activity is encouraging. Last week when the market got slammed, gold made a nice move. We've need to start seeing higher highs and higher lows to be certain, but all things considered, this may be the start. |
Wed, 10 October 2018
AS bad as you think the corrupt government may be, according to Michael Moore it's far worse than you could ever imagine. He's been on the inside and he's suffered two FBI raids on his house, even having his family held at gunpoint. His upcoming book: Paine How We Dismantled the FBI in our Pajamas, is absolute must reading. It will blow the lid off the Deep State like no other book before it. Be sure to check out his site TruePundit.com. |
Wed, 10 October 2018
Lindsay France writes a column and produces a podcast both entitled The Business of Politics. Her site is geared to independent and unaligned voters. She is seeking to help restore the spirit of debate and the free exchange of ideas, something which is completely absent in today's political climate. We discuss the Kavanaugh Confirmation Abomination and many other important topics. |
Wed, 10 October 2018
Opening up the market is the solution. Medicare for all is a prescription for national bankruptcy. The key is to allow people to make choices in accordance with their needs. Medical Savings Accounts, means testing for Medicare, tort reform and unleashing the entrepreneurial forces in the economy to find solutions will go a long way towards fixing these problems. It will be interesting to see what happens after the mid-term elections. Don't be surprised if the results turn out much differently than the so-called pundits are predicting. |
Tue, 9 October 2018
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Tue, 9 October 2018
Former congressman John LeBoutillier and I discussed the aftermath of the contentious Kavanaugh confirmation battle. Has it ginned up the republican base ahead of the November elections? Or has it engaged the democrats? What are the polls really telling us? Remember October is National Lie to Your Pollster Month? John believes that you can still tell a lot from polls, those that are accurately crafted and administered. Obviously, he's not talking about today's public polls. We'll know in a month. |
Mon, 8 October 2018
There was a time when the most minor of allegations would derail a republican judicial nominee. Those days appear to be behind us. It's suddenly dawned on the party of stupid that if they don't fight for all wrongly accused appointees and nominees that they will all be wrongfully accused and challenged. The ultimate fight will take place at the ballot box in November. Remember October is #NationalLietoYourPollsterMonth! |
Mon, 8 October 2018
The government only knows one way, 1) if in a crisis, print money. 2) If the crisis continues, print more and more. If that doesn't work go back to step one. We all know that the US Dollar and fiat currencies are doomed. But no doubt they'll create a new fiat currency to replace the old one. It's just the way they roll. The Dollar is dead, long live the Dollar! |
Thu, 4 October 2018
Michael Stumo joined us to discuss the winning Trumpian way on trade. So far Mexico jumped on the Trump Train, as have Canada, the EU, Korea, Japan and others. No one believed that Trump could impose or negotiate a NAFTA replacement and yet he’s done it. Next comes the biggie, China. Will they back down or capitulate? Get ready to notch another Trump victory. |
Wed, 3 October 2018
Eric Hadik joined us today. He's still confident that gold and gold stocks will begin a longer term up trend in the 4Q. The US dollar will be stay strong for the foreseeable future and oil is going to shortly peak. the stock market while still hitting new highs is getting closer to a top. We'll know soon enough. Stay tuned. |
Wed, 3 October 2018
ETF's (exchange traded funds) are all the rage on Wall Street. They've seemingly eliminated the need to be a stock picker. Just choose a sector, buy the EFT, set it and forget it. But there's a problem. The number of publicly traded US stocks is down nearly 50 percent. Therefore, the breadth of the market and the stocks actually going up has been shrinking. We've seen many companies get bought out or merged out of existence. Since Sarbanes Oxley's passage during the Bush admin, the number of new issues has dramatically declined. When things do start heading south, ETF's will be the equivalent of pouring gasoline on a fire. |
Wed, 3 October 2018
October is National Lie to Your Pollster Month! It's time to put an end to polling madness. Before there was fake news, there was polling. Virtually all polling results released to the public is agenda driven astroturfing. We the public should lie to our pollster no matter what the issue or the questions being asked. It doesn't matter if you're right or left or libertarian. The goal is to make polling so inaccurate and fallacious that the media gives up on this not so subtle form of propaganda and manipulation. Remember, so-called poll results are not news, they are the opposite of news. They are created to push a point of view that is usually the opposite of reality. Polling is a pseudo-science who's time has come and gone. Let's drive it from the American political landscape! |
Tue, 2 October 2018
We were once promised hope and change and then waited around to see nothing happen but the situation continued deteriorate. Now all the dominoes are beginning to fall into place. The Kavanaugh hearings tend to tell it all. Bix believes that when Kavanaugh is confirmed it will result in treason trials for many in the media and in the Congress. The criminal lower court judges will be excised once he's in. There's thousands within government, industry and the media. We can only hope! Bix's is very welcome back on the show after a too long hiatus. |
Mon, 1 October 2018
Mark Campbell, President and CEO of our sponsor Aton Resources Inc. (TSX.V: AAN) made the jump from petroleum to gold mining. He wound up in Egypt pursuing the legendary lost mines of the ancients. One day they were sitting around looking at satellite imagery and discovered some trails heading up a mountain. They went up to the top and found an ancient mine that hadn't been touched by humans in over 1600 years. While it didn't have snake pits and booby traps, it became the site of an extremely promising Rodruin project that could see huge returns. The original hand carved mine was very productive. Now with the addition of modern drilling techniques and mining technology, it could be a major world class find. We'll be following Mark and keep you posted. |
Mon, 1 October 2018
Dee Carter author of It's Now or Never: How to Enjoy Your Life and Not Let Your Investments Own You!, believes that the current oil price surge is short term and will remedy itself shortly. In the US WTI production keeps climbing but our capacity to ship and refine hasn't gone up. But there's new pipelines on the way, so fear not. I Europe the Iran sanctions are heating up and thats driving Brent Crude higher. Again it's likely that the situation will be remedied in the near future, one way or the other. After that it's smooth sailing ahead. So get ready. |
Mon, 1 October 2018
When the government claims it's there to help you out or the middle class, grab your wallet and hold on for dear life. As John so eloquently states, it's going to be a rough ride. While GDP looks like happy days are here again, the fact is that there's more to an economy than purported GDP growth numbers. There's a little thing called debt that's been increasing geometrically. But don't worry because as everyone knows, the deficit doesn't matter, or does it? I guess we'll all find out one day when it really does matter. |
Mon, 1 October 2018
Major US stock markets were up again with DJIA up 0.7%, S&P 0.4, NASDAQ down 0.8% and Russell 2000 off 2.5% both off last month's record levels. Emerging markets were down again 0.6%. TSX down 1.2% and TSX-V down 2.2% due to week gold prices. Bitcoin the always volatile digital currency was off 7% last month. Gold was down another 0.7% and Silver was up 1.1% but broke $14 during the month. Pt up 3.7% and Pd was up 9.7% to near record highs. Copper was up another 3.5%. Energy gained big for the month, with WTI up 5.2% and Brent up 6.8%. Natgas broke $3 with a 3.0% gain. Uranium continues its rebound with a 4.0% gain and is up 28% for the past six months. Currencies saw the Greenback rise .1% and the Euro up .1% for the month. Rate on the 10 year T Bond blew past 3% to a 3.05% yield. Till next month! |
Thu, 27 September 2018
In finance as in life, things change and what you thought you knew that was true in the past, is no longer. For years gold moved in tandem with Japanese Yen. But a few months ago things changed. It's now moving in near lockstep with the Chinese Yuan. While the reasons are not fully known or understood, the result is that gold failed to put in a summer rally and we may not see the widely anticipated 4th quarter/1st quarter rally. And the much vaunted COT report may have lost its groove. The only way to prosper in any market long term, is to acknowledge the power and impact of cycles. Are we seeing another cycle shift in precious metals that will carry through the rest of the economy? Let's see what happens next. |
Thu, 27 September 2018
One of the things most likely to bring down a country or a civilization is corruption. As Gerard notes, we see this over and over throughout history. It's undeniable that the US has become a state run by kleptocrats and dedicated to enriching their chosen beneficiaries. But Trump has dedicated his term to uprooting and exposing the Uniparty and the Deep State. While progress is slow, it's undeniable. And that may be the biggest determinant of the mid term election outcome. |
Wed, 26 September 2018
Making money in the market comes down to buying securities at the right time and selling them after they've gone up and before they've gone down. While this seems self-evident, why is it so hard to do? Well emotions play a large part in it. The consistent winners in this space are those who have a proven strategy and iron-clad discipline. But we're not born knowing how to do it. We've got to learn from somebody and Allison Ostrander has been playing the game for more than 10 years. You can learn her secrets. |
Wed, 26 September 2018
Any storm – a hurricane, a typhoon, a tornado, a cyclone – is difficult to describe when it envelops you. Many things happen at once, each extreme in its effects. Months ago, President Donald Trump suggested we were seeing "the calm before the storm." The Storm has now penetrated the mists of the DC Swamp, so the creatures there are panicking – whether to attack or to escape, they do not know. The swamp creatures' confusion stems from their mistaken belief that the 20 months since Donald Trump’s inauguration have been dominated by their storm of protests against his leadership. No – those 20 months have been the “calm” during which the power bases of the global ruling cabal have been taken or identified for future action. Now comes the Storm they never thought would occur. What is the evidence of panic among the Swamp creatures? Here are examples, although this list is by no means exhaustive. The Kavanaugh Nomination The efforts of Establishment (cabal) senators to block approval of Judge Bret Kavanaugh as an Associate Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court fizzled on the merits of his expressed views and opinions. So cabalist Senator Diane Feinstein presented a last minute accusation of sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh as a 17-year-old. The accuser was initially identified by MSM as an obscure woman with a strong sense of civic duty, though further investigation (as usual) indicates that may not be an apt description. President Trump has rejected an offer by Democratic senators to withdraw the sexual assault allegation against Judge Kavanaugh. In exchange, the Democratic senate leadership wanted the president to withdraw his de-classification order issued September 17 about certain documents obtained by the House Intelligence Committee relating to FBI and DOJ activities during and after the 2016 presidential campaign.
And there's much more taking place behind the scenes that will hopefully trickle out over time. |
Tue, 25 September 2018
It's a trend that started back in 2016 and it's been picking up steam ever since. This year alone over 5 million people will give up their cable tv in favor of other programming providers. It could be Netflix or Hulu or one of a host of others popping up around the world. One must wonder how the cable companies will survive this loss of many billions in revenue. Of course most cable co's provide the internet service that allows their customers to cut the cord in the first place. Is there anything they can do to stop or slow down the trend?
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Tue, 25 September 2018
California congressional GOP candidate and author of “Economics for Dummies” Sean Flynn joined us today. Flynn destroys and dismantles the radical and socialist suggestions one by one in clear and concise rebuttals. Sean Flynn explains why we got where we are today and more importantly how to get out. Sean proposes common sense market based solutions that have been proven to work. He looks at Singapore and how it has created a healthcare system that is the envy of the world. The best part is the US can do it too. All we need is the political will to banish the rent seekers. |
Tue, 25 September 2018
When is a trade war not a trade war? Nick believes that the main issue is about intellectual property. And the US is winning it. The Shanghai is getting crushed, but there's a bit more to go. The reality is that both countries rely upon each other. It's time for them to step up to the plate and start acting like a world leader. Now it's becoming counterproductive. By election time this could all be settled. |
Mon, 24 September 2018
It's no secret that California has gone off the rails, and we don't mean high speed bullet trains. We're looking at a state that has lost its collective sanity. Is there any hope? Can anything be done. Perhaps, as long as Joe Messina doesn't desert the sinking ship. Affirmative action is running rampant, with affirmative action air traffic controllers, pilots and cardiologists. How do you request a non-affirmative action professional? But Joe is always optimistic and enthusiastic about the future and you should be too. |