Posts Tagged ‘ treasuries ’

When the Bond Buying Stops, the Game Is Over

Jan 9th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured, Gold, Personal Investing
I would not touch bonds with a barge pole, especially government bonds. After 40 years of unending fiat money expansion, the world suffers from excess levels of debt. A lot of this debt will never be repaid. My expectation is that the market will increasingly question the ability and the ...read more

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Will the Feds Fund Deficits with 401(k)s?

Jan 18th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Personal Investing
The writing is on the wall for retirement assets held in conventional ways. A report last week in Business Week shows that the U.S. Feds have 401(k) assets in their sights. “The U.S. Treasury and Labor Departments will ask for public comment as soon as next week on ways to promote ...read more

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Inflation, Deflation and Reflation at Once

Oct 21st, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Gold, Macro Economics
Just imagine – two things you think can't possibly happen together suddenly happen together. Say like Coca Cola re-launches New Coke, but people actually like it. Would that mean the laws of physics had been repealed? Or would you need to change what you think...? "Gold and bonds do not usually go ...read more

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