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Hyperinflation is now here: throwing gasoline on the fire
Kapitalcon cited my post discussing the $223 billion dollar US Federal deficit in February, and then went further to predict QE III: Important to note is the Federal Reserve’s recent announcement that...
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The Secret of Oz: Anti-central bank, anti-gold standard
This film was certainly interesting and well-made. It is in favor of fiat money which is controlled not by central banks but by democratic government. The title is based upon Hugh Rockoff’s...
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Weimar America: I. It’s starting
I have been flabbergasted by the lag between the price of crude oil, now at $108, and the cost of certain Canadian junior and intermediate oil companies, whose share prices have not kept up with...
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Stuck on stupid I: More education bubble stuff
I saw a young man, whose mother is from Boston, at the US Consulate General in Toronto; the consulate refused to acknowledge his US citizenship and issue him a passport yesterday. He blamed the Tea...
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Weimar America: II. O Happy Day, a compromise has been reached (rev.)
Update: I learn from Rick Moran that the $38.5 billion in cuts weren’t from the quarterly deficit but of the annual budget. I revised the post to reflect that. I am as delighted about the compromise...
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Shorting the US dollar
I continue my winning strategy of shorting the U.S. dollar. Since about the summer of 2009, I devised a strategy whereby I use the available margin in my combined US/Canadian trading accounts to...
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A Canadian explanation of global monetary policy
One of my kitties decided to stay out all night, and consequently I had trouble sleeping and found myself wide awake in the wee hours of the AM. So I turned to Market Watch and Bloomberg News to see...
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Do you need an emergency fund? Reflexions on what to do in a high inflation,...
Tyler and Claire require $85,000 to renovate their house but started saving late and now want some advice. So the Globe and Mail enlisted the services of TD Waterhouse investment advisor, Eric Davis....
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James Grant on Money: Gold money news
James Grant seems to be one of the brighter people in the financial industry with a good grasp of history and money. Here is an interview with Gold Money News, a little dated, but timeless. The best...
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Focus on what is real not what is reified
Kevin Graham, who was recently featured at the Globe & Mail, continues to write about DIY investing at his blog. Recently, he wrote against oil investing, “Five reasons that oil prices will fail“....
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