Everyone can see the markets have been melting down this year dramatically. Investors are panicking as paper markets lose steam every week. Those big gains from the last few years in bonds, cryptocurrencies, and stocks are gone. As the markets are giving the signs that a crash is looming, gold has held its own. The […]
On March 28, 2022, Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Chair of the House Committee on Financial Services’ Task Force on Financial Technology, introduced H.R.7231 – The Electronic Currency and Secure Hardware (ECASH) Act. The ECASH Act is co-sponsored by Alma Adams of North Carolina, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and Jesus Garcia of […]
The financial system of paper assets has become more complex since 1971. Since the evolution of computers, the idea of money has taken on different behavior. With the attitude of debt and reckless money printing and creation, our money is losing the trust of the people. Central bankers and governments have weakened the store of […]
In this day and age of paper fiat money backed by nothing but a promise comes a long history of US Mint coinage. Money in the 1800s and early 1900s was real gold and silver coins. At one time real folks like you and I would have in our pocket fine gold and silver coins […]
The most popular stocks are falling at a disturbing rate. Netflix’s (NFLX) stock was at $700 a share in 2021, now it sits in the low 200s. Meta Platforms (FB), the new name for Facebook, stood at $376 in November and is now under $200. Many meme stocks are down 70 to 80% and fund […]
In 1999 we saw the Dot Com Bubble. In 2008 the Subprime Mortgage Bubble imploded. Neither financial circus was fixed. The can was just kicked down the road. Today we are seeing the beginning of the Everything Bubble implosion. Bonds have lost over $2 trillion in value this year. 50% of Nasdaq stocks are down […]
The Federal Reserve System is the central bank of the United States. There are many reasons why the Federal Reserve is not a government agency. The US has to borrow money and pay interest and fees on it. A truly sovereign money system does not allow the central bank to sell Treasuries to other parties, […]
A nest egg can take years even decades to build up. Market bubbles come and go and not everyone has the stomach or time to wait for the next one to play out. The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped in 1929 and didn’t get back to those levels until 1954. Japan topped in 1987 and […]
The news outlets have been filled with Russia and Ukraine news. Before that, we were inundated with vaccine and lockdown mandates. Inflation has also taken center stage. The Fed explores interest rate hikes as a stop-gap measure. Oil is near seven-year highs and gas at the pump is headed higher with some economists predicting 1970s […]
Last week Meta’s (Facebook) stock fell 25% overnight. Netflix lost more than $100 per share overnight and shaved $50 billion off its valuation. PayPal and Shopify stock, two of the best high flyers over the past two years, are down over 60% from their highs just over the last few months. Most of the speculative […]
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