How to Prolong an Inevitable Market Correction

Last week came and went. As near as we could tell, nothing was settled. The trends in motion stayed in motion… No end in sight.

On Friday, Americans were still convinced that they were never going broke. The Europeans were still squabbling about how they were going to keep from going broke And the Japanese were telling each other that going broke wouldn’t be so bad.

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Correcting the Growth of Human History

And so, yesterday, the northern hemisphere had its shortest day of the year. In Baltimore, the sun never rose and never set. It was gray all day. Then it was night again.

And so the days dwindle down to a precious few. In astronomical terms, the year is already over. We have passed the winter solstice. From here on out the days grow longer. In terms of the Gregorian Calendar, we still have a few more days to go in 2011. Then, we face a new year. New challenges. New crises. And new opportunities. Will 2012 be the year the human race goes into a downturn…a slump…a correction?

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When Economic Growth is a Thing of the Past

We think we’re onto a big story. A BIG story.

This correction is aiming high…it’s going to take down the entire capital structure of the world’s developed economies.

Stocks…bonds…real estate — watch out…they’re all going down.

The dollar…the pound…the euro — look out below!

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Correcting America’s Position in the Global Economy

Baltimore is a great town. It has more liquor stores than churches. But it is being taken over by zombies. More below…

Yesterday, the Dow went up 44 points. Gold rose $16.

Just noise. Pay no attention.

Both stocks and gold are moving against what we think SHOULD they should be doing. Of course, Mr. Market doesn’t give a hoot what we think.

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US Debt and the Roadblocks to Renaissance

It would be almost laughably easy to bring a real renaissance in the US.

But first you have to understand the real problem. It’s not a lack of stimulus… Or, the inequality of income distribution… Or because the feds didn’t regulate enough. Or that bankers are greedy…or that capitalism won’t work.

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Government Spending: A Novel Approach to Fixing the Economy

We were talking about faithless shepherds.

Politicians who sold out the American middle class…

Banks who stabbed their clients in the back…

Even the military, pretending to defend the country…it betrays the nation’s most sacred principles…

And here we have two shepherds in front of us. One of them is supposed to look after the whole flock of Americans. The other is supposed to protect their money.

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Government Spending: A Novel Approach to Fixing the Economy

We were talking about faithless shepherds.

Politicians who sold out the American middle class…

Banks who stabbed their clients in the back…

Even the military, pretending to defend the country…it betrays the nation’s most sacred principles…

And here we have two shepherds in front of us. One of them is supposed to look after the whole flock of Americans. The other is supposed to protect their money.

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Morons and the Economic Elite

Who’s the moron?

The month of August came and went. It was full of sound and fury — with big whipsaws in stocks — but what did it signify? Nothing?

Yesterday, nothing happened. Stocks were as flat and placid as a democrat’s brain scan.

But the activists aren’t dead. Fed governors. Newspapers. Economists. All are pushing for more intervention. It is just a matter of time; they’ll get it.

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Why the Feds Are Desperate to Avoid an Economic Correction

Whoa! This is getting interesting.

Two major central banks are tightening – China and the ECB.

But nobody seems to care. These central banks are warning investors to sell their high-risk investments. Instead, gold hits new records! The dollar is at a 15-month low. And oil moves up to $125 a barrel.

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