While Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is widely regarded by markets as having caved in to President Trump and having agreed to tone down the Fed’s rate hikes in 2019, some of his other statements have been less well publicized. Among them was his assertion that he would not step down from his position if […]
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Original article written by Frank Holmes and published January 14, 2019 on Forbes.com. One of the reasons we recommend gold as an investment in times of financial turmoil is because of its countercyclical nature – gold tends to gain in value when stocks lose value. Only now that stock markets are starting to show signs […]
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In a survival situation, one of the first things people will try to secure is a ready source of food and water. Staying well-fed and healthy can mean the difference between barely surviving and comfortably thriving. Getting the right amount of vitamins and minerals from your food isn’t that difficult if you know where to […]
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Chicago has become renowned throughout the country for its sky-high murder rate. Hardly a week goes by without reports of dozens of people shot or killed. The city is unable to keep its citizens safe and, despite the danger posed to innocent citizens by criminals, city officials continue to try to push crime solutions that […]
Continue ReadingWhen the federal government “shut down” several weeks ago, many taxpayers wondered whether they were still going to receive tax refunds this year. It goes without saying, of course, that even with a shutdown we still have to continue paying our taxes. Thankfully the tax refund situation has been clarified, so taxpayers can still expect […]
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With Teslas and other electric automobiles becoming more and more common on American streets, it can seem as though the future of cars will be electric. And with government fuel economy standards growing ever more strict in an attempt to force the artificial death of internal combustion engines, that march toward electrification may feel all […]
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With Teslas and other electric automobiles becoming more and more common on American streets, it can seem as though the future of cars will be electric. And with government fuel economy standards growing ever more strict in an attempt to force the artificial death of internal combustion engines, that march toward electrification may feel all […]
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The government of the state of New York has become infamous among Bitcoin enthusiasts for its antipathy towards Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. With the world’s financial center residing in New York City, it would only be natural for New York to become a center of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency innovation. Yet the New York government continues to […]
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The price of housing in the United States has been growing exponentially in recent decades, pricing out many Americans. Those who grew up thinking that they would enjoy the same lifestyle as their parents now reach mid-career and find the real cost of housing to be double or triple what their parents faced. There are […]
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To highlight how important the war on gun ownership is to their party, Congressional Democrats this week introduced a bill to require background checks on every transfer of a firearm. The bill hopefully has no chance of being signed into law, given the fact that Republicans still control the Senate, but you can’t be too […]
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