Everyone who invests their money wonders at some point whether there are better investment options for them out there. And the choices for investment seem at times to be nearly unlimited. While most financial advisers would recommend that people invest in a mixture of stocks and bonds, a growing number of younger investors are choosing […]
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There’s a reason that most people mistrust the mainstream media, and that’s because of its penchant for pushing propaganda rather than reporting on the news. Mainstream media organizations have an agenda to push, and they’ll stoop to any level they have to in order to fulfill their goals. The latest example of that is a […]
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If you thought that quantitative easing was a thing of the past, a response to the financial crisis that was dead and buried, think again. Not only is it not a relic, it is a policy response that has now become the Fed’s number one policy tool. Every time something potentially negative affects the economy, […]
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It shouldn’t be surprising that different cultures and different regions value different kinds of meat. Barbecue aficionados in the US understand that. Carolina barbecue values pork, with Eastern and Western North Carolina favoring differing cuts; Alabama is known for its barbecue chicken; and Texas barbecue is heavy on beef. Chinese cuisine is heavy on pork […]
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While some Western central bankers pay lip service to the possible benefits of government-created cryptocurrencies, it seems that only autocratic regimes have signed on to cryptocurrency so far. From Venezuela to Iran to China, it’s only the most repressive regimes around the world and those that want to really clamp down on private cryptocurrency markets […]
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Every time a new cartridge is introduced, wildcatters immediately begin to tinker with it, necking it up or down to fit smaller or larger caliber bullets. The .308 Winchester was no exception. And while many of those wildcat cartridges never gain widespread acceptance, every now and then you find one that hits it big. Perhaps […]
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Many Americans are undoubtedly glad to live in the United States. We’re the land of the free, with a vibrant legal system in which those accused of crimes are innocent until proven guilty, where privacy is jealously guarded, and where the people retain the ability to overthrow the government if it becomes tyrannical. None of […]
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A major trend in investing over the past decade has been the tremendous growth of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). ETFs have sprouted up to offer investors the ability to invest in a number of different assets, some of which they otherwise would have great difficulty investing in. That has opened up the range of investment options […]
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More and more research is discovering new health benefits of many common foods. Nuts are among those, with recent reports that nuts can help reduce blood pressure and lessen the risk of heart attack. But can nuts also help you lose weight? At first glance that might seem to be a little, well, nuts. After […]
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While the mainstream financial media tries to put a rosy spin on the economy and make us believe that everything is going well, under the hood things aren’t looking so good. Forget about mainstream employment numbers such as the unemployment rate or the number of jobs created. The real gauge of the economy’s strength is […]
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