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Fourth Turning Author Neil Howe on Growing Divide Within US

Fellow fans of the Fourth Turning should check out Jim Puplava’s new interview with author Neil Howe. Howe shares his take on the unfolding “Fourth Turning” in America, which he believed started...

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Ron Paul’s Excellent Explanation of Austrian Economics: FEMA, Mises & More

Contrary Investing favorite Ron Paul – perhaps the only politician in the world we feel warm and fuzzy about – lays out an excellent explanation of the Austrian school of economics for Fox News.  He...

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How to Get Money – and Keep It – in Today’s Wild Financial World

If I have a topic that’s an even bigger favorite of mine than investing, it’s making money in the first place.  You need money to make more money, but most of us start out basically from scratch in...

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Swenlin: Gold Double Top – Start of Correction?

by Carl Swenlin In the last month or so gold has formed a double top that could be the start of a much needed correction for the metal. Specifically the chart below shows an Adam & Eve double top....

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Technical (Post-Mortem) Analysis of the Netflix Stock Implosion

By Carl Swenlin I am a TV addict, and my kids nagged me forever to get a Netflix subscription. Finally, my son gave me a trial subscription, and they were right, I loved Netflix. A really great service...

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A Kickoff Eulogy for Keynesian Economics by Hunter Lewis, Author

The McAlvany Weekly Commentary has fast become one of my favorite financial podcasts (right alongside Financial Sense) – last week’s episode was another good one.  The boys interviewed Hunter Lewis,...

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Bearish Sentiment Not Always a Bottom Picker

By Carl Swenlin The National Association of Active Investment Managers (www.naaim.org) takes a weekly poll of its members that results in a pretty good sentiment poll. Approximately 40 NAAIM member...

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Beginning of End of (This) Tech Bubble? VC Fundraising Plummets

Is the air starting to leak out of the latest technology bubble? Venture capital firms are taking it in the chin, finding it much harder to raise money when Crazy Bernanke is not running the printing...

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Fun With Trillion-Dollar Deficits! New Infographics From the CBO

Hats off to the talented (and brave) soul at the Congressional Budget Office who put together three illustrative infographics on the US Federal Budget (or Deficit, depending on your level of...

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Which Nat Gas Stocks Should You Short for Write Down Season?

As energy expert Marin Katusa weighed in earlier in the week, it’s going to get ugly in the natural gas sector, as companies are going to be forced to write down their reserves to reflect the ugly...

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Let’s Be Careful With Our “Sneaky” Silver Profits

As we expected, silver prices have spiked… to the surprise of just about everyone else! Two months ago, we observed that hedge fund managers were getting quite bearish on the “other” inflation haven....

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3 REITs to Weather Any Fed Action

Last Thursday, Janet Yellen told investors the same thing she always says. They, in turn, took the news as they usually do. They panicked and sold everything. The S&P 500 finished Friday down 1.6%....

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Why Preferred Shares Will Be Fine if Rates Rise

Many investors are concerned that high yielding preferred shares will not perform well in a rising rate environment. I’ve heard from several readers who share these sentiments. Since April 1, ETFs like...

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Put Alcoa’s Spinoff on Your Watch List

Aluminum maker Alcoa (AA), down 41% year-to-date, is starting to attract attention from contrary-minded investors. They’re misguided – it’s foolish to buy a stock just because it’s gotten crushed. But...

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Wynn Resorts (WYNN) Dividend Cut Coming in 2016

Many income investors are so desperate for dividends today that they’re piling into practically any large stated yield they find. On the surface this may seem like a sound approach. After all, if the...

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3 Auto Stocks With Dividends Worth Watching

China’s slowdown and a raft of scandals—Volkswagen’s (VW) emissions clunker being the latest—have kept nervous investors away from auto stocks this year. Their first-level knee-jerk reactions are...

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These 3% Dividend Stocks Are Poisonous To Your Portfolio

It happened again. Income-seeking investors piled into a 3% payer under the guise of dividend growth and safety… and they lost 10% in a single day. Wal-Mart (WMT) lured them in and lowered their net...

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Beware These Dividend Aristocrats in 2016

Many investors think tech stocks are simply too risky to put in their income portfolios. They’re missing out, because these days, tech companies are throwing off more dividend cash than any sector this...

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The Best Dividend ETF 2016 to Buy & Hold

Many dividend ETFs are down on the year, and trailing the S&P 500 as well. But dividend-focused strategies tend to outperform the market over the long haul. Which means, in theory, it’s a good time...

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The Best, And Worst, Dividend Stocks for 2016

With the first trading day of the New Year upon us, it’s time to clean up that portfolio. Get rid of those dividend dogs, and replace them with winners that’ll boost payouts and appreciate in price in...

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