50 Shades of Freedom
May 9, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher A link flew across my Facebook page the other day suggesting I could vote with my feet by researching the freedom rankings of each state in the US: or as I call it the “50 Shades of Freedom”. The 50 Shades of Freedom refers more to the various […]
Steve’s China Adventure: First Stop, Jinan
May 8, 2013 By: Stephen Hilgart, Director of Marketing & Conference Operations Last week you may have read about the beginning of my world travels. That’s right – I packed up my apartment, donated or threw away all my stuff, and became a P.T. (perpetual traveler). I’ve been in Jinan, China for a couple days […]
Reckless Lending Met with Reckless Borrowing
May 7, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher The irresponsibility of government policies has metastasized not only into banking but into the lives of individuals, as the borrowing seems to be as reckless as the lending these days in both higher education and housing. Remember that “best friend” that always got into some sort of trouble? […]
Government Stalkers: A Creepy Follow-up
May 6, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher When you have the IRS, DHS, FBI and NSA all vying to be letters in your personal alphabet soup, perhaps it’s time to evaluate what exactly you ordered when you decided to become or remain an American citizen! I attributed a lot of the IRS spying to their […]
Name Just One Freedom Lost
by Paul Seymour, Director of Client Services How Much Freedom Have You Lost? Last week I shared some very personal information (Subject of a Tyrannical State, or Citizen of a Democratic Republic?) intended to give a name and a face to some of the damage done by abuses of power which have become routine in […]
Economic Collapse is Unavoidable
by Bobby Casey, Managing Director February 11, 2013 Sitting by the beach here in Nassau, Bahamas today I am reflecting on the common thread that ran through every one of the speakers from this week’s Freedom Fest: Global Financial Summit. Economic collapse is unavoidable. There is no stopping this monstrosity created by parasitic governments from […]
IRS: No One is Too Old, Too Poor or Too Sympathetic to Avoid Prosecution
by Brian Mahany, Esq – Legal Correspondent We have long said that the IRS and Justice Department is not letting up in their assault on taxpayers with unreported foreign accounts. Despite our warnings, many people with offshore wealth are still sitting on the fence. That “wait and see” approach could land them in jail. Why? […]
The Most Important Lesson
by Stephen Hilgart, Director of Marketing and Conference Operations When I first started out as an entrepreneur, I was lucky enough to be introduced to some amazing mentors. One man, by the name of Jim Rohn, played a huge influence in my personal philosophy. Today, I’d like to share one of his most important lessons. […]
Central Banks Make Unintended Consequences ‘Tolerable’
by Tres Knippa, Short Japan Debt February 1, 2013 If you would like to get a glimpse of what to expect from central bankers in the coming years, then look no further than the new Bank of England head, Mark Carney. The UK just posted inflation figures of 2.7%. It is important to point out […]
Take Our Guns, But You’ll Never Take… Our CELL PHONES!
by Steven Hilgart, Director of Conference Operations Maybe I’m fired up about this new law. Maybe I’m upset that I got another parking ticket the same night. I mean – come on – everyone tells me I HAVE to pay my taxes to pay for roads, but you sure as hell can’t be on them, […]