The Tale of Two Bailouts
December 15, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher This is the story about two bailout countries in the EU: Spain and Ireland. Their respective bailouts were not structured the same, but they were very close in timing and amounts offered. I don’t want to call this an experiment because it has no real controls. However, we […]
The Russian Hooker Index
December 8, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Economists have tried to bridge the gap between what people are feeling and what is happening on a macroeconomic level. Often times, people living in one particular geography convince themselves that their economic experience is pervasive: that because their economy is booming then all economies are booming or […]
Hong Kong: An Economic Gem
November 24, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher I’m not a big fan of taxes. (I’ll give you a moment to recover from the shock. Ha ha.) But while that might be VERY true, I’m never adverse to measures taken to move away from taxes. Do I like 12% corporate taxes? Absolutely not. Do I like […]
War on Self-Sufficiency!
November 10, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher I see a lot of local news articles. And I’ve done a few write ups here about the over regulation of businesses by the government. But perhaps the bigger picture isn’t the regulations. Perhaps the bigger picture is dependency. This article is specifically for those who believe that […]
Stansberry Radio Features Bobby Casey
November 5, 2014 StansberryRadio.com features guest: Bobby Casey (originally posted on 10/28/14) Why is now the time to internationally diversify your portfolio? Listen as Bobby shares his view on how to achieve true freedom by internationalizing your life using the “the multi-flag approach.” Bobby talks about the implications of FATCA, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance […]
Government Curveballs
November 3, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher What happens when the federal government imposes expensive regulations and jacks up the minimum wage? Local governments and businesses can’t keep up. What’s the difference between a local government being overwhelmed with federal government impositions and a private business? The local government will kick the can down the […]
Constipated Economy
October 22, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher By now, Lyft, Uber, and Sidecar are all fairly well known in metropolitan areas like San Francisco and the Greater Los Angeles area. It’s a smart phone application based service that is turning the taxi and private transportation industry on its ear! They are drastically undercutting the taxi […]
Boom And Bust Cycles Are Created By Central Banks
October 17, 2014 This micro-documentary is brought to you by our friend Claudio Grass at Global Gold Inc. A very informative 15 minutes explaining the boom and bust cycles of our economy and how they are the inevitable product of central banking practices. Share with those who you think could use this valuable information! For more […]
The Double Irish
October 16, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Ireland got creative with its tax regime: businesses loved it, the EU… not so much. Condemning tax competition by a country doing its level best to recuperate from bailout conditions only 5 years ago is cruel, to say the very least. Back in August I wrote a piece […]
How Our Monetary System Works and Fails
October 14, 2014 This micro-documentary is brought to you by our friend Claudio Grass at Global Gold Inc. A very informative 10 minutes explaining what money, fiat currency, and fractional reserve banking are. Share with those who you think could use this valuable information! For more information on precious metal ownership: Claudio Grass, Managing Director Global Gold Inc. Herrengasse […]
