Walls Going Up… and Closing in
February 16, 2015 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher The tax code is like a growing zit. It’s painful and I want so desperately to pop it. There are nearly 74,000 pages in that code. And code it is, because you need attorneys, CPAs, and computer algorithms to decipher it. Ever hear the old adage, “Ignorance of […]
The Beauty of Deflation
January 30, 2015 By: Claudio Grass, Managing Director at Global Gold Switzerland The Eurozone has been hovering around a 1% inflation rate, getting closer to zero during 2014, nothing close of the ambitious 2% benchmark set by central banks. Any small downward adjustment in the inflation rate will put it in the negative territory, allowing […]
Free Stuff!
January 26, 2015 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Reading some of the recaps of the State of the Union Address from President Obama, I felt like I missed a very benevolent episode of Oprah! I could just picture him pointing at members of the listening audience shouting, “YOU get a free ride through college! YOU get […]
St.Kitts and Nevis Investment Program: Handing Out Money like Candy?
January 23, 2015 By: “Luigi Cameron” Please note: A pseudonym is used to protect the identity of the real author. Let’s explore this question… St. Kitts and Nevis is a small two island country located in the West Indies. This tiny country, recognized for its quiet untouched beaches, lush tropical forests and vibrant culture is […]
The Swiss Surprise
January 19, 2015 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher So an interesting headline crossed my path the other day: “Swiss National Bank unexpectedly scrapped its three-year policy of capping the Swiss franc against the euro.” The move shocked many in the EU, especially many Swiss exporters. The Swiss Frac soared, while business stocks were sent in the […]
Save $11,055 on Obamacare
January 14, 2015 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director at GlobalWealthProtection.com Over the holidays, I was in the U.S. visiting family and friends. One of my stops was a close friend that lives in Washington, DC (a.k.a. “Belly of the Beast”). While in DC and discussing healthcare costs with my buddy, I had an epiphany. Living […]
Developing Plots Around the World
January 5, 2015 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Happy New Year! Have you ever seen the movie Pulp Fiction? One of the notable features of that film was how it started off following various unrelated events and characters, but as the movie continued, it shows how those characters and events would culminate into one plot. This […]
Japan On Track For A Textbook Bust
December 31, 2014 By: Claudio Grass, Contributor from Global Gold Recently, we wrote a paper about the dynamics behind the boom and bust cycles, based on the view of the Austrian School (the Austrian Business Cycle Theory, or ABCT). The key takeaway was that central banks don’t help in smoothing the amplitude of the cycles, […]
2015 Prognosis
December 29, 2015 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher What a year! This is my last installment for the year 2014. The next time you see my writing, it will be 2015. Without question, the United States has lost its economic luster, but so have parts of the EU and Asia. Yet, there are countries who have […]
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 […]
