Bailout or Not. Depression is Upon Us McCain, along with Paulson, Bernanke, Bush and others are using scare tactics hoping to rush the approval of this historic banking bailout plan. Threats of a “disaster” and a “severe economic crisis” have been interpreted by the media as a “depression” if the bill is not passed immediately. Politicians continue to scare the public stating that without a bailout, pension and 401(k) plans will be threatened. Are the conditions very serious? Definitely. The point is that they are so serious that a bailout won’t do much at this point other than waste taxpayer money with no real accountability. Finally, as far as I can tell, this bailout really doesn’t do much if anything to help taxpayers. Surely by now...

Gold bugs and dealers alike have pumped out so many misconceptions and flat out lies about gold, silver, and the economy that it would be impossible for me to set the story straight in a single article; that's saying a lot considering the fact that my articles tend to be rather lengthy. However, I have previously written several articles that address the majority of the most common of these myths and lies (check the end of this article for a partial list). If you have been sucked into the vortex of lies from these charlatans, you could stand to lose a HUGE amount of money over the next several years as the gold bull market comes to an end.  And if you really think gold will never again fall below $1000 as Marc Faber the gold-pumping clown has "guaranteed," I regret...

Running Out of Options With the recent collapse in share price, both GSEs are going to have a very difficult time raising capital. You won’t find many buyers of the stock after its recent dive. And issuing debt doesn’t seem to be much of an option. The last thing investors want is to buy debt from companies involved in the mortgage mess. Even if they could find buyers, they would be forced to issue a very high coupon, which would add another drag on cash flows.   For Fannie and Freddie to have any chance at all to raise additional capital, it’s likely they’ll have to issue some type of convertible preferred stock, with very attractive features (warrants, enhanced voting rights, very attractive conversion rate, etc.) The Truth Won’t Always Set You Free...

In the audio below, Mike tells it like it is in his typical animated, unrehearsed way (warning: if you do not like cursing, please do not listen to this audio). The full version of this article (including the audio commentary) is available only to active Members and Clients. For some strange reason, over the past couple of years we have received quite a few emails by individuals asking us Mike’s opinion on Martin Armstrong. Before we begin, you might want to check on the case by the SEC against Mr Armstrong.   Anyone who even has to ask us about Armstrong has NO idea about Mike’s track record, much less Armstrong's. We highly doubt they've even read a single one of Mike's highly informative and very educational books, which most likely accounts for the re...

NOTE: Mike Stathis predicted the precise details of the financial crisis in his 2006 book, America's Financial Apocalypse. The Jewish Mafia REFUSED to publish this landmark book because it exposed the widespread fraud committed by the Jewish Mafia. Instead, the Jewish Mafia published useless marketing books written by their broken clock tribemens (like Peter Schiff's useless book which was wrong about most things and was written a year AFTER Stathis' book). Stathis also released a book focusing on strategies to profit from the real estate collapse in early 2007. The Jewish media crime bosses prefer to simply ignore those who speak the truth and threaten to expose them as the best way to hide the scams from the public. In contrast, the Jewish media crime bosses conti...

 July 2013 Intelligent Investor (Part 1) Opening Statement Originally Published on July 7, 2013   The correction in the commodities bubble continues, as overall global demand continues to weaken. The impact of a weakening global economy on the commodities market is especially evident when one considers the current situation in China, which is now revealing some manifestations of an economic slowdown.   We should not forget that at the beginning of 2013, everyone was talking about the strength of China in addition to momentum in the U.S. economy. We specifically discussed that this interpretation was completely inaccurate, and in fact we insisted that both China and the U.S. economies were weakening.   As many subscribers will recall, we first discussed a correc...

UPDATED info on Harry "Doomsday" Dent and his SHITTY track record (20014 - 2015): EXPOSED: More Doomsday Charlatans (Agora Financial Pt 1) Harry Dent, Wall Street Investment Bible and Brazilian Real Estate Moron of the Month: Harry Dent (Take 2)     February 23, 2013 UPDATE: See the end of the article.     Previously I exposed the reality about Harry Dent, so-called "economic expert" as CNBC likes to claim. You might want to take some time to review these articles.   Harry Dent. Economist, Futurist & Contrarian Indicator A Look At Harry Dent's Track Record  Harry Dent The Fund Manager Proof That Zero Hedge Cannot Be Trusted Here's the deal folks. CNBC gets these clowns and whores them out for as long as their...

Update on Dent (April 25, 2015): Check out this new video on Dent, showing his terrible track record Broken Clock Moron Of The Month: Harry Dent   Update on Dent May 3, 2015: Moron Of The Month: Harry Dent (Take 2)   Also check out more morons and gold pumpers: Moron of the Month - David Stockman Moron of the Month: John Williams Addressing More Myths about Gold and Silver The "Greatest Transfer of Wealth Opportunity" Hoax Gold Pumping Fear Mongering Mind Control Mike Sheds More Light on the Gold Pumping Crime Syndicate The Best Video Ever Created Exposing The Gold Pumping Scene Stathis Exposes Broken Clock Jim Rogers And The Media (Extended) Dismantling John Williams' Hyperinflation Predictions Peter Schiff's Valcambi Gold Destroys Customers' Purch...

UPDATED info on Harry "Doomsday" Dent and his SHITTY track record (20014 - 2015): EXPOSED: More Doomsday Charlatans (Agora Financial Pt 1) Harry Dent, Wall Street Investment Bible and Brazilian Real Estate Moron of the Month: Harry Dent (Take 2) In the past, I have discussed the many ways the media deceives, spins and even lies about financial information as a way to please its financial sponsors, all while creating drama so as to captivate its sheep audience. The goal of the media is two-fold. First, the media has to establish a large audience because the size of the audience determines the amount they charge companies that pay for sponsorships and advertisements. Second, the media has to make sure to keep its corporate sponsors happy. This goes well-beyond airing t...

Today we look at the promotion of fear-mongering con man Doug Casey by the fake news blog known as Zero Hedge.  This exercise is being performed in order to highlight two important learn points pertaining to media deception and fraud. Before I begin, keep in mind that Casey hasn't written anything for years. His team of copywriting cons do all of the writing for him.  By focusing on Zero Hedge we will demonstrate the most common mechanism by which fake news and scams are now being disseminated on the internet. And by focusing on the piece from Doug Casey published by Zero Hedge, we will demonstrate the severity of the financial/investment related fake news and scams that continue to flood the internet.    As a reminder, I exposed Zero Hedge many years ago. Fo...

UPDATED Note on March 9, 2018: As I have previously demonstrated, the so-called "experts" in the financial media are little more than professional marketers who promote a ridiculous doomsday narrative as a means by which to lure suckers into buying their books. The dirty secret is that most of them make the majority of their income from book sales (Peter Schiff, Jim Rickards, Jim Rogers, Harry Dent).  This alone is deceptive and could be considered fraud because the media positions these clowns as analysts, although they are actually marketing professionals, public speakers and authors (although I can assure you not a single one of these clowns has written any of their books). Remember, guys who spend the majority of their time being interviewed, giving speeches and writi...

Amidst speculation that Freddie and its big brother Fannie are facing insolvency, U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson said the primary focus was supporting Fannie and Freddie "in their current form as they carry out their important mission."  Well, the fact of the matter is that “carrying out their mission” is what got them into this mess to begin with. Paulson delivered the subtle message that has been interpreted by most that he won’t bail the GSEs out. But if the GSEs aren’t able to raise sufficient capital, it’s going to initiate a printing frenzy by Bernanke, with or without a conservatorship. Before we consider exactly what Paulson’s statement means, have a look at the following excerpts I put into print in 2006. "Because Fannie and Freddie la...

This article was originally written in 2008 as a followup to the material I first wrote about pertaining to US trade policy in my banned 2006 book, America's Financial Apocalypse.  This book was not only the ONLY book in the world to have accuractely forecast nearly every major event related to the blow up of the real estate bubble and stock market, but also detailed numerous wide ranging topics that promised to adversely impact the US if not corrected, including the nation's healthcare system, soaring college costs, pension underfundedness, Social Security and of course, US trade policy.  See Also: Free Trade And The Suicide Of A Superpower (Part 1) Free Trade And The Suicide Of A Superpower (Part 2) Free Trade And The Jewish Mafia Ford As A Crystal Ball For America For...

Were you scared out of the stock market over the past several years as a result of something you read or heard from one or more fear-mongering clowns?    You know who many of these fear mongering clowns are. They're the guys who have been preaching doom and gloom for years. And I'm willing to bet they'll be preaching the same bull shit until the day they die.  How can I be so sure of this?  Because doom and gloom is their sales pitch. They're in the (shady and arguably illegal) business of sales based on manipulation of your emotions using lies, exaggerations and many tactics too lengthy to mention here.  People who paint a never changing narrative are far from credible. And they certainly aren't analysts. They're shifty hucksters seeking to prey off your fe...

NOTE: Mike Stathis predicted the precise details of the financial crisis in his 2006 book, America's Financial Apocalypse. The Jewish Mafia REFUSED to publish this landmark book because it exposed the widespread fraud committed by the Jewish Mafia. Instead, the Jewish Mafia published useless marketing books written by their broken clock tribemens (like Peter Schiff's useless book which was wrong about most things and was written a year AFTER Stathis' book). Stathis also released a book focusing on strategies to profit from the real estate collapse in early 2007. The Jewish media crime bosses prefer to simply ignore those who speak the truth and threaten to expose them as the best way to hide the scams from the public. In contrast, the Jewish media crime bosses continuo...

Continued from EXPOSED: More Doomsday Charlatans (Agora Financial Pt 1)   Have you ever wondered why so many people lose money in the stock market? Although investors are ultimately responsible for any bad investment decisions they have made, the financial media is the main cause of these losses for most people. Others are led astray by huckster copyeditors who pitch greed, fear, easy profits and other luring traps. But let's not forget that these con men have established strong, yet sometimes not so obvious business rellationships with the financial media. I'll get back to this point a bit later when I show you just one example; namely, how Mark Hulbert (Hulbret's Financial Digest) has partnered with MarketWatch to pitch a good deal of these copyediting con men to the naive...

Seizing upon his media “celebrity,” (which essentially means you have sheep lining up for your perceived expertise, created solely by being seen on television) Dent formed an ETF in 2009 called the Dent Tactical ETF (DENT). This is one of those actively managed ETFs you may have heard about.   View Mike Stathis' Track Record here, here, here, here, here, here and here.   Membership Resources     __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mike Stathis holds the best investment forecasting track record in the world since 2006. View Mike Stathis' Track Record here, here, here, here, here, here and here.   Check here to download Chapter 12...

(see related audio and video below)       Copyediting scams like the one above featuring Jim Rickards (published by Porter Stansberry and Agora Financial) are the types of nonsense you should think of when someone mentions the Money Show. A while back I released a piece on the Money Show. See Money Show Con Men As you might recall, I discussed my conclusion that the Money Show serves as the largest collection of the biggest losers and con men in the world today.   Most of the sheep that attend the Money Show are elderly. Thus, the Money Show is exploiting senior citizens. To continue with this article and to watch the video, please sign into your account. For the most comprehensive list and details regarding investment con men, gold pumpers, i...

Among his other amazing forecasts, Mike Stathis is the ONLY financial professional in the world to have timed the gold and silver bull and bear market, starting with recommendations to clients to buy select gold stocks in late 2001, as well as his recommendation to buy gold and silver ETFs in his landmark 2006 book, America's Financial Apocalypse, to his warnings about a gold bubble that would rise to 1500 to 2000 and then burst and continue a downward trend for many years. View Mike Stathis' Track Record here, here, here, here, here and here Check here to download Chapter 12 of Cashing in on the Real Estate Bubble. Note that Mike Stathis does NOT make any money selling precious metals, precious metals ads, securities, or ads of any kind. He is a tr...

Perhaps you recall Harry Dent's "Safe Asset Slaughter" marketing pitch. You might not be surprised to learn that Dent has recently released a new video pitch (see below). It seems that Dent and his copyrighting monkeys pump out new marketing gimmicks every day while releasing new video pitches each month. It's no wonder why Dent has no idea what's going on with the economy and stock market. He's spending all of his time creating fear-mongering videos, copyrighting pitches and other sales and marketing tactics. If you're thinking this focus on sales and marketing of fear and greed reminds you of Peter Schiff, Jim Rogers and the rest of the Jewish marketing clowns, I was thinking the same thing.  With so many pitches released so often it might seem difficult to keep up with Dent's...