Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions and fantasies are his. Intense sunshine beamed down upon the canyons of Wall Street, illuminating potholes, dark alleys, secrets and mass delusions. Most people paid no attention because phones,...

In the red corner, unpayable debt threatens to crush the US economy, stock and bond markets, and main street Americans. In the green corner, the levitating power of the Fed might save the economy, stock and bond markets, and Wall Street Banks. Red or green? Who wins?...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of QE, it was the age of fiscal foolishness, it was the epoch of the Fed Put, it was the epoch of Greater Fool Theory, it was the season of golden light, and it was the season of fiat darkness. My...

Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his. Breaking news: The impeachment circus is entertaining, the trade deal is both off and on, tweets move the market, S&P 500 Index hit a new high (thanks to central bank liquidity), and...

Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his. Breaking news:  Silver was crushed this week, down to $16.51 (another December low) as of December 6 while the DOW rose again to over 28,000. Inflation, Deflation, Stagflation, and...

Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his. The official US national debt in 1913 was $2.91 billion. In 1971, when President Nixon lied about temporarily disconnecting gold from the dollar, the official national debt was $398...

Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his. Bubbles, like a cocaine high, are fun while they last. History confirms that bubbles and cocaine are enjoyable, because central banks blow many bubbles and the U.S. imports a large...

Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his. Breaking news: The DOW hit another all-time high at 28,004 on October 15. From Sven Henrich: “The Day of Reckoning.” “… once again giant inflows of artificial liquidity are dominating the...

Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his. Breaking news: The S&P500 Index hit another all-time high at 3,067 on November 1, 2019. The NASDAQ confirmed new highs while other indexes did not. Investopedia says, “In the United...

The world is awash in debt while interest rates are extremely low and at unprecedented levels. Interest rates have been engineered lower by central banks out of necessity. This "necessity" is not so much to spur the real economies on (as they say), rather, rates have...

Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his. Breaking news: The S&P 500 Index closed Friday, October 25 at 3,022, almost another all-time high. Silver prices rose to $17.92, up $0.34 this week. Gold prices rose to $1,505, up $11...

Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his. Breaking News: The Dow closed at 26,616 on Jan. 26, 2018, a new high. The Dow closed up 320 on October 11, 2019 at 26,816, a gain of only 0.75% in 21 months. Gold closed at $1,352 on Jan....

Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his. Tennessee Ernie Ford sang about the plight of coal miners decades ago. His song remains relevant in today’s increasingly crazy world. “You load sixteen tons, what do to you get Another...

Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his. “Hello, my name is Jerome. I’m a central banker.” “Hello, my name is Janet. I’m a Keynesian.” “Hello, my name is Ben. I’m a monetizer.” “Hello, my name is Alan. I’m an inflationist.”...

Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his. What Silence? Have you heard loud warnings from Mainstream Media or from official government sources about the following huge problems? No! Official sources and the media are largely...

Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his. Hurricane Dorian is traveling (September 1) toward the United States. The destruction could be impressive. Hurricane Federal Reserve has devalued the dollar for over a century. The...

Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his. From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” His insight applies in life, investing, analysis, the S&P 500 Index, gold, silver and others. Consider these...

Jim Sinclair coined the phrase "QE to infinity" back in 2009.  Few at the time really understood what he meant but then came QE 2, Twist, and QE 3.  The premise was that the Fed (central banks in general) could never really tighten credit or monetary conditions in the...

Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his. WHAT BIG CON? There are so many in the worlds of central banking, economics, government, and money that we list only a few. We Need A Central Bank: Mainstream Media (MSM), politicians,...

Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his. Bull markets make higher highs and higher lows. Bear markets make lower lows as they progress. It makes sense that bull markets have many up days and a few down days, and that the average...