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Microwavable economic epiphany for the lazy or ADD February 23, 2009

Posted by Jeff Nabers in : Money, Personal Enjoyment, Personal Productivity, Precious Metals, real estate, Self Directed IRA Solo 401k , add a comment

I’ve written several times about what I believe is one of the most important films ever produced: I.O.U.S.A. The film is 80 minutes long and came out in August of 2008. It’s a project of the former Comptroller General of the United States (our government’s chief accountant). He resigned to make this movie to warn our country about the coming financial train wreck of the government.

A few months ago, I linked you to a shorter, free 30 minute version available on YouTube. If you haven’t taken the time to watch the 30 minute or 80 minute version, then here’s the 2 minute, 24 second version;

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^— The hidden track record of U.S. deficits as told by the U.S. government’s chief accountant!

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^– If you can watch this video and (more…)

This January was worst for stock market in 113 years February 22, 2009

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According to the article The Market Is Shorting Obama’s ‘Stimulus’, we’ve just had the worst January in over 113 years of the stock market. Professors of Finance, Ecomonics, and Law at the University of Kansas and George Mason University report that the stock market is not impressed by Obama’s stimulus. Read the whole story here.

While 99% of the stories out there that use logic and reason to argue (more…)

Could Obama's Stimulus Really Work? February 20, 2009

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Our economy is 70% consumerism. That means it is mostly based on individuals buying stuff. So the current setup of our economy holds two basic facts:

  1. Individuals buying more stuff than they can afford to buy (based on their income) has a net effect that is good for the economy.
  2. When individuals lower their spending and save and invest money, the net effect is bad for the U.S. economy.

That said, should we even care about “the economy” in its current setup? If individuals were really doing what is good for themselves (saving and investing), it would be terrible for the economy.

So could Obama’s stimulus really work? Absolutely not. Not if you consider “it really working” to mean more than just temporarily. We don’t need a stimulus. We don’t need a boosted economy. We need a changed economy. There are only three ways out of (more…)

Tool for Battling Coming Inflation February 19, 2009

Posted by Jeff Nabers in : Money, Personal Enjoyment, Personal Productivity, real estate, Self Directed IRA Solo 401k , add a comment

If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I take great interest in understanding money. Why every single human who uses money on a regular basis doesn’t also share this interest is beyond me.

With trillions of dollars created by actions of Congress, the Federal Reserve, and the Treasury Department, the concern for coming inflation can only spread. This video explains why tax deferred investment vehicles are the best tool for battling inflation and can possibly even (more…)