Archive for the ‘Biblical Economics & Money’ Category
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
We have mentioned the precarious position the U.S. is in: high unemployment, artificially low interest rates, heavy use of stimulus dollars, and over-leveraged consumers. Everyone in the investment community is expecting a “tipping point” to occur in the U.S. bringing forth the next financial crisis. The only question is “when”? ...
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Monday, March 29th, 2010
A fundamental law of life is that growth uses energy. This is true of an individual as well as a nation. If you take away the energy supply of a person, they will cease to grow and begin to use any stored energy (fat) to sustain life until all the ...
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
The following says it all: John Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN ) for 6 am. ...
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
A ratings agency lowered its rating on Portugal by one notch to AA-. In 2009, Portugal had a deficit representing 9.3 percent of its national income. How does the U.S. compare? The following charts would indicate that the U.S. is in worst shape than Portugal: ...
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
If Milan is successful, this could be the beginning of the domino effect:
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
You are a 62 year old baby boomer and buy a home in 2006 for $385,000 and today it is worth $200,000. Your payments are now $2,333 per month (principal & interest) and probably $500 per month in taxes and insurance or a $2,833 house payment. The following table shows ...
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
In looking back to the spring of 2010, politicians promised us that blue skies were ahead. Little did we realized “blue” meant doom and gloom. The economy improved in the 2nd quarter of ‘10 but the increase gasoline prices proved to be a bigger drag on consumers than economists had ...
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Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Debt deflation is occurring in the residential and commercial real estate sector. For most, the house is their largest asset AND their largest liability. In the U.S., the residential market is dismal. In our neighborhood, houses typically sell in weeks but there are a couple of listings in immaculate shape ...
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
“Complex societies in the ancient world could collapse when the marginal costs of complexity got to the point where the returns on that complexity had vanished: basically, the cost of civilization got too high.” J. Tainter Having been in the finance and technology arena for 37 years, I am ...
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Sometimes, it is best to get back to some foundational understanding about the current monetary system and where it went astray. Man’s carnal desire to manipulate and control moved us off the gold standard. The term “good as gold” was used for U.S. currency since you could exchange paper money ...
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