Inflation is now running at three and a half times higher than the Fed’s target rate of 2 percent. The Fed is clearly worried about this, and now appears poised to announce a doubling of the tapering at next week’s FOMC meeting in an effort to get the table set for interest rate hikes and…
Read MoreWhen it comes to managing the federal budget, government officials only have three choices. These are the same three choices that governments through the world and through the centuries have always had; raise taxes, cut spending, or debase the currency (print money). Join your host Dennis Tubbergen on this week’s Special Edition of Retirement Lifestyle…
Read MoreAre we headed for a “crack-up-boom” as originally described by Austrian economist Mises in the 1920s, or can we avoid it? You’ll not want to miss this week’s Retirement Lifestyle Advocates radio show when your host, Dennis Tubbergen talks with guest Mr. Jeffrey Tucker. Tucker says, “whether we will or not” is the bigger question.…
Read MoreThere’s a great deal of anticipatory borrowing and inventory building that’s going on driven by this mortal fear of not having enough stuff for Christmas. Retailers have been encouraging people to buy ahead, and saw we just had reports from Walmart and Target that their inventories have really leaped. Our guest this week on Retirement…
Read MoreCompanies are so desperate for workers that they’re doing things they never thought they would do. Like doing away with drug tests, checking the educational credentials, and calling references. This week on Retirement Lifestyle Advocates radio, our guest Mr. John Rabino talks with your host Dennis Tubbergen about the labor shortage, wage inflation, and the…
Read MoreThe reality is, that Congress has spent the last two years violating every legitimate rule of reason to monetary and fiscal policy. They have pumped 8 trillion dollars of unbacked credit into the system in the last 18 months…so, of course, inflation is going through the roof. This week on Retirement Lifestyle Advocates radio, your…
Read MoreWoodrow Wilson is regarded by many as being the worst President in US history, although some would say that the current occupant of the White House is giving him a run for his money. Just over 100 years ago, under Wilson, the income tax became law, the Federal Reserve was created, and an ever-growing government…
Read MoreInvesting in gold and silver are great hedges against rising inflation, but according to our guest, Mr. Simon Popple, you may also want to consider adding exposure the broader commodities market. Your host on Retirement Lifestyle Advocates radio, Dennis Tubbergen, talks with Popple about the opportunities to invest is Lithium, Cobalt, Uranium, and rare earth…
Read MoreEvery stock market crash has always had one Hindenburg Omen or more on the clock at the same time. It’s basically an indicator that says if you have a high number of new highs and new lows on a particular day at the same time, that’s an unhealthy market. It’s a dangerous market. Our guest…
Read MoreThe vast majority of Americans continue to suffer as a result of Fed policy, and they will suffer even more in the future. James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, admits that it doesn’t look like we’ll be going back down to 2% inflation anytime soon so we just better get…
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