Posts Tagged ‘consumer debt’
2024-02-25 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Dr. A. Gary Shilling
This week host of Retirement Lifestyle Advocates radio, Dennis Tubbergen, talks with Dr. A. Gary Shilling, publisher of the Insight newsletter, about the state of the US economy and the possibility of a recession. Dr. Shilling points out several recessionary indicators, such as declining consumer intentions to buy houses and cars, declining consumer confidence, and…
Read More2023-09-17 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Kevin Demeritt
Historically, the life span of a world reserve currency is about 80-100 years. So, it’s no surprise that the BRICS countries, who now represent over 40% of the world population and oil production, would be working together to replace the US Dollar with a new trade currency, likely one backed by commodities including gold. As…
Read More2023-09-10 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ John Rubino
All the leading indicators, and all other indicators that have heretofore marked the onset of economic recession, suggest that 2024 could be a rough year. Our guest on Retirement Lifestyle Advocates radio this week, John Rubino, talks with your host, Dennis Tubbergen, about his thoughts on the likelihood of a recession. Mr. Rubino points to…
Read More2023-08-27 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Karl Denninger
The housing market is locked up. People who have 3% mortgages cannot move except under extreme duress because a new mortgage is 7%. And the price of the average house has doubled. As a result, the payment’s gone up by 40%. People don’t have that. They just don’t have the money. Returning to the Retirement…
Read More2023-08-20 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Dr. A. Gary Shilling
The US economy appears to be driven by two forces; the Federal Reserve, which is raising interest rates in an attempt to get inflation back to its 2 percent target, and the investors who have thus far been able to maintain the status quo on employment and the stock market. On this week’s Retirement Lifestyle…
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