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The $3.7 Trillion Municipal-Bond Market Just Isn’t That “Liquid” May 10, 2016 Bonds The Fed is allowing big banks to treat municipal bonds as safe, high-quality assets for emergency reserves. But once you’ve read up on Ramapo, New York, “safe” no longer comes to mind.
Europe: What Wall Street Is Missing May 4, 2016 Global Economy As the second largest member of the PIIGS pack, Spain was much reviled. But the country has rebounded despite anti-austerity bloviating. So much for Keynesian doomsaying …
America’s Pension Problem April 27, 2016 Government & Politics The government has a growing problem with its pension plans that will comes to an explosive head very soon. And no one will like the answer to the problem.
Revisiting Adam Smith’s Free Market: Is The System Rigged for Collusion? April 11, 2016 U.S. Economy Adam Smith is a favorite of free market advocates, but many only hear what they want and ignore the rest. With the free market far from free, it’s time to ask, “What would Adam Smith do?”
Switching Paper Currency Into Gold Stocks – Commodity Speculation March 2, 2016 Gold Irresponsible Fed monetary policy has placed us in a world never before seen. A dark world. Here, there be monsters. To combat these monsters, you need to practice a bit of modern-day alchemy by turning anything you can find into gold.





