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The Fed’s $8,000/Year “Mortgage Tax”
June 28, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investment Opportunities, News, U.S. Economy
Inflation is caused by a mismatch between supply and demand. The Federal Reserve can’t increase the supply of goods and services. So, to control prices it must engineer “demand destruction.” That’s as nasty as it sounds. I’ve already explained how the Fed uses the “wealth effect” to make households with lots of stocks cut spending … and why that strategy won’t work with U.S. wealth concentrated in so few hands. I also explored how big changes in the U.S. and global economy since the 1970s will force the Fed to raise interest rates A LOT to bring inflation down. Today, we’re going to look at the impact of their demand destruction on U.S. households. Frontier’s In Good Spirits; Juul Smokes The FDA; Life’s A Carnival Cruise
June 27, 2022 Great Stuff
Spirits Having Flown I never fell in love so easily. Where the four winds blow, Wall Street carries on. I’d like to take you where my Spirit flies. Through the empty skies, we invest alone… Hmmm. Don’t tell me — I got this. Bee Gees, right? Is it “Spirits Having Flown” … from the (criminally […] Friday Feedback Chex Out, Delivery From Above, Great Stuff’s On A Boat
June 24, 2022 Great Stuff
Honey Nut Great Stuff-Os Great Ones … you made it! Fun, fun Friday is back again — and with it, a whole week’s worth of Friday Feedback greatness, courtesy of you and your fellow readers. If you don’t see your email listed below, it might be because you … you know … didn’t write in. […] The Truth Behind Rising Gas Prices
June 24, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Oil
In times of turmoil, people tend to point fingers at anything and anyone. And in today’s market, with two weeks of downtrends, increased interest rates and rising prices on gasoline …everyone's pointing fingers. But who’s to blame here, if anyone? Today I’ll be clearing the air on these gas price myths and setting the record straight on what the real issue is. Great Stuff Interviews: Clint, Quants & Trading Jaunts
June 23, 2022 Great Stuff
The Clint-erview Part 2: Quant Club Boogaloo Boom — we’re back, baby! Back in the Great Stuff interview studio, that is. Like we told all y’all yesterday, we’re dishing out more of your favorite Stuff from Great Stuff — and we’re kicking things off with a $2 trillion bang. That’s right: Clint Lee is in […]