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Gold In A Topping And Broke(n) Market
As we enter 2024, the dramatic divergence between profoundly dark geopolitical, debt, currency and recessionary signals and US stock markets reaching all-time highs is not only alarming, but portends unprecedented dysfunction ahead.
Prepare Your Portfolio For Phase II of the Bear Market
We have the most expensive stock market in history prior to 2020. As of this writing, the price-to-sales ratio and the total market cap of equities are near record highs and dwarf the historical averages before the pandemic.
China And Real Estate Lead the Next Crisis
The biggest difference in the coming crash likely in 2024 vs. 1929-1932 and 2000-2002 for stocks, is that a second and more-damaging real estate crash will follow the first one we had from early 2006 to mid-2012, in which real estate dropped 34%—and that was worse than the 26% crash from 1925 into 1933.
History's Sad Lessons and Gold's Last, Dark Laugh
Throughout history, whenever one nation saw its borders being approached or defended with rows of horses, cannons, troops and tents of a neighbouring army, such movement clearly suggested a major “uh-oh event” was in motion.
Profitability and Banking in Saint Helena
Our dedicated interview with JOSEPHINE GEORGE, Managing Director at Bank of St. Helena Ltd, documents the activity behind the government-owned bank based in the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Executive Global discuss lending, personal and commercial banking with the head of the pre-eminent institution located on the island in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean.
Why Gold Disappointed (Some) Last Year and Won't This Year
Gold investors always want more! Last year saw sharply higher inflation around the world, a war in Europe, with stocks and other assets down: a perfect trifecta for gold. Instead gold was down for much of the year. Why did we not see the sharp move in gold that many predicted?
The Stability of Gold vs the ''Honesty'' of Governments
Gold’s historic 2,300% leap in the 1970s from $35 to $850 per ounce occurred right after President Nixon took the US off the gold standard. Moreover, in the early 2000s, gold tripled
in value – soaring from under $300 per ounce in 2000 to $1,000 by 2008.
Scary Macros, Rising Debts, Falling Trust and Simple Gold
Heading into 2023, the macros look anything but pretty. The core themes, percolating over time but now becoming both unsustainable and undeniable, are simple: Debt, war, inflation and currency destruction. The evidence is literally all around us as trust in political and central bank leadership heads steadily south.
Why Silver Is Essential For A Prosperous High Tech Future
In the complex world economy, very few things are as versatile and exciting as silver. It has a rich history as a valuable metal, and today, it plays a vital role in high-tech industries,
reports Cheryl Jones.
Is Silver An Asymmetric Trade?
The readers of this publication are some of the best educated regarding the true nature of money and finance. The question of inflation is often debated, even among alternative thinkers.
Strategic Mergers and Acquisitions
Our dedicated interview on Strategy with TRAVIS REGENT, Co-Founder at Kalos LLP, examines strategy, mergers, acquisitions, transaction valuations and corporate tax advisory, as
Executive Global chart the rise of one of Canada's pre-eminent middle-market M&A specialists.
Silver Is Analogue
Almost two decades ago, I was asked by a significant precious metals dealer in the U.S. to do a presentation on the merits of silver investing.
The Everything Bubble Is About to Burst for Good
Bubble eras like this are rare. They only come about every 90 years which is every two 45-year technology cycles. Think of the current peaking cycle as the Information Revolution with three phases and bubbles.
Major Stock Crash Ahead with Rising Inflation
One of the charts that most grabbed my attention recently was the one showing the rebound in China. They came out of it earlier than us, so it makes an interesting leading indicator.
Profitability in Financial Literacy
Our special interview on Profitability with SHARON LECHTER, entrepreneur, businesswoman, international speaker and CEO of the Pay Your Family First education company, underlines the importance of financial literacy through investing as a tool for creating financial freedom, as Executive Global profile the award-winning co-author of the Rich Dad Poor Dad book series.
Precious Metals, Time to Accumulate
I believe the metals may have seen lows for the year. The action in the gold silver ratio is telling us silver is signalling the vertical rise in interest rates or tightening by the Feral Reserve may be coming to an end.
Holding Physical Gold Preserves Wealth
Continuing Massive Bailouts and Federal Reserve Stimulus Loom Well into 2022.
Evidence-Based Wealth Management
Executive Global sit down with Zurich’s foremost connoisseurs of
evidenced-based wealth management.
Early Signals of Severe U.S. Inflation
U.S. Monetary and Fiscal Policy Excesses Have Spiked Hyperinflation Risks.
Helicopter Money - Debunking Universal Basic Income
Trying times are upon us. As economies around the globe came to a sudden halt, exposing the instability of a system many thought infallible, the illusion of order began to crumble. Amid this unprecedented collapse, amid closing businesses, lost jobs, unpaid salaries, missed payments and shockingly revealing shortages, governments and institutions are hastily scrambling together solutions to remain afloat, writes Oliver Taylor.
Perpetuating Asset Inflation
The current Monetary System has been able to perpetuate the asset price inflation game over the last 40 years because inflation has struggled to gain any traction. Although government statistics undereport inflation by design, Federal Reserve policy has not been forced to address the toxic side of inflation while the economy has been propped up on monetary stimulus.
A Unique Approach to Wealth Management
O' Connor Portfolio Management, LLC is a “Five Star Professional” Firm (The Wall Street Journal) and was profiled in Forbes Magazine. In October, the firm was recognised in Wealth & Finance International Magazine’s 2018 Winners’ Review programme as the ‘Best Money Management Firm’ in Florida.
The Grimm Repo
In 2019, global central banks did a complete 180 degree turn with their monetary policies. After a
half-hearted attempt to normalise interest rates during 2018 failed miserably, the total assets of the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan and People’s Bank of China climbed back to $19.9 trillion by December of 2019 –very close to their 2017 highs.
Negative Interest Rates - Money's Time Value
Is this the eradication of the time value of money? The notion of negative interest rates — that being an interest rate below zero — is hard to align with any traditional financial model. We can speak about the concept, but experiencing its actual existence feels like entering a twilight zone of interest rates, thinks Shannon Berkley.
When the Fed and the Government Panic
U.S. Coronavirus Response Imploded the Economy and Created an Inflation Risk.
The Biggest Short
The upcoming global economic crisis that is going to send tremors through the world between 2017 and 2020, by now is not news, as several respected economists, such as James Rickards and Harry Dent, have not only been warning us of the looming collapse, but they have also suggested that with an out-of-the-box approach, one could even gain from this predicament, says Oliver Taylor.
2021: The Surreal and the Real
As we approach the end of 2021, we look back upon the surreal convergence of risk assets (stocks, bonds and real estate) hitting all-time highs despite open confirmations of unprecedented economic, market and currency risk.
FXSpotStream Adds Functionality
After raising capital from its founding banks, FXSpotStream (FSS) has added functionality to support FX Algos and Allocations over its API. Now live with multiple clients, this is the industry’s first multi-bank service FX Algo API and provides access to the entire Algo suite of its Liquidity Providing banks (LPs).
Gold Glitters as the Federal Reserve Loses Control
Precious Metals Can Offer Purchasing Power Stability in Unstable Financial Times. U.S. economic activity and financial-system stability face increasingly negative turmoil in the months and year ahead, exacerbated by the U.S. Government having lost control of its fiscal policies, at the same time the U.S. Central Bank—the Federal Reserve—has lost control of its monetary system and interest rate policies.
Yield Curve and Recession
Unusual Times and Circumstances: Fasten Your Seat Belt! A confluence of unusual factors promises an unusually interesting year ahead for the U.S. economy, politics and financial markets. Discussed first, the economy appears headed into its first formal recession since the Great Recession, as signalled by an “inverted yield curve” among other indicators.
2021 Gold and Silver Price Forecast
Well, here we go again. It’s January so that means it’s annual forecast time...that time of year when I walk the plank knowing full well that I may end up plunging into the sea. And for what reason?
Strategy and Stability Through Crisis
Our exclusive interview on Strategy and stability through crisis with
ROMAIN GERARDIN-FRESSE, Founder and CEO of Gfk Conseils-Juridis, focuses on the activities of a crisis management firm headquartered in the French Riviera with a strong global presence spanning across five continents.
Gold Remains the Strongest Hedge
As this article goes to bed in the last week of November 2019, U.S. Stock Indices are just off recent, historic high levels, despite unusual stock-market volatility of the last year, and despite major economic, financial-system, FOMC and political instabilities and uncertainties at hand.
The Everything Bubble!
We live in an interesting world from all aspects. Whether it be socially, politically, or financially, never before in history has the world been at such divides, nor extremes. We could go on a rant from here regarding the social/political situations but that would be fruitless, seeing how most minds are already made up and set in cement.