Q&A: Stocks vs. Oil https://t.co/jfbZPwFrzJ
Q&A: Stocks vs. Oil Commodities, Stocks and Mutual FundsoilAftershock Team 01 Sep 2016 Q: You asked the question at the end of the June newsletter why high oil prices would be good for the stock market today, and low oil prices bad for stocks, when the opposite was true in the 1980s. So what’s the a...
Q&A: Investing in single-family homes https://t.co/VHg8P9y6ER
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Q&A: Dollar vs. gold https://t.co/a0qjL15eYB
Q&A: Dollar vs. gold Gold and SilverdollarAftershock Team 11 Aug 2016 Q: How critical is the U.S. dollar index to the price of gold? Theoretically, as the dollar weakens, the price of gold should rise, and vice versa. But if fears over economic troubles around the world rise, wouldn’t that drive gol...
Q&A: Investments during the market cliff https://t.co/Ilybfx570u
Q&A: Investments during the market cliff Commodities, The Aftershockagricultural commodities, gold, natural gasAftershock Team 04 Aug 2016 Q: Should Aftershock investors be completely absent from the stock market at the time of the market cliff or should we be invested during this time in the assets...
Q&A: Ron Paul https://t.co/zKE8iJN9Gw
Q&A: Ron Paul Gold and SilverAftershock Team 14 Jul 2016 Q: What do you think of Ron Paul and his warnings about taking gold and getting it out of the U.S. as the government here will take everything? Also that crime will go up as much as 600 percent when the impending economic crisis happens. Ron P...
Q&A: Social Security means testing https://t.co/7Dzi9CMm1M
Q&A: Social Security means testing Retirementsocial securityAftershock Team 07 Jul 2016 Q: At what stage do you anticipate Social Security benefits becoming distributed by a means test? At what income/asset levels do you think they wills set the bar and do you think it will be applied to those who a...
Q&A: China and the U.S. middle class https://t.co/mytLy5Z9ty
Q&A: China and the U.S. middle class Global EconomyChinaAftershock Team 16 Jun 2016 Q: Economist Richard D. Wolff recently stated that the drop in U.S. middle class income was a significant contribution to the drop in China’s economic growth. His point that middle class incomes in the U.S. have drop...
Q&A: Rigging in the financial markets https://t.co/qPr9p3H6cf
Q&A: Rigging in the financial markets Gold and Silver, Stocks and Mutual FundsmanipulationAftershock Team 02 Jun 2016 Q: From much of what you’ve written, I can see that a lot of rigging seems to go on in the financial world. What if all that rigging makes it almost impossible to invest wisely or sa...
Q&A: Oil defying fundamentals? https://t.co/ld64IoielQ
Q&A: Oil defying fundamentals? CommoditiesoilAftershock Team 05 May 2016 Q: Recently, even as oil inventories continue to grow, the price of oil keeps going up. In the first week of March, we had a big gain in inventories: oil plunged at first but then skyrocketed. What’s going on? Is it manipulatio...
Q&A: Chinese yuan opportunities? https://t.co/H0VkE4U8Un
Q&A: Chinese yuan opportunities? Currencies, Stocks and Mutual FundsChina, yuanAftershock Team 21 Apr 2016 Q: With the Chines yuan recently gaining acceptance as a global standard currency, do you think it would be a decent place to invest, since things are in such disarray there? If so, how would I…
Q&A: Taxes on gold https://t.co/KLM02bm8sy
Q&A: Taxes on gold Gold and SilvertaxesAftershock Team 14 Apr 2016 Q: You have written in your books that gold will probably taxed sometime in the future to try to stem its price rise (my paraphrasing). Considering where the price stands now, do you have a hunch at what price the government might be…
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Q&A: Canadian dollar in the Aftershock https://t.co/6DLCOLxuij
Q&A: Canadian dollar in the Aftershock CurrenciesCanadian dollar, dollarAftershock Team 07 Apr 2016 Q: How well will the Canadian dollar do against the U.S. dollar if the U.S. is Canada’s largest trading partner and if all the bubbles associated with the Aftershock burst? Canada may be more hawkish…
Q&A: Short fund strategy https://t.co/ZL8gJ6Pmj2
Q&A: Short fund strategy Stocks and Mutual Fundsshort fundsAftershock Team 17 Mar 2016 Q: Would it make sense to invest in a short fund until the market crash occurs? I might make a few percentage points while waiting but should do quite well when the market collapses. If you think it’s a good strat…
Q&A: Balance the budget? Reverse QE? https://t.co/k7Fo75C4cd
Q&A: Balance the budget? Reverse QE? Inflation and Money Printing, Public Debtfederal budgetAftershock Team 10 Mar 2016 Q: I’ve been told that Congress has passed a 2016 budget plan that would end the deficit in 10 years. Is that true? If so, should we reverse quantitative easing by having the Fed s…
Q&A: War and debt https://t.co/M4uuc3WXp5
Q&A: War and debt Global Economy, Public DebtChinaAftershock Team 03 Mar 2016 Q: I’m curious how you see war impacting the Aftershock (as it is often inappropriately credited for pulling us out of the Great Depression). Given the increasing political conflict with China, I foresee the possibility of…
Q&A: Gold and safe-deposit boxes https://t.co/5TZhwKDXud
Q&A: Gold and safe-deposit boxes Gold and Silversafe deposit boxesAftershock Team 18 Feb 2016 Q: If we purchase gold and silver and have it stored in a safe deposit box, will we have time in the Aftershock to retrieve it before the banks could be potentially locked down? A: For those concerned about…
Q&A: Whole-house generator https://t.co/8vJ9YWTgAW
Q&A: Whole-house generator Personal FinanceAftershock Team 11 Feb 2016 Q: Would you recommend installing a whole-house generator in the event of power losses? Is the distribution of natural gas more likely to continue to flow even if the electrical grid faces problems? A: There will likely be issues…
Q&A: Retirement investments in the short term https://t.co/DIMk4y6T25
Q&A: Retirement investments in the short term Retirement401k, 403bAftershock Team 04 Feb 2016 Q: I have 401k and 403b plans and want to minimize my stock market exposure and move into safer investments. I am specifically wondering about where to place this money in the short term (less than 1-2 year…
Q&A: Positive vibes in the economy https://t.co/k3rLQQ1985
Q&A: Positive vibes in the economy General Macro Economyanimal spiritsAftershock Team 28 Jan 2016 Q: With all the strain in the economy around the world, debt continuing to run up and up, why are so many media outlets so positive on the recovery? Did you expect such positive vibes even with the mark…
Q&A: No gold standard? https://t.co/A44CGXHIee
Q&A: No gold standard? Gold and Silvergold standardAftershock Team 18 Jan 2016 Q: In the most recent audio forum it came up that the world’s economic and financial size and complexity will make it difficult to go back to the gold standard. If that’s true, where does gold fit in after the Aftershock?…
Q&A: The integrity of ETFs https://t.co/r8QUwpLrt8
Q&A: The integrity of ETFs Stocks and Mutual FundsETFsAftershock Team 10 Dec 2015 Q: There have been several articles recently in The Wall Street Journal concerning problems with ETFs in today’s market environment. Can you address your thoughts on these? Are their concerns legitimate? A: We don’t th…
Q&A: Housing market driven by what? https://t.co/uWUxGPLLps
Q&A: Housing market driven by what? Real EstateAftershock Team 03 Dec 2015 Q: In the September 2015 newsletter, you state there aren’t many first-time homebuyers which help to propel home prices higher. But you also state that home prices are rising to near pre-2008 crisis levels. How can both exist…
Q&A: 401k management before the Aftershock https://t.co/t4HD1txRXG
Q&A: 401k management before the Aftershock Retirement, Stocks and Mutual Funds401kAftershock Team 19 Nov 2015 Q: I’m interested in how one manages a 401k account before the Aftershock. In other words, when the stock market is going down because of no money printing, but it’s not the big crash yet an…
Q&A: Fiscal Responsibility and its consequences https://t.co/8YUs8nOPDT
Q&A: Fiscal responsibility and its consequences Inflation and Money Printing, Public DebtAftershock Team 12 Nov 2015 Q: If we balance the budget within 10 years, and reverse quantitative easing, is that worse in the long run? In other words, are there some steps which would be better for us in the l…
Q&A: China’s stock market contagion https://t.co/B7PIzurJtw
Q&A: China’s stock market contagion Global Economy, Stocks and Mutual FundsChinaAftershock Team 05 Nov 2015 Q: What I do not understand is why, when China “gets a cold” (stock market now down 42% since mid-June), it hurts the U.S. stock market so much. They are not buying a lot of our exports. Why d…
Q&A: Harry Dent and gold http://t.co/osP47N4J9H
Q&A: Harry Dent and gold Gold and Silver, Inflation and Money Printingharry s. dentAftershock Team 15 Oct 2015 Q: You’ve said that gold will go up in a major downturn, even though it’s struggling now. But I have been reading a lot of material from Harry S. Dent and from his advisor team that firmly…
Q&A: China’s failing stimulus http://t.co/nyg6rX3BlA
Q&A: China’s failing stimulus Global EconomyChinaAftershock Team 08 Oct 2015 Q: Have the predictable events of China being unable to prop up its stock market changed the timing of the U.S. decline? In other words, does it push us closer to the Aftershock? A: It’s definitely an event that speeds us u…
Q&A: Short-term bonds and TIPS http://t.co/pFQBQpXL3P
Q&A: Short-term bonds and TIPS Bondsshort-term bonds, TIPSAftershock Team 17 Sep 2015 Q: I have been slowly selling my positions to the point of holding just gold and short-term bonds/TIPS. Assuming we get a correction with a follow-up of additional money printing, am I wise to keep my positions on…
Q&A: FTSE China 50 http://t.co/FChyV6OZZd
Q&A: FTSE China 50 Global Economy, Stocks and Mutual FundsChina, ETFsAftershock Team 10 Sep 2015 Q: I notice that the 10-, 20-, and 50-day moving averages for inverse FTSE China 50 ETFs are moving in the right direction. What are your thoughts of taking a position in either FXP which double-shorts t…
Q&A: Pressure on coal http://t.co/jDmdkg2wgo
Q&A: Pressure on coal Commoditiescoal, kolAftershock Team 03 Sep 2015 Q: Recent pressure on coal has impacted the ETF KOL. Yet, future demand for coal is still predicted to increase. You’ve stated before that KOL is an imperfect way to invest in coal and no one will argue that. Do you still maintain…
Q&A: Productivity and manufacturing | Aftershock Publishing Blog
Q: Does productivity mean new products (manufacturing) from the private sector? Where would the demand come from? A: Productivity means creating more goods and services with fewer man hours…
Q&A: Natural gas | Aftershock Publishing Blog
Q: Recently you’ve noted a strong belief in natural gas as a core portfolio holding for the future. I took a look at UNG and it would appear to be a lagging investment for the last 10 years. So why and when does it make sense for an…
Q&A: Monetary velocity | Aftershock Publishing Blog
Q: I recently saw a slide that showed the recent massive increase in M3 (broadest measure of the money supply) plotted against an almost identical decrease in monetary velocit…
The chart that helps explain the languishing housing recovery
If there's one chart that helps explain the languishing housing recovery, it's this.
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How China is keeping a lid on U.S. gas prices
China, its booming economy cooling down, had more refined petroleum products on its hands last month than it needed, so it put them on the global market. And that's helping keep a lid on U.S. gasoline prices.
Q&A: Coal and the Aftershock | Aftershock Publishing Blog
Q: Given the war on coal, do you think the coal industry—including Peabody, Arch and others—will survive until the crash? (If these companies go bankrupt before a crash they wouldn’t make a great hedge!)…
Q&A: Excess reserves | Aftershock Publishing Blog
Q&A: Excess reserves Inflation and Money Printingexcess reserves, Federal ReserveAftershock Team 18 Aug 2014 Q: The third edition of Aftershock suggests that some economists wrongly posit that the money supply expansion is not a threat because banks “lock up” the printed money in excess reserves. Ho…
Your paycheck has been shrinking for 5 years
Since the Great Recession ended five years ago, the amount of money Americans earn each hour after adjusting for inflation has actually fallen. And wage growth has been weak for longer than that.
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