By Bob Stokes
5/17/2012 5:30:00 PM
To this day, I wonder why Robert Prechter's book Conquer the Crash has not been more widely recognized. It described in advance much of what happened in the 2008 financial crisis. Learn what Prechter is saying now...
Filed Under: banks, Bob Prechter, conquer the crash, debt crisis, debt downgrade, deflation, economic depression, Elliott Wave Theorist, Greek debt, market crash, market forecasts
Category: U.S. Economy
Bank Capital Rules: A Reminder of 2008
"In 2008 there was a credit crisis. The next five years will bring on the credit crisis."
By Bob Stokes
5/10/2012 5:00:00 PM
Is our financial system stronger today than it was four years ago? Most people might think so; mainstream news analysis rarely suggests otherwise. But here's what the public remains mostly in the dark about...
Filed Under: banks, central banks, conquer the crash, credit rating, debt crisis, debt downgrade, deflation, economic depression, Elliott wave, european central bank, European debt crisis, hedge funds, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
5/4/2012 4:15:00 PM
Very rare exceptions aside, money markets have been safe. Learn why they now may be a lot less safe...
Filed Under: money markets, banks, central banks, credit crisis, debt crisis, deflation, economic depression, euro stoxx 50, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), mutual funds, stimulus package, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
Strange Recovery
Is it strange in here, or is it just...strange?
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
5/1/2012 4:00:00 PM
Something doesn't feel right. Look at this:
Filed Under: Bob Prechter, consumer confidence, earnings, Elliott wave, home sales, Robert Prechter, S&P 500, social mood, unemployment
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
4/25/2012 5:45:00 PM
In the United States and the United Kingdom alike, we believe it's a matter of time before the word "depression" replaces the phrase "double-dip recession." Why?...
Filed Under: Bank of England, deflation, double dip, economic depression, Elliott wave, european markets, FTSE, gross domestic product (GDP), recession
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
4/24/2012 5:45:00 PM
In the list, all of the statements are true except one. Can you pick out the myth?...
Filed Under: Elliott wave, Interest Rates, investor psychology, market myths, personal finance, Robert Prechter, stock indexes, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
4/20/2012 4:45:00 PM
Four years after we brushed up against "financial Armageddon," it appears our financial system is still not as stable as it needs to be. We believe that you should plan ahead for a run on bank deposits. Here's why...
Filed Under: banks, Ben Bernanke, cash, Club EWI, conquer the crash, credit crisis, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Robert Prechter, safe banks, safe haven, subprime lending, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
Double Trouble for the Economy
How the low-government era morphed into the big-government era
By Bob Stokes
4/19/2012 4:00:00 PM
Two acts of Congress in 1913 turned out to be double trouble for the economy, even to this day. Robert Prechter says the "...results of big government are on the brink of getting much worse"...
Filed Under: Bob Prechter, central banks, debt, deflation, gross domestic product (GDP), history, inflation, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Alexandra Lienhard
4/16/2012 3:15:00 PM
Robert Prechter talks with Financial Sense Newshour host Jim Puplava about the debt debacle and the power of long term market cycles. He offers advice on how to protect your assets and keep your investments safe.
Filed Under: interview, Robert Prechter, market cycles, debt
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
4/13/2012 5:15:00 PM
As bubbles balloon in individual sectors of the economy, the psychology of the pre-financial crisis days have returned. That's why it's important to remember that hardly anyone was concerned about the real estate market in 2006. Then the whole house of cards fell in. Now consider the entire global debt market: the biggest bubble of all time...
Filed Under: commercial real estate, credit crisis, debt crisis, deflation, history, home sales, housing prices, Robert Prechter
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
4/10/2012 3:45:00 PM
You can't do much as an individual to solve the nation's debt and economic problems, yet you can prepare for a worsening economic downtrend. Do we see evidence for an economic turn for the worse? Well, the evidence is so overwhelming that...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, debt crisis, debt downgrade, deflation, economic depression, great depression, history, safe banks
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/29/2012 2:45:00 PM
Robert Prechter's emphasis on financial safety served subscribers well in the 2007-2009 financial crisis. We anticipate that a financial safety plan will be of greater benefit during a time of economic chaos ahead. But where can you keep your assets safe? Learn more...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, credit rating, debt crisis, deflation, economic depression, Elliott Wave Theorist, liquidity, monetary policy, risk management, Robert Prechter, safe haven, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/27/2012 4:45:00 PM
There is a reason that citizens should be concerned about excessive sovereign debt. National governments have defaulted on their obligations, and those events do have consequences. Read what Robert Prechter has to say about the impending credit implosion...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, debt crisis, deflation, European debt crisis, history, Robert Prechter, soverign debt crisis
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/22/2012 6:00:00 PM
Our Financial Forecast has said for years that the bailouts and the European Union itself would come to grief, even as other observers were optimistic. Here's a case in point...
Filed Under: Club EWI, euro, euro stoxx 50, european central bank, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), eurozone, financial forecast, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/19/2012 5:15:00 PM
"Investors who wait... before acting will be too late. We have to anticipate developments, and the only way we can do that is to use tools that reveal signs of approaching trend change." See the towering economic cumulus clouds that we see so you can prepare for what's ahead...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, debt, debt crisis, deflation, municipal bonds, safe haven
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/16/2012 6:00:00 PM
Is there evidence now that a deflationary trend is underway? Dear reader, the evidence is abundant and growing by the day. To begin with...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, deflation, economic depression, great depression
Category: U.S. Economy
By Alexandra Lienhard
3/15/2012 2:00:00 PM
The Fed isn't the only world central bank in debt. Watch as Steve Hochberg, EWI's chief market analyst, shows what has happened to GDP in countries around the world as central banks try to get liquidity into the system.
Filed Under: video, steve hochberg, the fed, debt, world central banks
Category: U.S. Economy
By Nico Isaac
3/13/2012 6:00:00 PM
From Miami to Phoenix; New York to California -- a growing wave of debt is forcing many once-thriving municipalities onto the edge of bankruptcy. And in the case of Jefferson County, Alabama -- which filed the largest Chapter 11 case in U.S. history last November -- right over that edge. So, was there a way to identify the pre-conditions of the muncipal bond crisis before it occurred? Yes.
Filed Under: Bob Prechter, conquer the crash, municipal bonds, prechter, Robert Prechter
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/12/2012 5:15:00 PM
In 1868 construction began on an office building of record-height. Construction was completed in 1873, and the Equitable Life building in New York stood 130 feet. Many people considered it America's first skyscraper. What does that have to do with today?...
Filed Under: deflation, economic depression, Elliott wave, history
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/5/2012 5:00:00 PM
As pundits chatter about an economic recovery, municipalities are facing bankruptcy - including the largest-ever U.S. city. What's really going on?...
Filed Under: credit rating, debt downgrade, economic depression, foreclosures, home sales, junk bonds, municipal bonds
Category: U.S. Economy