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Byron King on the Challenge of Diminishing Resources
Source: The Gold Report
Once upon a time, Byron King shunned writing letters to the editor. He was afraid that one might actually appear in print. That sounds like the stuff of fairy tales when you’re talking about someone with as prolific a pen (or keyboard) as Byron. A one-time field historian on the staff of the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, he has a gift for putting current events into an historical context. Byron King’s credits include writing for Agora Financial’s Daily Reckoning and its Energy and Scarcity Investor newsletter (editor) as well as Whiskey and Gunpowder (contributing editor for…
13May2009 | The Gold Report | 0 comments | ContinuedCould Obama Push Oil to $300 Per Barrel
John Maynard Keynes is one of the most influential and controversial economists in history.
He warned of the huge burden war reparations placed on Germany and its allies after WW I. He played an integral role in establishing the post-WW II financial world. His economic theories established the impetus for governments to spend like mad during downturns. He made, lost, and made back a massive fortune in the stock market. He counted Pablo Picasso and Virginia Wolf as friends.
He’s done a lot. His impact on the world is extensive. But today we’ll look at one of his truly lasting…
2Mar2009 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedTreasury Market Reveals That The Stimulus Could Be Massive Challenge
As I watch the $900 billion stimulus bill wind its way through Congress, knowing this will be piled atop the estimated 2009 deficit of $1.19 trillion, the longtime banker in me keeps asking the same worrisome question: How the devil are they going to finance all this rubbish?
A report released Wednesday by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Borrowing Advisory Committee on the government’s borrowing plans gave me the answer I expected: With great difficulty.
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Truth be told, recent market developments have already…
6Feb2009 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedJohn Maynard Keynes: How to Make 30% From an 80-Year-Old Investment Strategy
“Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.” ~John Maynard Keynes, 1936
When it comes to the best strategy to use during a treacherous bear market, I turn to advice from my favorite guru. The British economist, John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), made a ton of money during the Great Depression.
It was he who turned the world upside down in the late 1930s when he advocated that the government should counter the Depression by deliberately cutting interest rates, inflating the money supply, and run huge deficits. And during this…
12Dec2008 | Investment U | 0 comments | Continued
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