US Dollar & Gold News- Economic Update
Gold & the US Dollar, what’s changed? Much has happened in the last 6 weeks that affects both gold & the Dollar. It’s taken me a while to get back to making economic update videos since the birth of Westin. But now I’m back. This video focuses on the biggest news items which relate to […]
Asset Management in a Crazy Economy
Asset Management is difficult in a crazy economy. We’ve been talking about the possibilities of deflation and hyperinflation. So if difficult times are ahead, which asset classes are the ones which will best safeguard and grow what you have been giving to steward? We don’t know! Please understand that this blog is meant to help […]
Hyperinflation Signs & Gold News (Part 1): Economic Update
Hyperinflation signs and gold are discussed in today’s economic update video as we continue our periodic series. Signs of a coming hyperinflation are everywhere. We detail the latest as well as give you news on gold moves around the world. Is this the time to buy gold? This video on hyperinflation signs and gold is […]
Inflation & the Four Outcomes of the European Debt Crises
Inflation can be deadly to your financial well being. We’ve been discussing the factors which could bring serious inflation to this country soon. Friday, we looked at the reasons that Europe’s sovereign debt crises will be our debt and inflation crises soon. Today, we’ll follow up by looking at the four possible outcomes that could […]
The Growing Sovereign Debt Crises will be Here Soon
Sovereign debt is a ballooning problem. As each countries’ debt grows it becomes clearer that theses debts will never be paid off. We’ve been discussing the core problems facing the US Dollar. Now, let’s look at the early dominoes to fall. Greece was the first to experience this Sovereign Debt Crisis. (Interesting that this all […]
Sovereign Debt, A Problem for You?
Sovereign Debt is not only a problem in the US but in much of the “developed world”. We’ve been looking at problems facing the US dollar and today we’ll examine the competition and contagion that this sovereign debt creates. Higher Worldwide Debt Means Higher Interest Rates We’ve had historically low interest rates in recent years, […]
United States Dollar & Treasury Auctions
Today we’ll look at the Dollar & Treasury auctions. We’re continuing our series on difficulties facing the Dollar and how this could be catastrophic to your financial life. The Dollar has been the world reserve currency for decades, but there are signs that that will change. One early warning is seen at the Treasury auctions […]
The National Deficit & Growth in Money Supply
Continuing our discussion from yesterday, the growth in the United States national deficit and money supply foreshadow difficulty for the Dollar. As the Dollar supply increases, the value of our Dollars decreases We’ve been looking at factors which could lead to the destruction of Americans’ wealth and purchasing power. Today, we’ll look at these two […]
US Dollar – Healthy?
On Friday, we showed you the history of the Dollar. So let’s now look at the U.S. Dollar with eyes wide open and see if this is a fiat currency that can buck the trend of following every other fiat currency into the wastebasket of history… There are a couple really important things to look […]
Money in America
Money can be many different things. We began yesterday discussing the history of money and will now look at this history within the United States. When the United States Constitution was written, it gave Congress the right to “Mint Money”. Every intelligent person knew that to be a valid currency, it must be backed by […]