Owning your own home in this country has long been thought of as the American Dream. Home ownership at any affordable cost has been the aspiration of American families since colonial times. It meant lots of hard work and sacrifice, and a long-standing debt that required monthly payments. It’s often the largest single investment an […]
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It’s been nearly seven months since Russia’s military forces invaded sovereign Ukraine. The response in Western Europe and North America has been to levy sanctions against Russia in an effort to hobble its economy, and force it to seek peace in the region. These sanctions have also unleashed a backlash from Russia that’s resulted in
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Much of the Western United States has been in the throes of a serious drought that has been carrying on for nearly six years. Las Vegas, Nevada, resides in the middle of the desert, and gets most of its water from Lake Mead and the Colorado River. But Lake Mead’s water supply is shared with
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In May of 1845, Sir John Franklin led an expedition of two British Navy ships to seek out the waterway through the North American Continent that would connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. They never returned. It’s a mystery to this day as to what exactly happened to them. Passageway for East/West Commerce: Both the
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Most of you know that I recently took a cruise to Alaska on Princess Cruise’s Crown Princess. But perhaps only a few of you know that I formerly worked for Princess Cruises as their Assistant Controller back in the 1980’s. In those days the business consisted of only three ships and was owned by a
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The economy is now in the midst of serious inflation unseen for over forty years. This condition could give way to a long, frustrating period of stagflation as occurred in the 1970’s. Those who were around in the developed world in those days got a good first-hand look at stagflation and what it can do
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As it looks as though a recession may be looming on the horizon, many investors are concerned about the depth and duration of a potential economic pullback. No two recessions are exactly alike, but it’s worthwhile nonetheless to take a look at what got our economy into the worst one ever in our history. Vulnerabilities:
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Across the rich world inflation is raging by about 9% year on year. This constitutes the highest rate of inflation the rich world has seen since the early 1980’s. The last time inflation was this high, it ran for about sixteen years from its inception in the mid 1960’s to the recession in 1983. But
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From the day it was first written, the Declaration of Independence went through quite a journey to reach the place where it resides today. In that it constituted a death warrant for all those who signed it, the protection and preservation of it maintained a higher priority for the Continental Congress and the founding fathers
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The key to any investment begins with the potential investor coming up with a supply of available money. Often this occurs with a windfall such as a tax refund, an inheritance, or a bonus at work, etc. But what if a potential investor doesn’t have any of these windfalls? How can a potential investor get
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