What Happens When The Pandemic Ends?

What Happens When The Pandemic Ends?

What happens when the pandemic is over and we try to resurrect something like normal life? The answer is that we run head-on into the one crisis that was… Let’s assume that by the end of this year a combination of social distancing and some new and effective...
Retirees Have Gotten Swindled

Retirees Have Gotten Swindled

To understand the impossible situation in which most retirees find themselves, let’s begin with interest rates. When governments raise or lower the cost of credit, they’re communicating with the rest of us. Higher interest rates send the message that “cash is more...
This Is Why You Should Own High-Quality Gold Miners

This Is Why You Should Own High-Quality Gold Miners

A long list of companies ranging from cruise ship operators to retail chains to airlines to restaurants are on life support. Many others (we’re looking at you, IBM) have spent billions buying back their own stock with borrowed money and now, even if they survive, look...