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Fellow fans of the Fourth Turning should check out Jim Puplava’s new interview with author Neil Howe. Howe shares his take on the unfolding “Fourth Turning” in America, which he believed started roughly in 2008. The current divide in the US is reminiscent of similar devices before other tragic eras in American history – namely […]
Here’s a fun interview fellow Fourth Turning fans will enjoy – author and historian Neil Howe gives his take on the influence he sees social media and technology having on politics and industry. He specifically describes the social and political differences he observes between the younger and older generations in America today. I really loved […]
Astute reader Legrand posted an insightful comment below our article about shorting the S&P 500 that I wanted to call attention to. I believe he’s onto something very important: Back to my father’s generation- the boomers. They really have only seen inflation during their adult lives. Deflation isn’t something that seems plausible. Their entire adult […]
We’ve been discussing market and societal cycles in great detail this year, as we try to uncover clues as to how this current mess is going to continue to unfold. History may not always repeat, but to quote Mark Twain, it certainly rhymes. Nothing like a little history reading to shed some light…earlier this year […]
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein took a page from the preachings of the world’s leading religions, as he warned his employees to avoid making “big-ticket, high-profile purchases.” Laying low and playing down wealth is probably a best practice even when times are good. During tough times like this, it’s a must, as the public opinion […]
We’ve been discussing market and societal cycles in great detail recently, as we try to uncover clues as to how this current mess is going to continue to unfold. History may not always repeat, but to quote Mark Twain, it certainly rhymes. I have little doubt that we are now in a secular bear market […]
Welcome back from the long weekend – I hope you had a great 4th celebration. Even us folks who are not so keen on the Federal Government can appreciate many of the founding values of our country…despite how frustrated it is when Constitution seems to be a forgotten document…in a world where “whatever it takes” […]
Daily Crux Editor Brian Hunt reports that bullish sentiment for gold in investment newsletters is very high – “near extreme levels that marked the previous three tops in gold.” When everyone is bullish, that’s trouble for longs…at least in the short term. Need another data point? How about an insurance company hopping on the gold […]
Take a minute to think about your view of human history, and our continued progression as a species. Do you believe human history is linear…always getting better…onward and upwards to a better existence? Is it chaotic…stuff happens, people react, then more stuff happens…but there’s no pattern to it? Or…is human history cyclical…with those who neglect […]
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