What The Heck Should I Be Doing With My Money

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IN TODAY’S WORLD, “ON FIRE WITH RISK”, HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY SAFEGUARD YOUR SAVINGS? ONE FORMER FINANCIAL PRO OFFERS HIS OPINION ON THE KEY TO SUCCESS.

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From L. Todd Wood

Having been a financial professional most of my adult life, I can remember many instances at a lunch, a dinner party or after a speech, where I was asked, So where should I put my money? I have found that most people – even hyper-successful businessmen or women – are clueless when it comes to handling their personal accounts. I’ve talked with executives who own a few million shares of their own stock tell me, since they also own a dozen penny stocks, they’re savings are diversified. I have to laugh at those.

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Our Dollar Crisis Deepens: More Nations Turn Their Back On Our Currency

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AT A DISTURBINGLY INCREASING RATE, THE WORLD IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE U.S. DOLLAR. WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR OUR CURRENCY’S FUTURE?

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From Filip Karinja

In recent history, for as long as the U.S. dollar has reigned as the global reserve currency, countries have traditionally paid for goods in trade by converting their currency into the dollar. Thus there has usually been a huge (but artificial) demand for the greenback.

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Interest Rates Just Dropped From 20% To Zero – What Happens From Here

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THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS 18 TRILLION REASONS WHY THEY CAN’T SEND INTEREST RATES HIGHER. WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR SAVINGS WHEN THE BUBBLE FINALLY BURSTS?

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L. Todd Wood

For the past several decades, bond yields have grinded lower and lower, now reaching effectively 0%. Yet despite such a decline, there has been a lot of talk in the financial press of a growing bubble in the market.

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Is Europe’s $1.28 Trillion Economic Plan A Recipe For Disaster

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BY FOLLOWING THE FEDERAL RESERVE’S LEAD AND FLOODING THE ECONOMY WITH MONEY, HAS THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK AVERTED ITS “DAY OF RECKONING”… OR DOUSED MORE FUEL ONTO THE FIRE?

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From Filip Karinja

Here we go again – only this time, in Europe.

This past Thursday, Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), announced that the ECB will launch its own Quantitative Easing program in March, purchasing €60 billion ($67 billion) in government debt each month. [Read more…]

What Your Financial Adviser Won’t Tell You About Gold

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Alan Greenspan, Peter Schiff and others have all advocated gold ownership – why hasn’t your financial adviser?Several big names from the financial world have recently came out in favor of gold, including former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who said that given its value as an international currency and that it’s unaffected by government decisions, gold is a good place to put your dollars these days. Yet, many financial advisers still don’t advocate gold. Why? Listen to our latest edition of the Market Report with Will Hart and Jake Kennedy.

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Baby Boomers Cashing in their Stocks for Retirement

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76 Million Baby Boomers To Cash Out Retirement – Can The Economy Handle It?

Original Post January 12, 2015

AS MILLIONS OF BABY BOOMERS MOVE ON TO RETIREMENT, THEY’RE CASHING OUT OF STOCKS. CAN YOUR PORTFOLIO WITHSTAND THE SELL-OFF?

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From Rachel Mills

We frequently discuss the many reasons why the economy as we know it is unsustainable. The Federal Reserve has printed the bejeebus out of the U.S. dollar. Our manufacturing sector is being continually chased overseas. China and Russia are buying gold like crazy. We don’t make much of anything anymore except war. The majority of Americans aren’t saving anywhere near enough for retirement. Even if they were, it is all being inflated away. [Read more…]

Greek Euro Exit Could Turn Into Fiscal Ebola

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COULD THIS DECISION BY GREECE SEND FINANCIAL MARKETS INTO TURMOIL? FIND OUT WHY SOME EXPERTS ARE PREDICTING JUST THAT.

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A Greek decision to leave the eurozone could send financial markets into turmoil even worse than the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, a leading international economist has warned.

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This Will Not End Well

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WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PULLING THESE TWO CRITICAL SAFETY NETS FOR THE ECONOMY, THE WRITING ON THE WALL FOR YET ANOTHER CRASH SEEMS FAR TOO APPARENT.

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From L. Todd Wood

I was a fairly new employee on Wall Street, a decade and a half ago. I had only been trading about five years but I clearly remember when Sandy Weill, the architect of Citigroup, walked in my office to rally the troops during a management visit. Jamie Dimon, the currency CEO of JP Morgan Chase, dutifully followed behind with a clipboard, taking notes from the master.

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Jim Cramer Explains Why You Need Gold As Insurance

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BEST-SELLING AUTHOR STATES THE SIMPLE CASE FOR WHY EVERY AMERICAN NEEDS SOME GOLD TO PROTECT THEIR SAVINGS.

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Does your portfolio have an insurance policy?

If you’ve never considered having an insurance policy for your stocks, Jim Cramer is encouraging you to think again. According to the best-selling author and host of the CNBC show, Mad Money, “everyone should have one.” After all, “you won’t own a home without home owner’s insurance; you won’t own a car without car insurance.” And that’s exactly why your portfolio also needs insurance – something to tide you over when things threaten to go bad.

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Gold Was The Second Best Currency In 2014

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IN FUTURE YEARS, WHEN THE DOLLAR REVERTS TO THE AVERAGE, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR SAVINGS THEN? THIS IS A PERFECT CAUTIONARY TALE FOR WHY GOLD IS SO VALUABLE IN YOUR PORTFOLIO.

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Given the strength of the U.S. dollar, it is surprising that gold has held its own in 2014. Even though the yellow metal lost some of its value last year, it still outperformed all major world currencies except for the U.S. dollar.

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