Part Time USA “I tried for modeling work but it was a bit slow and that’s when I took a part-time job at McDonalds. It gave me income while I was waiting for my big break and at the very least I could eat.” Sharon Stone Friday as the jobs report was being released Ryan … Read More →
The Part Time Recovery Are we becoming a nation of part timers? Introduction: 0:00-1:40 Discussion of the upcoming job report number & unemployment rate releases & predictions on the impact of a potentially improving job market 1:40-7:05 Discussion of mortgages & the float down option mortgage 7:05-10:06 Louis predicts that if the jobs number comes … Read More →
Consumer Sentiment “Demand and desire are infinite, supply and production while often plentiful, are always finite” – Smaulgld Last week we noted that Consumer Sentiment is a poor economic indicator. Consumer sentiment is up despite a rash of poor economic reports indicating that the consumer’s positive outlook is Panglossian. Seems like consumers have bought into … Read More →
The Part-Time Economy and Part Time Recovery The Huffington Post recently reported that one fifth of all new jobs created since the recession ended were temporary jobs. It’s tough being under 30 today. For the baby boomers growing up in the 1950’s and ’60’s being under 30 was like getting a lottery ticket – at … Read More →
Mandatory Retirement Accounts “A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.” attributed to Thomas Jefferson How to Buy Gold How to Buy Silver UPDATE: January 29, 2014: Obama Announces MyRA Retirement Savings Accounts The Fed’s Exit Strategy? There has been a lot of talk … Read More →
Announcing Smaulgld’s You Tube Channel with our first podcast: The Fed’s No Exit Dilemma Get Free Updates From Smaulgld.com Subscribe to Smaulgld.com and get the free “In Case You Missed It” weekly email as well as updates and analysis on gold, silver, real estate and the economy. Also get the free report “Twelve Key Differences … Read More →
“To print or note to print that is the question;-Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of economic misfortune, or to print volumes against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them?” Imaginary ruminations of Ben Bernanke Last week was a bad week for Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. The … Read More →
Today’s Empire Fed index showed a very positive sentiment reading despite the economic data showing Shipments down Orders down Unfilled Orders down Delivery Time down Inventories down Number of Employees down Avg Workweek down Expected number of employees down Nearly all the economic indicators in the report were down yet, sentiment was up! The National … Read More →
Real Estate Supply and Demand Real Estate News “Housing prices have risen dramatically not because of simple supply and demand, but because the Fed literally created demand by making the cost of borrowing money artificially cheap” Ron Paul 2007 The real estate market as measured by price increase (not volume of sales) is recovering. This … Read More →
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