Originally published on October 30, 2009

Updated on January 15, 2013

As the facts demonstrate, Mike Stathis is the leading expert on the economic collapse.

Once you see the documented proof of this claim (shown below) you will wonder why the U.S. media has continued to ban him since the 2006 release of America's Financial Apocalypse.

His track record Before the collapse can be found in:

 
America's Financial Apocalypse (2006 extended version), and

Cashing in on the Real Estate Bubble (2007) 

His track record SINCE the collapse began can be found in part through publications in the public domain, but most of his track record is contained in our investment newsletters (see below).

Excerpts of these publications will be posted only when doing so does not provide insight for free (i.e. after the time has passed that investors could have acted on his recommendations).

First, we will summarize some of his forecasts made in the public domain once he began releasing content into the public domain in May 2008.

• In August 2008, when everyone else was focusing on Fannie and Freddie, Stathis already knew they would collapse long before. Instead of worrying about them, he issued a report into the public domain warning of an earnings meltdown resulting in a stock market collapse once 2008 Q4 earnings were reported. When were Q4 earnings reported?  The first three months of 2009, when the stock market collapsed.

"Please do not forget that Washington through its rebate checks, and the Fed through its endless printing of money, have made their most desperate attempts to delay a recession. While they have failed in my opinion, the real severity is coming soon. Make no mistake about it, S&P earnings estimates for Q4 won’t even come close to estimates. By the time Washington reports the required (and laughable) 'two consecutive quarters of negative GDP' it uses to officially acknowledge a recession, it will be too late for investors who followed this herd mentality.

Sure, it’s possible that we will see the market rally over the next couple of months. If so, you would be wise to sell. More aggressive traders might consider shorting it entirely once it tops out based on the 1-year resistance trend line."

• On September 11, 2008, just a couple of weeks before the banking meltdown, Stathis warned the entire system was going to implode, and warned that the CDS market would cause the damage. 

"And if you think Bernanke’s printing presses have an endless supply of ink and paper, just wait until the real crisis appears. So you had better get ready because it’s coming. It is virtually inescapable. And it’s going to cause devastation around the globe. Of course I’m taking about the likely implosion of the CDS market."

• In the same publication, Stathis warned that the Fannie/Freddie bailout would be only the beginning of many more to come.

"The bailout buffet won’t end with Fannie and Freddie. There’s a lot more where that came from because the “Fed’s food court” remains open, as does that of the U.S. Treasury. In fact, the autos are in the process of being bailed out with $50 billion in ‘loans.’ I expect the airlines to also receive some form of a bailout as well."

• In the same September 11, 2008 publication, Stathis predicted that the long-term problems would be the focus down the road; problems he addressed in detail in America's Financial Apocalypse. In 2010, these longer-term problems finally surfaced as the main issues discussed.
  
  "Combined with the staggering deficits for Medicare and Social Security, America’s economy will be in the gutter for many years to come even after the banking and real estate troubles cool down. No one else is talking about these issues because they’re wrapped up in the daily drama. But save this article and others I’ve written because I’ve been mentioning the longer-term problems ever since writing my book. In a few years, more people will begin to address these issues once they are transformed into daily drama."

In September 11, 2008, he predicted the U.S. would experience the worst recession in decades.

• Stathis called the bottom in the Chinese market in November 2008 and advised investors to start buying
  
• Warned of further downside in the US market in Nov. 2008, told investors to focus on cash but gave some blockbuster stock picks - AA, the HMOs; he later advised picking up DOW  
• Stathis was also the ONLY person in the world to have recognized that the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch deal was forced/coerced upon Lewis by the Fed and U.S. Treasury.

This article was published the next day after the deal was announced.

Note at the end of this article, he also warned that Washington Mutual would be the next bank to be taken over in his September 15, 2008 article...

"So which major bank will be next to go under? Whatever bank that ends up being, Citigroup is certainly in no shape to help out. Even with the Fed’s printing presses they are going to struggle to survive. Most likely, Citi will sell off a few of its businesses before it’s all over. So the question is - which member of the banking cartel will be asked to step in and buy Washington Mutual."

• The same day, he advised consumers to withdrawal their savings from Washington Mutual, sensing the end was near in The Death of Wall Street (Part 1) ...

"Maybe once the FDIC runs out of cash they will start to see the light. On second thought I doubt it. Stay tuned, because as I have continued to state with confidence the devastation is far from over. Oh, and one more thing. If you have your money in Washington Mutual, you might consider taking it out as I have."

Stathis reiterated this prediction here.

• He followed up in November 2008, warning of the possibility of Dow 6200.
• In March 2009, he issued an article when the DJIA was 6500, advising investors to begin buying into the market. This was his first all-out buy he had issued in years.  This was one of the greatest calls made in years by anyone.
   
• He has kept his clients and newsletter subscribers in the market ever since then (as of September 25, 2009) while most everyone else bailed in the summer, fearing a reversal.

Do you know of anyone who warned about the possibility of Dow 6000 just months before the collapse began, who also told the public to start buying at the bottom??

This shows Stathis is not an extremist, nor is he a doom and gloomer with a sales pitch, unlike the guys you see and read in the financial media.

Stathis is the real deal and his track record proves it.

Already, with just these few forecasts, you aren't likely to find anyone else who can match his track record.

But let's continue with more.

Here are just a few predictions made by Mike Stathis in this book.

Stathis:

• Predicted the collapse of the commodities bubble in 2008/2009 and told readers that would be the time to buy - Chapter 14
• Warned that the credit rating agencies were passing AAA ratings to risky mortgage debt – p. 219
• Warned of the lack of adequate regulatory authority over the MBS market positioned it for a massive collapse – p. 222
• Warned of a mortgage-related derivatives meltdown resulting in losses in the trillions of dollars – p. 221
• Warned that the banks would suffer as a result of the implosion of the MBS market – p. 223
• Warned that an implosion of the MBS market would lead to a massive sell-off in global stock markets - p. 223
• Advised readers to short LEND, FRE, NFI, FMN, FRE, banks and homebuilders (Cashing in on the Real Estate Bubble)
• Stated the that Fannie and Freddie would be bailed out by taxpayers – p. 221

• Stated real estate prices would decline by 30% to 35% on average (50-60% in certain regions) – p. 223
• And again here…

"I would estimate at its bottom, the deflation of the housing bubble will cause a 35 percent correction for the average home.  And in “hot spots” such as Las Vegas, Northern and Southern California, and South Florida, home prices could plummet by 50 to 60 percent of their peak values." (Cashing in on the Real Estate Bubble) --pp. 67-8

• Predicted the possibility of Dow 6000, showing compelling evidence - Chapter 16, pp. 336-342  

• Warned that the collapse of the real estate bubble and stock market would lead to the “Poor Effect,” opposite to that seen during a rising stock and real estate market – p. 201
• Provided exhaustive evidence of a massive real estate bubble ready to burst – Chapter 10 – the most exhaustive and insightful analysis anywhere
• Warned that GM and GE would also collapse due to the real estate implosion – p. 223
• Warned that the ABS markets were poised to implode – p. 223

• Predicted and proved irrefutable evidence there would be a depression – Entire Book
• Predicted there would be a New Deal – p. 346
• Warned about the entitlements tsunami which will, by absolute necessity result in massive tax hikes -- Chapter 11
• Addressed healthcare as the second biggest long-term problem faced by America and detailed the problems - Chapter 7
• Advised investors to trade the volatility of gold rather than buy and hold – p. 381
• Advised investors to invest in oil trusts as a way to deal with the high volatility of oil -- Chapters 17 and 18
• Mentioned the possibility that the Fed would intentionally create massive inflation in order to pay off the huge national debt – p. 362 
• Provided a generic asset allocation for conservative, moderate and aggressive investors – in each case, Cash was the #1 asset (so they would be able to buy after the market crashed). p. 383
• Other assets recommended were oil trusts, gold, silver, Chinese funds (note my warning that China’s economy would correct, indicating a time to buy below), healthcare, TIPS, Dollar hedge with the euro – p. 383
• Predicted an inflationary depression followed by brief periods of deflation if things got really bad (we experienced deflation during Q4, 2008) -- Chapters 16 and 17
• Discussed effective ways to manage risk – pp. 376-385
• Detailed how the government manipulates economic data (GDP, inflation, unemployment) and WHY - Chapter 11
• Explained how gold was a hedge against deflation, not inflation – pp. 360-362 -- he followed up on this in detail to help the sheep who are being taken by the gold bugs despite the fact that he forecast gold to soar to above $1400 and perhaps $2000 in this book.
• Explained how America today (2006) shared many similarities to pre-depression America – Chapter 16, pp. 343-346
• Warned of the possibility of China dumping U.S. Treasuries or using this threat for economic (such as unfair trade and currency manipulation) and political leverage pp. 308-309, 312

• Explained how corporate America is destroying the middle class – Chapter 12, pp. 322-325, 257-262
• Detailed America’s two-decade period of declining living standards – pp. 243-248
• Explained how the SEC permits legalized insider trading by corporations – pp. 255-256
• Proved how the economy under Bush was a disaster and was set to implode – Chapter 15
• Explained how the SEC is useless and serves as a partner in crime with Wall Street – Chapter 12

• Explained how the dollar is backed by oil and how the Saudis have a huge amount of control of the fate of the U.S. economy, pp. 310-311
• Predicted that most baby boomers would never be able to retire due to the stock market collapse – Chapters 8 and 13
• Exposed the myths and discussed the real problems with Social Security – increased dependence and loss of buying power – Chapter 8
  
• 100s of other forecasts many which have materialized; others on the way
  

 
ALL PUBLISHED (except as noted) in 2006 
 

America’s Financial Apocalypse is not only the most insightful investment-related book written in decades… 

It is also the most accurate predictor of the economic collapse 

It will serve as a crystal ball for many years to come

Here is the Extended Table of Contents

His track record SINCE the collapse can be found here (and other publications which are NOT public domain):

Newsletter Performance Highlights: 

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Video Presentation Highlights: 

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In the past, we also gave away some nice freebies as well, but no more. 

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We publish three (3) monthly newsletters which provide the highest tier analysis found anywhere:

INTELLIGENT INVESTOR

We Predicted The Market Selloff Yet Again

More Proof Wall Street Research Is Useless

ANOTHER Security From Our Recommended List Gets Bought Out

We Predicted The Market Correction AGAIN

Does AVA Investment Analytics Have Insider Information?

We Pin-Pointed the Past Two Market Tops And Bottoms

4-Day Gains of 30% for 2011 and 2010 Performance

Another Huge Winner in a Few Weeks

Newsletter Stock Recommendation Soars More Than 25% in Just 3 Days

Can a Book Serve as a Crystal Ball?

Since The Market Lows, Only One Man Continues To Shine

Mike Stathis' Near-Perfect Market Forecasting Record

Another Security from the Intelligent Investor Soars

The Case for Market Timing

Mike's Top 3 Stocks for Long-term Growth

Where Is The Stock Market Headed?

DIVIDEND GEMS

Did You Own The BEST PERFORMING Stock In 2011? WE DID

Dividend Gems Destroys The S&P 500 Index AGAIN

Dividend Gems Holds Up As The Stock Market Collapses

Dividend Gems Continues To Smash The S&P 500 Index

Dividend Gems Outperforms Again

Dividend Gems Shines As The Market Corrects

The Impressive Performance Of Dividend Gems

MARKET FORECASTER

Market Guidance: Past, Present And Future  (pre-newsletter, also see America's Financial Apocalypse)

The Case For Market Timing

A Lesson In Market Forecasting

Where Is The Stock Market Headed?

We Pin-Pointed The Past Two Market Tops And Bottoms

We Predicted The Market Correction AGAIN

Mike Stathis' Near-Perfect Market Forecasting Record 

Since The Market Lows, Only One Man Continues To Shine  

AVAIA Market Forecast And Recommendations SPOT ON, AGAIN

We Predicted The Market Selloff Yet Again

You will not find any other professional even attempt to forecast and analyze so many things. 

The amazing thing is that Stathis’ success rate is so high.

Ask yourself what the perpetual doomer and gold pumper clowns have to say. 

What did Faber, Schiff, Roubini, Prechter, Turk and the rest of the EXTREMIST perpetual doomers say when the Dow was making lows to the 6400 level? 

They insisted it would keep going lower.  They told you to sell! 

And when the stock market soared month after month in 2009, they KEPT TELLING YOU TO STAY OUT.

Prechter even told his clients to SHORT the stock market using 200% leverage by November 2009!!

These guys are extremists who are only geared to sell you fear and greed. 

The real pros know when to reverse directions. 

The real pros also know when you should just stay out of the market altogether.

They also know that you need to focus on risk management instead of a buy-and-hold strategy like others who have been labeled experts by the financial media.

Have a look at what Stathis has to say about some of these so-called experts.

They don't dare call him out because they know well they know he has no agendas, and his insights are well beyond theirs. 

Stathis does research and analysis for a living. He doesn't spend his time marketing to sheep. Never forget that. 

The so-called experts spend their entire day blogging or being interviewed on TV.

Real experts don't do that; not if they want to form an accurate track record. They are either doing research, or advising clients.

The facts are clear.  You will NEVER find a real expert on TV.

If you did, why can't you make money following what they say?  Think about it. 

The financial media gets paid (via selling commercials) by the financial industry, so whose best interests do you think the media represents? 

Yours or those of the financial industry?   WAKE UP. 

These guys you see on TV are marketers not investment experts.  That is why they have sheep (viewers) as customers. 

Stathis advises FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 

That means he gets paid to be right. 

Salesmen get paid regardless because they market to the sheep. 

November 2005 Warning PLUS Book Excerpts

Mike Stathis is prepared to go up against ANY of the media's "experts" who wish to challenge his track record or his views (as long as the venue is neutral, the host/moderator is neutral, it is a live broadcast and each is given equal time).

Don't expect to see such a showdown. 

Weaker opponents always know it's best to retreat rather than confront a much stronger opponent.

Don't be fooled by America's propaganda machine. 

RESEARCH the track records of these guys and you will see for yourself.

STOP BEING TAKEN FOR A FOOL. 

Align yourself with the world's leading expert on the economic collapse. 

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