It’s a nice scare tactic to feed to Americans. How does Washington know they are too big to fail? How does Washington know their failure would be worse than the consequences of a government bailout? I can guarantee you that no one in Washington has an idea about what Fannie, Freddie and AIG had on their books. If the proper regulations had been in place – regulations that mandated transparency and disclose, we could make a fair assessment. Instead, Washington uses the scare tactic as a way to generate the biggest bailout in world history.  Why would anyone believe Washington’s bogus excuse that these entities were too big to fail when they have been clueless for years? 

This isn’t a spoof. I am 100% serious here. In fact, I spent TWO full weekends of my time researching and writing this article to MAKE SURE you understand what's going on. Some financial professionals are only focused on making money. Others don't bother to alert people about this long list of hucksters because they don't want to open you up to the idea of these scams; they fear you will see through their own deceit. There are some rules that can help you spot scam artists and thus help you avoid falling victim to these guys, which often cause their sheep to lose everything by suckering them into paying huge fees for their “assistance.” Most people undervalue insights from honest and credible individuals that PREVENTS them from making stupid decisions, whether it&rs...

Understand this. The current structure of free trade only benefits U.S. corporations, their wealthy elite shareholders and the most impoverished segment of developing nations. Anyone who tells you free trade in its current form is a good deal is either from corporate America, Washington or from developing nations. Free trade will only work for everyone if the playing field is level. But that is not the case. How can you have fair trade when America’s trading partners have universal healthcare, government pensions, no OHSA or EPA requirements, and subsidized wages? Of course labor will be cheaper in Asia and Latin America because the government pays for expenses companies in America are stuck with. One might imagine that a weak dollar would actually drive domestic job growth or at t...

Today, I'd like to show you another example illustrating the fact that the financial media is always useless and often dangerous for your investments. Today I've managed to accomplish this task by posting two annotated images below.   Before you read my brief analysis contained in the two images, I'd like you to first read the raw post (the first image below) as an exercise. Although I've already prompted you to the fact that the post is complete garbage, I'd like you to pretend you've come across the article (advertisement) just like any other financial news piece.   And then I want you to ask yourself whether or not you would have come up with the commentary I wrote (be honest).

As the rumors of Sears' (SHLD) announcement of bankruptcy proceedings build, it's a good time to reflect on the past. Below is a blast from the past whereby Mike Stathis not only predicted an eventual bankruptcy for Sears years in advance, he actually "guaranteed" it would happen.    Those of you who have been following Mr. Stathis for some time probably also recall that he made the same guarantee regarding RadioShack (RSH) several years before it's bankrutcy.  He's also gone on record as early as 2011 predicting bankruptcy for JC Penny (JCP) during a time when "genius" fund managers such as George Soros, Bill Ackman and Kyle Bass were stockpiling millions of shares. According to Mr. Stathis "Only a fool would have bought Sears, RadioShack or JCPenny anytime afte...

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Maybe there's a good reason why CNBC has a show called Fast Money. If you follow the advice of these guys, your money is likely to evaporate very fast. Likewise, I'm beginning to see why Cramer's show is called Mad Money. You're likely to get mad if you follow his advice. Or maybe you have to be a mad man to watch it.

Unfortunately, most people have forgotten how critical it is to know the credibility and reliability of the sources they choose to follow. Instead of checking credentials and track records, they go by the number of likes, fake comments, fake reviews, and hearsay from people they have no idea about.  Those who are unfamiliar with me can find out more about my credentials, my background, as well as my investment research track record here, here, and here. Examine Mike Stathis' unmatched track record of predicting the 2008 financial crisis, enabling investors to capture life-changing profits by checking here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. ------------------------------------------------------------------...

Even Dr. Phil Gets in on the Action And we can’t forget Dr. Phil; the hick who isn’t even a real doctor. He just plays one on TV. He has a Ph.D. in psychology, not an M.D. in psychiatry.

Originally Published on May 11, 2012 (May 2012 Dividend Gems)   As we enter a new cycle of global macroeconomic risk, the U.S. stock market continues to resist being pulled into the euro zone vortex. Despite having recently declined to a low of 12,689, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has since rallied past 13,350, only to face another retracement. It is now poised to experience a more sizable retracement. While the S&P 500 has faced a similar series of volatile movements, it maintains a technically weaker outlook in coming days/weeks. All things considered, thus far the U.S. market has remained fairly bullish due to continued earnings strength. However, earnings momentum is fading. During the early part of earnings season about 80% of companies beat consensus estimates. As of...

Those who are unfamiliar with me can find out more about my credentials, my background, as well as my investment research track record here, here, and here. Examine Mike Stathis' unmatched track record of predicting the 2008 financial crisis, enabling investors to capture life-changing profits by checking here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unfortunately, most people have forgotten how critical it is to know the credibility and reliability of the sources they choose to follow. Instead of checking credentials and track records, they go by the number of likes, fake comment...

Now we come to the Fannie/Freddie bailout. This is certainly a true bailout; not because taxpayers are on the hook for potentially $5.3 trillion, but because there was a moral hazard established once these formerly government agencies were transformed into publicly traded companies, knowing that if they screwed up they would be bailed out. I’m sick and tired of hearing these excuses by Washington that this company and that is “too big to fail.”  Listen you crooks, if they’re too damn big to fail, they need to be government run to begin with.   Now, the auto industry is looking for their bailout, with 50 billion dollars in low-interest “loans” from Washington. They are using the excuse that they need the money to produce more fuel effici...

Unfortunately, most people have forgotten how critical it is to know the credibility and reliability of the sources they choose to follow. Instead of checking credentials and track records, they go by the number of likes, fake comments, fake reviews, and hearsay from people they have no idea about.  Those who are unfamiliar with me can find out more about my credentials, my background, as well as my investment research track record here, here, and here. Examine Mike Stathis' unmatched track record of predicting the 2008 financial crisis, enabling investors to capture life-changing profits by checking here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. ------------------------------------------------------------------...

I advise investors to use this rally in the financials to your benefit. If you took recent long positions in the financials, you might consider selling soon.  More experienced and aggressive investors might start looking to take short positions soon.  This market is very momentum-driven so you’ll want to wait for signs of a decline before going short. No doubt, the Fed’s bailout plan for Fannie and Freddie has sparked this rally, but it’s not a rally of substance, just misguided confidence.

Robert Kiyosaki continues to push the limits of stupidity.  Kiyosaki's latest pitch shows how confident he is that his cult members are brainless idiots.  His message is basically that "If you buy my board game you will become much smarter."  You can't make this stuff up. Ridiculous shit like this is only possible from career con artists like Kiyosaki.  Remember, this is a guy who claims he's a great source of business and investment advice even though he has filed for bankruptcy several times. As well, he has a long history of terrible investment advice while making unverified claims. But we cannot forget that Kiyosaki also advises you not to go to college. His lines get even more crazy. For instance, he also claims that "jobs are for losers."  As...

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In the audio below, Mike talks about how the Money Show is the largest collection of the biggest losers and con men in the world today. You can think of the Money Show as a “brick-and-mortar” version of CNBC; that’s how bad the scams are.     Mike Stathis holds the best investment forecasting track record in the world since 2006. View Mike Stathis' Track Record here, here, here and here. Check here to download Chapter 12 of Cashing in on the Real Estate Bubble.   View Mike Stathis' Track Record here, here, here and here.   Check here also  Stathis Nails The Dec 2014 Market Selloff With Stunning Accuracy   _______________________________________________________________________________________________________...

Hopefully, after having read Part 1 and Part 2, you now realize that gold certainly isn’t a hedge against inflation; quite the opposite. Accordingly, a buy-and-hold approach is the worst possible investment strategy for the use of gold; that is, unless you happen to get in at during the early stages of a gold bull market.   Similar to deflationary periods, major crises are short-term events. In contrast, modest inflation is a universal law. Therefore, gold should only be bought during times of crisis (ideally before). BUT you should NOT hold gold indefinitely.  You need to trade it like major financial institutions do.  Otherwise you could get crushed (depending upon where along the spike you bought it).  Remember, the price of gold is ONLY driven by supply-d...

In the past I haven't posted much if anything about Charles Nenner in part because I believe it's pretty obvious that he’s not someone who should be taken seriously after hearing him speak of cycles and other nonsense. Just listen to the guy. He's a complete clown! Similar to most failures in the financial industry, Nenner aligned himself with the gold pumping syndicate many years ago as his market collapse "forecasts" failed to pan out.

For nearly three years we have been discussing important global macroeconomic trends in order to assess the progress and risks of what has been labeled a global economic “recovery.” The illusion accounting for these improvements was created by a global release of trillions of dollars. One of the most prominent characteristics of this “recovery” is that it has been lop-sided, with advanced nations showing very little progress on many fronts. While Australia and Canada have fared relatively well, the U.S., U.K., Japan and Europe have continued to stall, despite claims made by officials and the media that a recovery is in progress. In contrast, emerging nations have performed particularly well. Asia and much of Latin America experienced a recession of short duration. Brazil spent the...