Ever say to yourself “My Life would be better except for…” (fill in the blank)? I think loads of people give that some thought in passing but I’ve seldom met the real-deal Self-Actualizers who methodically look at their lives and go about living it creatively. Since this is a holiday (and conveniently close to Birthday #69) I spent … Read More
A nifty new kind of meter has shown up on eBay and Amazon lately. Called an M-Meter, it is designed to help people new to electronics to identify all those strange looking electronics parts. Today, we assemble on…
“How Long Do We Have?” is this morning’s focus. That’s because, every so often, one of the children will call. Besides the “Hey dad, how are you?” there is often a “What do you think is going to happen?“They will plug-in whatever the news story du jour is – not that it makes a difference. … Read More
I have suggested many times that the Mueller Investigation would end with little other than a series of allegations. So here they are in the press release out today from the Justice Department: “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Continues below) The press release continues: Friday, February 16, 2018 Grand Jury Indicts Thirteen Russian Individuals and Three … Read More
As usual, I will begin with disavowing making financial recommendations. It is not what we do around here! On the other hand, we are very inclined, and in fact anxious, to talk about longwave economic theory. The idea that there are long waves (greater than 50 years) in the global economy is not new. It … Read More
[Adult language alert!] So, you think this is funny, do yah? A few months back, I posted a rather negative review on the whole notion of the “smart home” as embodied by the app-crazed marketers of the world. The product involved was TP-Link HS100 Smart Plug (2-Pack), No Hub Required, Wi-Fi, Works with Alexa and Google … Read More
Longtime readers of this website will remember we have written many times about an oddity in human behavior: it appears humans (in this age of mass media/hysteria) have evolved something we label the murder cycle. This popped out of the data many years ago. I noticed that mass murderers seem to do their dirty deeds … Read More
I assume by now you know that every single piece of mail that is delivered to your home is photographed by the US Postal Service and is shoved into a database which features an entry for every American, right? You did know that, right? What you are looking at in the photograph is the email … Read More
Our Peoplenomics update Wednesday suggested a methodology to figure out if we are on the right side or the left side of that mega bubble that popped in the fall of 1929. This morning, we offer subscribers an update based on the close of trading Wednesday and looking at the futures (up strongly) this morning. … Read More
Two new charts arrive this morning (amidst a long-winded discussion on method and where we are in the rhyme financially) which may in coming days and weeks help jus to figure out when to get on either the “last train out” to the upside, or get out of in front of the bus on the … Read More
The Second Depression is coming into view. Even the big Eastern Media are hinting now. The biggest financial question, perhaps of our lifetimes, is which side of the Replay of the 1929 blow-off market top are we on?
It is NOT a trivial question, as there are two very real possibilities…
There’s a report this morning that a leading voice in the newspapering business figures print will be dead in just 10-years. The problem with the forecast? That’s not all that will be vastly different. This morning, how to think like a prepper at the detail level.
With a Big Bounce in markets, George Ure shares some trading ideas and reminds people that the parallels to 1928-1929 may still be in play.