Tag: US Debt Crisis
What The S&P Downgrade Means For You
The week was done. The market’s had taken a beating, but we made it safely into the weekend without a complete market meltdown. In fact, the Dow even managed to eke out a slight gain on Friday after a 4% drop on Thursday. Then it happened… Early Friday evening Standard & Poor’s dropped an atomic […]
BRICS Currencies Are A Strong Buy!
Just Wednesday I talked about the run up in “safe haven” currencies. In case you missed it, the article discussed the recent uptrend in the Swiss Franc, Japanese Yen, and even Gold. And of course, why it was happening… Safe haven currencies have been the best performers during the current debt crises in the US […]
Treasury Bonds: How To Profit From The Outrageous US Debt Crisis
Last week was the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. As an avid student of history, I spent a lot of time re-reading parts of several books I have about the conflict. I also watched Ken Burns’ terrific documentary on PBS. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it. As I watched the […]