What does it take to be upper middle class? According to one analyst, the answer is: at least $100,000 a year for a family of three. The Growing Size and Incomes of the Upper Middle Class (Urban Institute). The paper

“Double, double toil and trouble; The Fed burns money, and house prices bubble. Beware my friends, for the trend is not your friend. The fourth turning is here. QE4 is coming. And the Fed Chairman speaks in wicked tongues.” Once

Well we knew this was coming, and it’s no surprise to see Mitch McConnell leading the charge. A man who never saw a 4th Amendment violating piece of legislation he didn’t like. Reuters reports: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

The global financial system is close to going supernova. This bank is obviously collapsing and any money manager who holds onto this stock for clients is in serious breach of fiduciary duty.  This is the 2016 version of Enron. But

Two recent studies reflect the ongoing rapid transformation of the U.S. economy: The New Map of Economic Growth and Recovery (eig.org) The U.S. Labor Market Is Far More Stable Than People Think (itif.org) I’ve addressed the dynamic mix of technical

If you aren’t paying close attention to what’s happening in Europe, you may be surprised by the extent of “elite” panic at the notion that the British people could decide to leave the EU. Here’s just one example, from Donald Tusk, president of the

America is in the opening stages of a massive surplus of over-credentialed workers. The default setting for 50 years has been: if you want a secure upper-middle class salary, get a law degree, MBA, PhD or other graduate-level professional degree.

Legendary gold trader Jim Sinclair stopped giving interviews several years ago.   Sinclair has come out of retirement for an urgent interview with Greg Hunter to give a shocking warning: A “FREE-FALL Financial Reset Is On the Immediate Horizon Click

“Much in the way email changed the world by making communication fast and cheap, bitcoin is changing the world of digital finance and reshaping how we perceive, manage and store our money.” – Karsten Becker, CEO, Caricoin Ltd. Read More

With the Gold Price Hitting A NEW HIGH Above $1308 & Closing the Week Over $1300, PM Fund Manager Dave Kranzler Joined the Show Discussing: $1300 Gold: 3 Taps & OUT?  “There’s Not Alot of Resistance Between Here and $1800.  This Could