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I have a bit of financial experience having invested in stocks in the 1960s & 70s, commodities in the 80s & commercial real estate in the 90s (I sold in 2005.) I'm back in stocks. I am appalled at our rapidly deteriorating global condition so I've written articles for family, friends & colleagues since 2007; warning them and doing my best to explain what's happening, what we can expect in the future and what you can do to prepare and mitigate the worst of the economic, social, political and nuclear fallout. As a public service in 2010 I decided to create a blog accessible to a larger number of people because I believe that knowledge not shared is wasted.

Working Canadians 60+ Getting CPP Pensions

Reading time: 1,734 words, 4 to 7 minutes. If you’re a working Canadian 60 + you can apply for pension payments from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). YES, you can receive CPP payments if you’re still working. Canada is one … Continue reading

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Beware Carbon Tax Hoax

Reading time: 1,150 words, 3 to 5 minutes. Einstein said, “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” * Frank Zappa said, “Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, … Continue reading

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Massive Worldwide Downturn Alert

Reading time: 4,380 words, 10 to 17 minutes. Another massive economic downturn is underway worldwide that will plunge the entire globe into another Greater Depression. Here we’ll focus on the U.S. downturn that has also begun in Canada. In the … Continue reading

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Dumbed-Down War Nation

Reading time: 2,085 words, 5 to 8 minutes. Amerika has achieved a critical mass for stupidity and has now become a perpetual-war nation. I received a Facebook request to sign a ‘Causes’ “PETITION: About Demand Facebook to take down this … Continue reading

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The Fourth Turning

Reading time: 5,323 words, 12 to 22 minutes One of the most prescient books I’ve recently read is William Strauss & Neil Howe’s 1997 The Fourth Turning subtitled “An American Prophecy – What the Cycles of History Tell Us About … Continue reading

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Inflation & Deflation

Reading time: 196 words, no time at all. Hallelujah! Garth Turner in his latest blog The big D finally gets what I’ve been saying all along. Yes, you can have inflation and deflation at the same time. I’ve said it … Continue reading

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Collapse Update – Autumn 2012

Reading time: 4,357 words, 10 to 17 minutes. After more than four years of financial crisis, none of the major causes have been addressed let alone fixed and the over-indebted global economy continues piling on more and more debt while, … Continue reading

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Mr. Global Economy – The Economic & Psychological Prognosis

Reading time: 2,516 words, 6 to 10 minutes Satyajit Das, who I consider one of the high priests of Finance, wrote the following hard-hitting global economic prognosis on the Prudent Bear. I re-print his introduction below with a link if … Continue reading

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QE3 To Infinity – The Final End Game

Reading time: 1,220 words, 3 to 5 minutes. As usual, crusty veteran Jim Sinclair nails it in the article below. I’ve been harping on ‘Derivatives’ since September, 2007. I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for five years now. For … Continue reading

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Brief Collapse Update – September 16, 2012

Reading time: 2,700 words, 6 to 11 minutes. Ok, not so brief. There has been much in the news this week. U.S. QE 3 – Unlimited Bond Purchasing As I expected, Helicopter Ben Bernanke, U.S. Fed Chairman announced another round … Continue reading

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