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About gerold

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.

Brief Collapse Update – September 9, 2012

Reading time: 1,946 words, 5 to 8 minutes. Last week was notable in that three of the world’s most powerful so-called leaders failed to announce anything new about the continuing global economic meltdown. Unfortunately, all they did was confirm my … Continue reading

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Hurricane Leslie Alert – East Coast

Reading time: 660 words, 2 to 3 minutes If you have friends or family in the U.S. Eastern seaboard, Canadian Maritimes and especially in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, please alert them to Hurricane Leslie. I’ve been tracking this hurricane for … Continue reading

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Labor Day and the Leadership Crisis

Reading time: 2,685 words, 6 to 11 minutes. This is a tribute to ordinary working people. Labor Day is an appropriate time to examine the vast gulf of understanding between ordinary working people and our so-called leadership. Events over the … Continue reading

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NOTES FROM A HAPPY-GO-LUCKY BACHELOR

Reading time: 2,990 words, 7 to 12 minutes including the jokes that follow. The last few years, I’ve received a number of “It’s great to be a man” type of jokes. It’s always women who send me these jokes. Perhaps … Continue reading

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The Complete Edition of Murphy’s Laws

Reading time: 36,600 words, 1 ½ to 2 ½ hours Here are 170 pages of cynical observations; “The Complete Edition of Murphy’s Laws” All credit goes to Murphy’s Laws Archive You can click on the link above or scroll down … Continue reading

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Financial Daffynitions

Reading time: 526 words, 1 to 2 minutes. The author of these is Tim Price from Simon Black’s “Sovereign Man”. BANK, n. Bottomless cavity in the ground that sucks in money and the unwary. I had quite a bit of … Continue reading

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Bailout while you can

Reading time: 467 words, 1 to 2 minutes. Originally sent as an email to family and friends August 13, 2007. I’m posting this because I’m tired of hearing the refrain, “Who could have seen this coming?” I’m not the only … Continue reading

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Collapse Update – Summer 2012

Reading time: 10,900 words, 25 to 40 minutes The global economy is entering another recession and this time it will be longer, deeper and more painful than the last one. Even the ass media is beginning report on the global … Continue reading

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Cosmic rays, global warming, bubbles and droughts

Reading time: 935 words, 2 to 4 minutes plus a 300 year list of sunspots . . Bailout while you can Reading time: 467 words, 1 to 2 minutes Originally sent as an email to family and friends April 14, … Continue reading

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Drought Alert – Higher Food Prices

Reading time: 1005 words, 3 to 5 minutes The drought ravaging the U.S. and southern Ontario farmland will drive up the price of food but you can protect yourself if you act now. Macleans reports that the drought will have … Continue reading

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