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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.

Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the U.S. Titanic

As usual, most of the news comes from the U.S. because that’s where the economic melt-down continues in earnest. News from Europe shows that their peripheral countries’ economies are still collapsing especially Ireland and Greece. And, Canada’s economy, largely dependent … Continue reading

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So whadya expect during the collapse of western civilization

            Forty years ago, I used to say this as a joke, “So whadya expect during the collapse of western civilization?” About ten years later, it wasn’t quite so funny anymore because I began to see the consequences of Nixon’s … Continue reading

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America: Banana Republic

      I date the beginning of out current economic woes three years ago – to the collapse of two of Bear Sterns’ hedge funds although, as you’ll read below, the slide actually started with the infamous terrorist attack on 9 … Continue reading

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Gerold’s Lending Library and Travelling Road Show

Book Rules: 1) treat books with respect, 2) don’t dog-ear or write in borrowed books, 3) always wash your hands before reading a book because you can wash dirty hands but you can’t wash a dirty book. 4) return it. … Continue reading

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Stock Investing Lessons

     I paid a lot of “tuition” for the University of Stock Market School of Hard Knocks and to create trading rules that work for me. The only time I lose money is when I don’t follow my own rules … Continue reading

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Movies in alphabetical order

These are brief reviews of the guy flics I’ve seen the last few years to assist you in deciding what to spend time/money to watch/rent/buy/download/steal/whatever … Usual disclaimer: no low-brow comedies, no trashy horror, no weepy dramas – just eye-candy & mindless, … Continue reading

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Collapse Update – Oct. 18, 2009

            We are being told that no one could see this economic downturn coming and that it was a “Black Swan” event . However, we are told many lies. That is just one of many.             “This crisis is … Continue reading

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Cosmic rays, global warming, bubbles and droughts – April 14, 2010

            FYI – I was made aware of the attached article warning of global food shortages after I sent my latest doom and gloom missive. It was already overlong as it is. Good news: (yes, there still is such a … Continue reading

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Eye of the Hurricane – Feb, 7, 2010

Hurricane – a powerful storm system characterized by thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy rain. The “Eye of the Hurricane” is an area in the middle of the hurricane that is abnormally calm and free of clouds that is surrounded by … Continue reading

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The Coming Collapse of the U.S. Middle Class – Nov. 14, 2009

FYI – Elizabeth Warren, Harvard law professor gave this lecture as part of the Jefferson Memorial Lectures at the University of California, Berkeley Graduate Council entitled, “The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class: Higher Risks, Lower Rewards and a Shrinking … Continue reading

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