June 3, 2022 | Bayer Head Admits COVID-19 Vaccine is Gene Therapy

Stefan Oelrich, head of Bayer’s pharmaceuticals department, admitted at the World Health Summit that the COVID-19 vaccine is gene therapy. He smugly stated that the drug companies knew people would reject the vaccine if they knew it was in fact a gene-altering injectable. They lied to us for profits as the vaccine certainly did not […]

June 3, 2022 | Canadian Banks Declare Premature Victory Over COVID

Canadian banks declared victory, prematurely, over the COVID-19 crisis by reporting increased profits, in most cases, and raising their dividends. The looming interest rate increases powered by the central banks and the markets did not deter the banks in their optimism. Are Canadian banks adequately prepared for higher interest rates and a recession? A closer […]

June 3, 2022 | Liquidity Risk and Capital Allocation Mistakes

Useful insight in this discussion on consumer spending, ETF/mutual fund liquidity risks, common allocation mistakes in housing and investment portfolios, and the value-add lacking in mainstream financial advisory services. Worth listening. Ted Oakley interviews Danielle DiMartino Booth about her outlook on global economics, inflation, U.S. housing, Federal Reserve policy, and how it will affect investors. […]

June 3, 2022 | Vaccine Mandates “Imprisoning” Millions of Canadians

• Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson –  You’re not hearing the truth about government efforts to remove rights

June 3, 2022 | Post Bubble Contraction. Inflation, Deflation

Turkey, Russia, Real Estate

June 2, 2022 | The Personal Savings Rate is at Great Recession Levels

Saving money has become impossible for many amid 40-year high inflation. According to data from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, the personal savings rate reached 4.4% in April after steadily declining from the 6% level seen in January. This marks the lowest rate on record since September 2008 amid the Great Recession. People hoard and […]

June 2, 2022 | Zombies and Ponzi Operators Losing the Cover of Dumb Money

When money is cheap/low-yielding, the masses tend to borrow and overspend while investment capital is ploughed into dumb, counter-productive things. With money virtually free for a decade, a historic era of financial madness has ensued. Zombie companies and Ponzi schemes are similar in that neither generates enough cash flow to meet their commitments. They can […]

June 2, 2022 | High Tech vs. Gold Miners and Commodities

How many rate hikes to kill inflation?

June 2, 2022 | OPEC+ Promised Production Increase

Quebec remains a roadblock to helping Europe with Canadian energy

June 2, 2022 | Bear Rally, Inflation, Russia/Ukraine

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June 2, 2022 | Turbo Cancer, Darwin Test, Idiots

Not Russia’s Fault

June 1, 2022 | Americans Blame Biden for Inflation

Unfortunately for Biden, the Great Unwashed is not gullible enough to accept his explanation that Putin is to blame for inflation. A Convention of States Action/Trafalgar Group survey found that most respondents (59.9%) believe Biden’s policies are the “leading contributor” to rising prices. Around 87.9% of Republicans and 61.1% of Independents cited Biden as the […]

June 1, 2022 | NASDAQ Warns of Larger Than Average Loss Cycle

Yesterday’s month-end close for the NASDAQ Composite Index of 12,081 officially breached its 26-month moving average by more than 1%. My partner Cory Venable’s chart below highlights that this was the 5th such breach on a monthly close since 1987. The previous four occurrences marked recessions and major bear markets. The last two, 2000-02 and […]