March 6, 2025 | US Policies Driving Country Towards Recession

Forget about profits, just try to hold onto what you have.

March 5, 2025 | Significant Decline in Crude Oil has Triggered a New Buy Signal

President Trump teased the markets last week with misdirection of when he planned to put on his tariffs. He mentioned early April to add stiff tariffs to China, Mexico and Canada and then the next day changed again. We hit all three on Monday March 3rd with various high tariffs. This shocked the stock markets […]

March 4, 2025 | Dems Want Taxes on Tips and Overtime

The party of war voted in unison against ending taxes on tips and overtime work. Only one Republican voted against these measures, with 217 in favor. The Democrats are NOT the party of the working class and have been actively working to undermine the people for years. Ending taxes on tips and overtime was one […]

March 3, 2025 | Trump Pauses all Funds to Ukraine – About Time!

I have been stating all along all of my sources say the same thing. Zelensky is just a puppet of the Neocons. He takes his orders from them and they do not want peace. They have invested so much into this war to conquer Russia that they are not about to walk away. I said […]

March 2, 2025 | A ‘Formula’ for Preparedness

You’ve heard from ‘Formula382’ before. A longtime Rick’ Picks subscriber, he manages wealth in the Ozarks, using puts and calls aggressively, with a dollop of good timing, to keep clients happy. He has also shown uncanny skill at rotating out of sectors just before they peak. In a recent chat room discussion, Formula wondered whether […]

March 1, 2025 | Trading Desk Notes for March 1, 2025

Current positioning: My short-term trading account began this week long TNotes and Yen, short the S&P. I covered the Notes and S&P for good gains mid-week and was stopped for a slight loss on the Yen. I bought the S&P on Friday and held that into the weekend. Equities The S&P touched all-time highs on February 19 (blue […]

March 1, 2025 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark:  Stock Markets, Gold, Oil, Bitcoin, Orange Juice
• John Rubino: (10:21) Trump Administration, Gold, AI, Gold Card
• Victor Adair: (31:50) Stock Markets, Gold, Currencies, Bitcoin, Digital Gold            

February 28, 2025 | Evaluating Greenland’s Role in a Tight Global Uranium Market

Investors fearing that uranium mining in Greenland might depress market prices should consider several critical factors, including the current global supply shortfall, and an expanding supply-demand gap, Addressing Investor Concerns About Greenland’s Uranium Impact on Prices Current Uranium Market Dynamics The uranium market is grappling with a pronounced supply deficit. In 2024, production reached only […]

February 27, 2025 | Government Spending Cuts Further Headwind for Real Estate and Economy

The good news is that shelter prices are finally retreating; the bad news is that this has significant knock-on effects for existing owners, debtors, lenders, and many other feeder sectors. Thousands of Canadians are missing mortgage payments — especially in Ontario and B.C. — as the affordability crisis stretches household budgets to the limit despite […]

February 27, 2025 | Tariff Confusion Making Investing Hard

Will Gold still be your buddy no matter what?

February 27, 2025 | Why Stock Markets Could Drop Until Spring

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February 26, 2025 | Gold Visas – Attracting Wealthy Immigrants

The United States is looking to attract wealthy immigrants looking for US citizenship through a new “gold visa” program. “It’ll be people with money,” Trump said outright, noting the visa is “something akin to a green card, but with a higher level of sophistication.” The new path to citizenship will replace the current EB-5 visa […]

February 25, 2025 | Housing Bubbles are Very Costly in the Long-Run

The Bank of Canada has slashed overnight interest rates by 200 basis points over the past seven months to 3% from 5%, while variable and fixed mortgage rates have fallen to around 4% from more than 5% a year ago. Mortgage rates of around 4% are not high; they are about average historically. The trouble […]

February 24, 2025 | The Neocon Coup that Has Controlled the USA for 26 Year is Coming to an End

QUESTION: You said that the US was going to invade Iran after Iraq. Was that classified? I never heard of that. You also said that the Neocons pulled off a coup and seized control of American foreign policy, and the press prints their narrative. I respect your sources, which appear to be remarkable. Lira was […]

February 23, 2025 | Who’s Telling the Truth about DeepSeek?

I’m tracking Nvidia shares closely because they can tell us whether China’s DeepSeek threatens America’s lead in AI development.  The Nasdaq-listed stock got pummeled a month ago when the Chinese revealed they were developing an open-source chatbot that can easily compete on performance and price with the most advanced models offered by OpenAI and other […]

February 22, 2025 | Trading Desk Notes for February 22, 2025

Current positioning: My short-term trading account is short the S&P, long T-Notes, and long Yen. S&P futures traded at record highs on Wednesday but fell ~2.25% to Friday’s lows Friday’s break was the most significant drop since December 18, when the Fed cut 25 bps but hinted it was unlikely to cut again soon. Since […]

February 22, 2025 | This Week in Money

• Bob Hoye:  Stock Markets, Gold, Copper, Crude Oil.
• Sam Cooper: (7:12) Money Laundering, China, Drug Trade, Ultra Expensive Canadian Real Estate.
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February 21, 2025 | Wild Times in Precious Metals

Since the start of this century, gold has outperformed stocks — despite stocks being in an epic bull market: You’d think that gold would have gotten more attention after such an impressive run. But until recently, this has remained a largely neglected asset class. But Now…Damn   In just the past few weeks, the news […]

February 21, 2025 | Could Fort Knox Gold Cure US Debt?

Would Mark Carney be a good leader for Canada?

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February 20, 2025 | Has MAGA Firepower Dimmed on the Markets?

Gold continues its charge higher

February 20, 2025 | Over a Quarter of Canadians See US as an Enemy

    The once strong alliance between Canada and the United States has come to an abrupt halt. More so than tariffs, Canadians were offended when President Donald Trump continually stated that America should absorb Canada as the 51st state. A recent poll found that over a quarter of Canadians now see the US as […]

February 19, 2025 | New Listings Spring Early

Despite snow banks and cold temps in much of Canada, property owners are getting a jump on what they hope will be strong spring demand. New property listings leapt 11% nationwide from December to January, the largest monthly increase in almost two years. The supply influx boosted the inventory of homes for sale in Canada […]

February 18, 2025 | Bid-Ask Spreads Wide Under Canadian Shelter Prices

Despite a 200 basis point drop in the Bank of Canada’s overnight rate, Canadian mortgage rates have more than doubled from the pandemic’s easy credit days when buyers were engulfed in bidding wars (5-year fixed rates offered by banks, below since April 2020, courtesy of WOW.ca).So far, sellers’ high hopes have kept asking prices elevated, even […]