Monty Pelerin's World

Karl Denninger’s summary on Obama’s CNBC press conference: So as an investor you are reduced to one – and only one – question: How long will the “bubble view” of both [...]

For investors or just curiosity-seekers, how we escape from the economic mess is of interest. Jim Puplava at FinancialSense.com stated: “I believe that getting the inflation/deflation story right is the [...]

The continued levitation in the stock market continues to amaze. This was discussed recently. Another article suggests that markets are overvalued by 100%. A quote from S&P 500 Overvalued by [...]

… your $200,000 ten years ago has been halved in terms of purchasing power. However, in terms of planning purposes, your anticipated retirement amount has been reduced by 75%. Given [...]

Image by Tony the Misfit via Flickr Image by Okinawa Soba via Flickr Suggestions that we are in for a “Lost Decade” similar to Japan (they have actually lost two [...]

Chart obtained from Rolfe Winkler Stocks are off about 80% from their peak, at least as measured in ounces of gold. This chart shows the Dow priced in ounces of [...]

Bill Bonner’s posts are always well-written and informative. He posts daily in a free newsletter and is associated with The Daily Reckoning, a site you might want to look at.  [...]

“New Normal,” a term coined but not yet copyrighted by the principals at Pimco, is bandied about to describe the prospects for the economy and financial markets. It is  undefined [...]