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    2016 Year In Review

    A Clockwork Orange
    by David Collum

    Friday, December 23, 2016, 1:03 AM

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    Every year, friend-of-the-site David Collum writes a detailed "Year in Review" synopsis full of keen perspective and plenty of wit. This year's is no exception. As with past years, he has graciously selected PeakProsperity.com as the site where it will be published in full. It's quite longer than our usual posts, but worth the time to read in full.

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    2015 Year In Review (Part 2)

    A bonfire of the sanities
    by David Collum

    Saturday, December 19, 2015, 1:35 AM

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    As regards the banks, we have come down from the trees but are not out of the woods yet.
     
    The six biggest banks are ginormous—50% larger than they were at the previous high at the start of the crisis—but the sector was relatively quiet this year. Hundreds of billions in fines have been levied by various governmental Rainbow Coalitions.
     
    As statutes of limitations began to run out, Eric Holder and authorities declared there would be no prosecutions of individuals responsible for the crisis.

     

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    Off the Cuff: That Sinking Feeling…

    The multiplying signs that we await a rude date with destiny
    by Adam Taggart

    Friday, April 10, 2015, 8:24 PM

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    In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and John Rubino discuss:

    • The Police State
      • Too much evidence to ignore
    • How Low Can Interest Rates Go?
      • Looking for the limits to NIRP
    • That Sinking Feeling….
      • Why the next economic bust is going to be just horrible
    • Oil
      • What the heck is going on in that market?
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    2014 Year in Review: Part 2

    Will 2015 be the year it all comes tumbling down?
    by David Collum

    Friday, December 19, 2014, 4:27 PM

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    This year has been all about risk—existential risk. Some of it seemed to dissipate and some lingers.  Market valuations remain risky—regression to the mean could easily provide a 50% haircut and more if we observe regression through the mean. This has not come to pass, but the risk is very real.

    Those who seek risk in markets will eventually find it.

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    2013 Year in Review

    Austerity is not a policy
    by David Collum

    Friday, December 20, 2013, 5:36 PM

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    Every year, friend-of-the-site David Collum writes a detailed "Year in Review" synopsis full of keen perspective and plenty of wit. This year's is no exception. Moreover, he has graciously selected PeakProsperity.com as the site where it will be published in full. It's quite longer than our usual posts, but worth the time to read in full.

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    Ron Paul: Rejecting Authoritarian Government Is Our Greatest Priority

    Self-reliance is the key to our future
    by Adam Taggart

    Sunday, June 9, 2013, 4:00 PM

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    Dr Ron Paul has long been a leading voice for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, sound money, civil liberty, and non-interventionist foreign policies.

    His last term in the U.S. House of Representatives ended earlier this year, so we caught up with the former Congressman to get his latest perspective on how successfully our national leadership is dealing with America’s economic challenges.

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