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The Greed Scapegoat

In the aftermath of the bank failures, bailouts and financial scandals that emerged from the crisis of 2008, the common explanation is that “greed” caused the adverse behaviors that precipitated the...

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Three Financial Fallacies and What they Mean to You

Most people have received a wide variety of financial advice over the years.  There is a particular brand of advice, supposedly dispensed by a semi-fictitious secondary parental character that has...

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America’s Financial End Game

There are many people who have become justifiably concerned about the financial condition of the United States government, and the entire nation as a whole.  The critical issue is something that many...

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Phase I – Spending and Deficits

The first phase of our analysis deals with the spending and deficits of the US government.  This is a critically important juncture, since it is where the march toward America’s Financial Endgame™...

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Stage 6 – Mounting Government Debt Precipitates a Spiral

The next stage in America’s Financial Endgame™ is the process where the perpetually increasing national debt creates a spiral.  The spiral, or “debt spiral” as its frequently referred to in personal...

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Stage 8 – Inflation Causes Civil Unrest and Riots

The eighth stage in America’s Financial Endgame™ will occur when the relentless quantitative easing finally spills over into broad inflation.  This will create major problems for many people who are...

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Phase 3 – Bond Market Collapse

The third phase of America’s Financial Endgame™ is the time when America’s bond market for government debt securities will collapse.  The prospect of a bond market collapse is not a pleasant one, since...

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Stage 11 – Higher Interest Rates Expand the Deficit and Accelerate the Spiral

The eleventh stage of America’s Financial Endgame™ will be when the higher interest rates ripple through to the US government budget, expand the size of the annual budget deficit, and accelerate the...

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Stage 12 – Debt Spiral Collapses Bond Prices and Spikes Yields

The Twelfth state of America’s Financial Endgame™ is the point where the government debt spiral finally reaches the point where the global financial community moves away from US Treasuries as the...

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Stage 13 – The Government Moves to Socialize Institutional Retirement Assets

The thirteenth stage in America’s Financial Endgame™ is the point when the government moves to socialize institutional retirement assets for the purpose of supporting bond prices.  The reason for this...

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