Digger’s Friday Triple Play

Posted by on Jul 10, 2009 in Economy, GDP, Government Spending | 0 comments

When Stimulus Does Not Stimulate Certainly we can expect that when the government spends a trillion dollars this will provide a positive statistical boost to GDP, if for no other reason that government spending makes up a significant portion of GDP. Where, however, does the state get the money to spend? Ah, as Hamlet might say, there’s the rub. There are only three ways the government can...

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Challenging Financial Advisors on the Need to Diversify Into Gold

Posted by on Jul 8, 2009 in Education Blog, Gold, Government Spending, Inflation, Investing, Stocks, U.S. Dollar | 1 comment

In a follow up to a recent article; Gold: Why Doesn’t Your Financial Advisor Recommend It?, I decided to take on the task of challenging a financial advisor on their understanding of how gold fits into one’s portfolio. First, you should know that I was a financial advisor for over 20 years.  I left the business to follow my passion to write as described in my “About Doug”...

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