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My Free Market Dog Has Government Fleas

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:39:01 +0000

Why is it that complex civilizations – not just some of them, but ALL of them – tend to ultimately collapse? Read on to find out Joseph Tainter’s answer... and the unsettling parallels we face ...

How To Dine In High Style On Shriveled Brown Sprouts

alass@taipangroup.com (Adam Lass, Senior Editor, WaveStrength Options Weekly) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0000

How to Make 191% Gains as Wall Street Swallows a Poison Pill – Again! I could start out today’s column by telling you all about how official unemployment is at a 26-year high at 9.5%. I could go on...

The Ned Beatty Prophecies (Part One)

jamrhein@taipangroup.com (Jim Amrhein, Contributing Editor, Taipan Daily) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:35:00 +0000

Editorial Director’s Note: “The History of Western Politics in 18 Horrific Minutes.” That’s how Jim Amrhein sums up one of the most memorable (and controversial) movie sequences of all time....

Why I Don't Care About Fixing the World (And Neither Should You)

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0000

If you’ll forgive the indulgence, today I’d like to respond to an interesting – and personal – reader inquiry. The question may not have been intended as personal, but it wound up inspiring a fair...

The Hot Zone Is Here

alass@taipangroup.com (Adam Lass, Senior Editor, WaveStrength Options Weekly) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0000

These facts are not subject to dispute. And they could earn you as much as 236% gains. Our task here at Taipan Daily is to keep you apprised of the important things that are just out of...

The Big Threat to the Dollar Isn’t a Cliff – It's a Swamp

alass@taipangroup.com (Adam Lass, Senior Editor, WaveStrength Options Weekly) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0000

It isn’t the Russians or Chinese who Dollar Holders should worry about… China wants a new world reserve currency. It is sick and tired of being forced to peg its currency to the perilous U.S....

Crime and (Interest Rate) Punishment: Readers Respond

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Inflation, Interest Rates and Financial Armageddon! What could be more fun? Your thoughts get aired (and questions get answered) as we dip into the mailbag... "Actions are sometimes performed in a...

Honduran Coup Pits Democracy Against Rule of Law

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:07:40 +0000

The first Central American military coup in 16 years leaves no winners, except perhaps Hugo Chávez. It also highlights the hidden tensions between democracy and rule of law... On Sunday...

Waiting For Washington’s Bark

alass@taipangroup.com (Adam Lass, Senior Editor, WaveStrength Options Weekly) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Wondering where all the inflation is? Bottled up in Washington, but not for long. “Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?” “To the curious incident of the dog in...

Double-Digit Interest Rates Just Don't Make Sense

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000

A newly popular argument says the return of inflation will bring about double-digit interest rates – and that the natural play is to short long bonds posthaste. But does this really make...