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It’s the Gov’t I’m Afraid of – Not Nature or God

September 6, 2017

QUESTION: Martin,  With Irma on the way, if it swings North by North/West you’ll be right in it’s path. Are you leaving heading to high ground, with your Elderly Mom??? If you’re staying, Do you have enough water, fuel, food, generator/fuel??? all the necessities??? Just thinking. from La sh   ANSWER: Socrates is not located in […]

Market Talk- September 6th, 2017

September 6, 2017

A lot of the talk in Asia was surrounding concerns over the continued and unsurprising decline in the KOPSI. Today it fell again (-0.3%) with industrials and core exporters leading the decline making this the fifth day sellers have taken the lead role. The Nikkei lost for another day, but this time only a small […]

Kim Jung Un’s Insane Quest for Power?

September 6, 2017

QUESTION: North Korea needs food. I believe we negotiated the Russian wheat deal in 1973. Would waving the prospect of food turn the North Koreans away from war. The condition would be that they deactivate their H bombs. CM ANSWER: What I tried to explain is Kim Jung Un’s perspective. One thing my father taught […]

The Insanity in Korea – But Is it Logical?

September 6, 2017

The South China Post reported that Chinese scientists fear that a mountain in North Korea under which the last five bombs detonated as tests, may collapse crumbling into a crater. They fear that the radiation underground would then leak across region. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that the escalating crisis concerning North Korea’s weapons program is […]

The Rising Tone of Private Equity v Public

September 6, 2017

QUESTION: Dear Martin,   With the U.S. stock market hits all-time highs, some sources say a lot of smart money is pulling out of the stock market and piling into private equity. One of the reasons being increased regulation making many companies choose to avoid the hassle to go public and stay private.   The […]

Opening the Door to September

September 6, 2017

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; I have followed you for many years. I have to say, I am truly amazed at what your computer projects. You have never missed a move yet. Here we have the rally in gold into September, yet the August high stands in the market, and even Korea went nuts on your target […]