All posts in "Armstrong"

NY Prosecutor Preet Bharara Who Protected Bankers is Fired

March 13, 2017

The Trump administration moved on Friday to sweep away virtually all of the remaining vestiges of the Obama administration prosecutors at the Justice Department. They ordered 46 holdover U.S. attorneys to tender their resignations immediately. Demanding resignations from US attorneys is actually standard operating procedure in the DOJ whenever a new administration assumes power. Traditionally this […]

Real Estate & the Financial Crisis

March 13, 2017

QUESTION: Hello Armstrong, Thank for you the great post “The Future – Putting it All Together”. It helps a lot to get a good overview, considering everything is connected. One question, you say “Real estate is nice for some part of a cash holding, but it is taxed to hold it and it is not liquid.” […]

Where to Keep Your Money

March 12, 2017

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, I am 82 years old and ask the question which is much on my mind—- Where is the best place to park cash in this very difficult time. Right now almost all of my cash is in money market funds with the returns very low, yet there is still risk of loss. I […]

Is Trump Fighting a Losing Battle?

March 12, 2017

QUESTION: Why couldn’t Trump turn the Budget crisis into an opportunity and simply tell the American people that we have a budget cap and we will live within it and scrap temporarily his grandiose plans for big tax cuts and job creation. This would also put a lid on wild spending by politicians. ANSWER: Trump should […]

Real Estate – the Faces of Buyers

March 12, 2017

QUESTION:  Dear Mr. Armstrong, as a daily reader of your blog I noticed the recent comment on the norweigian real estate market. You wrote that it was capital flight from the eurozone that made the prices go higher. Parking, not speculation, It seemed, in the light of everything, as a very natural development. As the […]

Will Trump Succeed? No!

March 12, 2017

QUESTION: Do you think Trump is really a racist? I do not quite understand this. It seems like this has been manufactured simply because of his travel ban. Can you shed some light on this? Do you think Trump will really make a difference? Thanks MW ANSWER: There is no evidence that Trump is a […]

The Euro & the Pending Bounce

March 12, 2017

While Europe is certainly not turning bullish, what we do see is a bounce due to the fundamental focus of the pending US debt ceiling battle looming on the horizon. Naturally, the press will be blaming Trump so we should be prepared for headlines like US going to default. The press will use this incident […]

Socrates Update & Renewals

March 11, 2017

We have moved our servers to Florida. We are still in the process of expanding them. For everyone who has seen their subscription expire, we are extending that free of charge until the payment system is integrated. That we hope will be by the end of the month. For now, you will be able to […]

The Future – Putting it All Together

March 11, 2017

This is the year of political hell. The question is not about supporting one side or the other. This is a time that calls for us not to be small petty creatures but a case that requires rational human beings, which seems to be more impossible with each passing day. Never did there arise a […]

Market Talk – March 10th, 2017

March 11, 2017

It has been a wild week for many markets but will probably be remembered for the week European government markets were given permission to turn. With that Asian markets closing on a quiet note but ahead of US Non-Farms that was not a surprise. From its highs oil lost 10% at one stage and even […]

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