To know the future is to profit.  Axiomatically, those who don’t profit, don’t know the future.

I love long wave economics.  It has taught me the fine art of patience – and being a kind of ADHD person, that’s a very good thing, indeed.

This week, we begin our “stealing money from the Man” episode with a critical look at how the current period lines up with the previous Depression.

And armed with that knowledge, we can propose the two key date ranges in 2017 which our next pre-Depression all-time highs will be in.

It’s something to think about – going into what’s looking more and more like the second week of January. 

Of 1929.

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This morning we come across an old problem which is cropping up again.

Call it a move by the PowersThatBe, or call it whatever else.  But the facts are that more stumbling blocks to “living on the cheap” are cropping up, again.

First, however, a look at a few headlines and how our Peoplenomics Oscillator has been better at calling the rally of this week than even my favorite human (me, lol).

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“The Devil makes spreadsheets for idle minds…” is our theme this morning.

It follows a weekend of reviewing 1930’s price data on typical goods including things like food, apparel and even cars.  What I found out is rather shocking.  I mean I AM one of those gold and silver bugs.

My research this weekend raised some damn interesting questions though and you really need to understand the dynamics of how the numbers run out in order to see what’s-what.  So if you’re cheering gold’s break higher this morning, you might want to consider some of the possible implications of the data with us.

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Yeah…we all make them.  Hell, I left a 20% four-day trade on the table this week because of something as simple as a damn phone call.

This morning we kick around some of the ways to avoid the pitfalls and reinforce those good decisions we make, or don’t stay in the markets long.

That as something very significant with regards to our Peoplenomics Oscillator to report…  Bean up, let’s roll…

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This seems to be in  play right now – 72 years after the fact.

But will it be able to hold the remnants of the EU together?

We shall discuss this and some mighty interesting charts…so bean up.

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Not really.

But it sure helps to use a semi-fictional analogy in order to explain markets this week, so that’s exactly what we shall do.  Trust me, it’ll be far more readable than a dissertation paper.

You see, as a thinking tool, we’re big on getting back to the basics because it is often in “the basics” that we find the seeds of future developments that germinate into a full-on deflowering of some of Men’s greatest follies.

Like the European Union Idea, for example.  Been a crappy idea from the get-go, as you’ll see.

This as we continue the exciting (and exiting) adventures of the past week and look forward to the shoals just ahead in 2017.

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I am publishing part of this week’s report earlier than our normal Saturday morning cuppa coffee together in order to give you an update on what I think is going on in markets and where it MIGHT lead next week.

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Yep, time to expand the government’s accounting relationship with its citizens.  Only this time, the people making the contributions and writing the checks for the free-loaders deserve a chance to cut a better deal.

We’ll explain.

But first, how the BREXIT vote tomorrow is a non-event except for stock promoters who like to :”talk their book” and why social media is still heading for the rocks, until proven otherwise.

Bean up with a triple shot Americanos, dude, time to rock the cash box…

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In this morning’s report, we consider the high importance of getting your home paid off before retirement.

But it goes further than that, because as we look at your “silent partner”  (government) we see the move toward “renting your Life” picking up speed…and one of the most subtle ways this works is through never ending increases in property taxes.

So even for non-subscribers, the message is clear:  You not only have to get a home paid off before pulling the golden parachute, but you need to be in a reasonable property tax area, or all your retirement planning can blow up.

Fun, huh?

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Seems to me there is an even (or better) chance that the Fed decision today could become a major inflection point for the markets.

So we shall dispense with an in-depth article to sit back and try to print a little money after the Fed decision comes out.

Rather than the 90th rehash of politics or the events of last weekend in Orlando, we’re ready to move on…

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Better not plan your traditional trip to the mall for 2020 Christmas shopping, just yet.

The Mall may not be there.

Global war has broken out in retailing as Amazon and Wal-Mart are taking their “cash registers to the people” and while there may be some economies of scale, the word anti-trust and “mom & pop” keep ringing in my head.

This weekend, a look at the board and how the war is on for your clicks.  Because clicks are a lot cheaper than square footage and parking lots to put in…  This war will not be over next week – these things take time to ripple, but the wave is coming so it’s time to size it up.  If you have a strip mall portfolio, there’s reason to grab the Tums.

First, a few headlines and our charts, which are on the verge of delivering another payday…

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We launch into a new series of articles – ideal for first timers who have been denied the opportunity to make money with money before in life.

Getting started in the market isn’t difficult, but when you’re retired and on Social Security…how does that work?

We are about to find out.

After the charts and some yada, yada from overnight

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Yes, it’s like a casino.

But why my kids are more inclined to buy a lotto ticket, have an M-Life card and visit Las Vegas, when there’s a casino of sorts that opens every trading day with much fanfare and bell-ringing, is beyond me.

Even more to the point, the odds are better at the Wall St. Casino than they are in Vegas, Atlantic City, or the Indian casinos that seems to have popped up everywhere.

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This morning some key reasons to get involved.  You won’t get comp’ed, of course.  But you also don’t have to tip the house and the valet won’t ding your car…