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Why Bernanke’s flawed “exit strategy” policy portends inflation

In a lead op-ed editorial in the Wall Street Journal on July 21, 2009, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke revealed the Fed’s exit strategy with regards to the inflationary effects of the Obama “spending is stimulus” packages and other government measure to contain the current crisis. This article is mandatory reading for anyone interested […]

Why Obama’s healthcare scheme portends stagflation

The trillion-dollar Obama health care plan increases the odds that US economic recover will be delayed, and that unemployment and inflation will increase. The main thrust of the Obama plan is to increase taxes on individuals earning more than $250,000 a year, while forcing all but the tiniest businesses to purchase health insurance coverage […]

How the SEC allows issuers to play “Where’s Wally?” with investors

The stated objective of the US SEC is to require issuers to provide “full disclosure” of all “material facts” about securities sold to the public or traded on exchanges. In fact, many relevant facts are indeed disclosed and are held in SEC files available to anyone via the Internet. However, it’s not always easy to find these […]

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