Economic Recovery on Hold Until Real Unemployment Rate Improves
While the general public remains fixated on the political left-right paradigm, the vast majority are ignoring signs of the growing failure of the so-called economic recovery. The mainstream media touts the multi-year, record low unemployment rate, as well as strong...
Why the Booming Vice Industry Contradicts Economic Recovery
Questioning the viability of the broader markets has admittedly been a futile exercise. Year-to-date, the benchmark exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) is up nearly 12%. At such a rate, it’s merely a few percentage points behind gold...
Donald Trump Has Golden Opportunity to Set Legislative Agenda
In a little over an hour, President Donald Trump will give his first address to a joint session of Congress, and it couldn’t have come at a more opportune moment. The leader of the free world has been embattled from the very beginning, from vigilante protesters...