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Abolish the Fed, argues Texas Congressman Ron Paul in his new book, "End the Fed."
The Fed is corrupt, unconstitutional, and promotes inflation that will lead to $100 bills becoming worthless, argues Paul, a long-time Fed critic.
The Republican representative wants to replace the current fiat currency system with a monetary system backed by gold. Without the gold standard, the economy is fragile and prone to collapse, as recent experience has shown, Paul maintains.
"Nothing good can come from the Federal Reserve," he writes in his book.
It's "immoral, unconstitutional, impractical, promotes bad economics, and undermines liberty."
The Fed is corrupt, unconstitutional, and promotes inflation that will lead to $100 bills becoming worthless, argues Paul, a long-time Fed critic.
The Republican representative wants to replace the current fiat currency system with a monetary system backed by gold. Without the gold standard, the economy is fragile and prone to collapse, as recent experience has shown, Paul maintains.
"Nothing good can come from the Federal Reserve," he writes in his book.
It's "immoral, unconstitutional, impractical, promotes bad economics, and undermines liberty."
- Newsmax
I've said this before, but I'll repeat it – the whole system of fiat (paper) money is the greatest fraud ever perpetrated on the American people.
Our defense against this "counterfeit" money is, and always has been, Constitutional money – gold and silver. Federal Reserve Notes (currently termed "dollars") are a blatant lie.
Today, rising gold is dragging that lie out into the open. Ultimately, the truth will out.
Rising gold is shouting the truth – "gold is money, Federal Reserve Notes are a lie and an abomination."
Our defense against this "counterfeit" money is, and always has been, Constitutional money – gold and silver. Federal Reserve Notes (currently termed "dollars") are a blatant lie.
Today, rising gold is dragging that lie out into the open. Ultimately, the truth will out.
Rising gold is shouting the truth – "gold is money, Federal Reserve Notes are a lie and an abomination."
- Richard Russell, Dow Theory Letters
Paper money is like dram-drinking [whiskey], it relieves for a moment by deceitful sensation, but gradually diminishes the natural heat, and leaves the body worse than it found it. Were not this the case, and could money be made of paper at pleasure, every sovereign in Europe would be as rich as he pleased.
But the truth is, that it is a bubble and the attempt vanity. Nature has provided the proper materials for money: gold and silver, and any attempt of ours to rival her is ridiculous...
But the truth is, that it is a bubble and the attempt vanity. Nature has provided the proper materials for money: gold and silver, and any attempt of ours to rival her is ridiculous...
- Thomas Paine, Founding Father of the U.S.
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This Indicator Will Warn You Before Stocks Fall
By Tom DysonMonday, September 21, 2009
In December 2005, Citigroup announced a new 10-year, $100 million bond issue...
At any time, Citigroup has hundreds of different bond issues trading in the markets. Right now, for example, my Bloomberg terminal shows over 500 different Citigroup bonds. There was nothing special about this 2005 issue...
The housing market was rising, Wall Street's mortgage machine was in full swing, and America was enjoying the peak of its prosperity. At the time, you and I were paying 6% to borrow money secured against our houses. Citigroup would pay 5.3% to borrow money, unsecured.
For two years, these bonds traded in a narrow band between $95 and $105. Then in March 2008, Bear Stearns failed and prices started to erode...
Citi's bonds broke $90 in July, when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failed. They broke $80 in September, when Lehman failed. And by March 2009, when it seemed Citigroup itself might fail, they had fallen to $62...
Here's the thing: In the last six months, the credit markets have made a remarkable recovery. This bombed-out Citigroup bond issue now trades for $99 again. In other words, investors are pricing these bonds as if the credit crisis never happened. Amazing.
This chart of the investment-grade bond fund LQD is even more amazing. It shows prices of top-quality corporate bonds have surged and are now back to 2006 levels...
Most people don't know this, but the bond market is far more important to America's economy than the stock market. For one thing, the bond market is over five times as large as the stock market. For another thing, institutions dominate the bond market. They may not be the shrewdest investors in the world, but they are sophisticated, they trade billions, and they trade with less emotion. The stock market is a roadside casino in comparison, reflecting the hopes and dreams of a million gamblers.
I don't recommend you buy LQD or corporate bonds in general. They're expensive now. Besides, government support is the only reason the bond market is soaring and Citigroup's bonds are trading back at par. If the government withdraws this support for some reason, the bond market will collapse again.
Instead, use the bond market as an indicator. Russell Napier, a well-known stock market historian, studied market tops and bottoms over the last 100 years and showed corporate bonds tend to lead the stock market by several months at important turning points.
Today, the trend is clearly up. So for now, stock market investors have nothing to worry about. But keep an eye on LQD. It should give us advance warning of the next trend change in the stock market.
Good investing,
Tom
At any time, Citigroup has hundreds of different bond issues trading in the markets. Right now, for example, my Bloomberg terminal shows over 500 different Citigroup bonds. There was nothing special about this 2005 issue...
The housing market was rising, Wall Street's mortgage machine was in full swing, and America was enjoying the peak of its prosperity. At the time, you and I were paying 6% to borrow money secured against our houses. Citigroup would pay 5.3% to borrow money, unsecured.
For two years, these bonds traded in a narrow band between $95 and $105. Then in March 2008, Bear Stearns failed and prices started to erode...
Citi's bonds broke $90 in July, when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failed. They broke $80 in September, when Lehman failed. And by March 2009, when it seemed Citigroup itself might fail, they had fallen to $62...
Here's the thing: In the last six months, the credit markets have made a remarkable recovery. This bombed-out Citigroup bond issue now trades for $99 again. In other words, investors are pricing these bonds as if the credit crisis never happened. Amazing.
This chart of the investment-grade bond fund LQD is even more amazing. It shows prices of top-quality corporate bonds have surged and are now back to 2006 levels...
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Most people don't know this, but the bond market is far more important to America's economy than the stock market. For one thing, the bond market is over five times as large as the stock market. For another thing, institutions dominate the bond market. They may not be the shrewdest investors in the world, but they are sophisticated, they trade billions, and they trade with less emotion. The stock market is a roadside casino in comparison, reflecting the hopes and dreams of a million gamblers.
I don't recommend you buy LQD or corporate bonds in general. They're expensive now. Besides, government support is the only reason the bond market is soaring and Citigroup's bonds are trading back at par. If the government withdraws this support for some reason, the bond market will collapse again.
Instead, use the bond market as an indicator. Russell Napier, a well-known stock market historian, studied market tops and bottoms over the last 100 years and showed corporate bonds tend to lead the stock market by several months at important turning points.
Today, the trend is clearly up. So for now, stock market investors have nothing to worry about. But keep an eye on LQD. It should give us advance warning of the next trend change in the stock market.
Good investing,
Tom
NEW HIGHS OF NOTE LAST WEEK
Goldcorp (GG)... giant gold miner
Sterlite (STL)... giant copper miner
Cameco (CCJ)... giant uranium miner
BHP Billiton (BHP)... giant everything miner
Gold Fields (GFI)... gold mining
Agnico-Eagle (AEM)... gold mining
Kinross Gold (KGC)... gold mining
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)... gold mining
Silver Wheaton (SLW)... silver royalties
Cresud (CRESY)... Argentine farmland
Google (GOOG)... search engine
Baidu (BIDU)... the Google of China
EBay (EBAY)... online auctions
Apple (AAPL)... iPods and computers
P.F. Chang's (PFCB)... restaurants
Polo Ralph Lauren (RL)... fine clothing
Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY)... home furnishing
Starbucks (SBUX)... deficit coffee spending
Annaly Capital (NLY)... virtual bank
Hatteras Financial (HTS)... virtual bank
Capstead Mortgage (CMO)... virtual bank
Goldman Sachs (GS)... virtual control of the U.S. Treasury
NEW LOWS OF NOTE LAST WEEK
U.S. dollar... again.