Looking ahead to a new year and planning for the future It's hard to believe that 2011 has passed so quickly and that 2012 will soon be here. Now is a good time to look back over the past year and assess your finances. Did your choices this year put you in better or worse circumstances? Do you have the information needed to make wise decisions in the next year? Are you prepared to protect your financial future? The following excerpt from Conquer the Crash explains the importance of preparing and taking action now so that you'll be ready for what's ahead. You can read 8 more chapters from Conquer the Crash -- 42 pages of critical information, including a list of imperative "dos and … [Read more...]
The US’s Education Bubble
By Doug Hornig and Alex Daley, Casey Research In the world of finance, there is always talk of bubbles – mortgage bubbles, tech stock bubbles, junk bond bubbles. But bubbles don’t develop only in financial markets. In recent years, there's been another one quietly inflating, not capturing the attention of most observers. It's an education bubble – just not the one of student debt that has graced the pages of the New York Times and so many other publications in recent months. The problem is not that we are overeducating ourselves as many would have you believe. Rather, it’s that we are spending a fortune to undereducate ourselves. The United States has always been a very educated … [Read more...]
Money Essentials for These ChaoticTimes
Trying times are upon us. There are a few essentials you absolutely must understand if you are going to thrive or at least survive financially over the next few years. If you want serious money, you have to get serious about money. You need to understand these fundamentals and never forget them. Here are the fundamentals: Liquidate, Consolidate, Create and Speculate. The key to becoming wealthy is simple to state but totally incomprehensible to modern society. Simply produce more than you consume and save the difference. But we are taught that consumption is the goal. He who dies with the most toys wins... Consumption is the good that will save our country. But is it true or is … [Read more...]
Welcome to the Inflation Data Blog
With the Web 2.0 revolution everyone enjoys responding to articles and being able to share good articles with friends and other sites. But we have been a bit behind the curve because of the way our databases are hosted on InflationData.com so adding a blog has been impossible… up until now! But we have wanted to be able to get your feedback for a while now so we have created another site to allow us to provide more articles quicker in a Blog format and it is right here on Inflationdata.net. We would love to have your feedback on articles and suggestions for how we can improve this site. It is just in its infancy so be gentle with us as we get up to speed. All we ask is that you … [Read more...]
