By Bob Stokes
5/17/2012 5:30:00 PM
To this day, I wonder why Robert Prechter's book Conquer the Crash has not been more widely recognized. It described in advance much of what happened in the 2008 financial crisis. Learn what Prechter is saying now...
Filed Under: banks, Bob Prechter, conquer the crash, debt crisis, debt downgrade, deflation, economic depression, Elliott Wave Theorist, Greek debt, market crash, market forecasts
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
5/11/2012 4:45:00 PM
The run-ups in silver and gold since 2008 have many precious metals bulls believing that the pullback in recent months is just temporary. What do we see ahead for these two precious metals? I can say that the charts suggest...
Filed Under: economic depression, Elliott wave, Gold, gold futures, liquidity, market forecasts, platinum futures, recession, silver, silver futures, Traders
Category: Gold and Silver
Bank Capital Rules: A Reminder of 2008
"In 2008 there was a credit crisis. The next five years will bring on the credit crisis."
By Bob Stokes
5/10/2012 5:00:00 PM
Is our financial system stronger today than it was four years ago? Most people might think so; mainstream news analysis rarely suggests otherwise. But here's what the public remains mostly in the dark about...
Filed Under: banks, central banks, conquer the crash, credit rating, debt crisis, debt downgrade, deflation, economic depression, Elliott wave, european central bank, European debt crisis, hedge funds, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
5/4/2012 4:15:00 PM
Very rare exceptions aside, money markets have been safe. Learn why they now may be a lot less safe...
Filed Under: money markets, banks, central banks, credit crisis, debt crisis, deflation, economic depression, euro stoxx 50, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), mutual funds, stimulus package, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
4/25/2012 5:45:00 PM
In the United States and the United Kingdom alike, we believe it's a matter of time before the word "depression" replaces the phrase "double-dip recession." Why?...
Filed Under: Bank of England, deflation, double dip, economic depression, Elliott wave, european markets, FTSE, gross domestic product (GDP), recession
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
4/10/2012 3:45:00 PM
You can't do much as an individual to solve the nation's debt and economic problems, yet you can prepare for a worsening economic downtrend. Do we see evidence for an economic turn for the worse? Well, the evidence is so overwhelming that...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, debt crisis, debt downgrade, deflation, economic depression, great depression, history, safe banks
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/29/2012 2:45:00 PM
Robert Prechter's emphasis on financial safety served subscribers well in the 2007-2009 financial crisis. We anticipate that a financial safety plan will be of greater benefit during a time of economic chaos ahead. But where can you keep your assets safe? Learn more...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, credit rating, debt crisis, deflation, economic depression, Elliott Wave Theorist, liquidity, monetary policy, risk management, Robert Prechter, safe haven, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/16/2012 6:00:00 PM
Is there evidence now that a deflationary trend is underway? Dear reader, the evidence is abundant and growing by the day. To begin with...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, credit crisis, deflation, economic depression, great depression
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/12/2012 5:15:00 PM
In 1868 construction began on an office building of record-height. Construction was completed in 1873, and the Equitable Life building in New York stood 130 feet. Many people considered it America's first skyscraper. What does that have to do with today?...
Filed Under: deflation, economic depression, Elliott wave, history
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
3/5/2012 5:00:00 PM
As pundits chatter about an economic recovery, municipalities are facing bankruptcy - including the largest-ever U.S. city. What's really going on?...
Filed Under: credit rating, debt downgrade, economic depression, foreclosures, home sales, junk bonds, municipal bonds
Category: U.S. Economy
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
3/4/2012 11:45:00 AM
When you look at a long-term chart of Europe's four main stock indexes --- the DAX, FTSE-100, CAC-40 and EuroStoxx 50 -- you notice one striking detail: Since at least 2000, every prolonged stock market rally turned out to be a set-up for another devastating crash. This fact is obvious when you glance at the opening chart of EWI's new, March 2012 European Financial Forecast. Of course, European stocks have rallied strongly off their 2009 lows, too. What should you make of this?
Filed Under: AEX, Bank of England, debt crisis, debt downgrade, economic depression, Elliott wave, euro, euro stoxx 50, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, Greek debt, investment decisions, Swiss Market Index (SMI), technical analysis, technical indicators
Category: European Markets
By Bob Stokes
2/7/2012 5:00:00 PM
Take note: there's an eerie similarity between what is developing economically today and what happened from 1929-1933...
Filed Under: 1929 Stock Market Crash, Ben Bernanke, deflation, economic depression, financial forecast, unemployment
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
1/25/2012 4:15:00 PM
Did you know the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) only has enough funds to cover a small fraction of bank deposits -- in the event of widespread bank failures?...
Filed Under: banks, economic depression, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), investment decisions, risk management
Category: U.S. Economy
By Hope Welborn
12/28/2011 2:15:00 PM
Now is a good time to look back over the past year and assess your finances. Do you have the information needed to make wise decisions in the next year? Prepare and take action now so that you'll be ready for what's ahead.
Filed Under: conquer the crash, debt, deflation, Elliott Wave Theorist, hyperinflation, inflation, Robert Prechter, safe haven, U.S., deflation, economic depression, great depression, investment decisions, personal finance, prechter, recession, risk management, Robert Prechter, safe banks, safe haven
Category: U.S. Economy
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
12/5/2011 5:00:00 PM
Every recent stock rally in Europe ignites the hope that the worst of the debt crisis is finally over. Yet every mini-crash that follows mocks those hopes once again... and again... We watched ups and downs like these in 2007-2009, too.
Filed Under: bailouts, Bank of England, CAC40, DAX, economic depression, Elliott wave, eu, euro, euro stoxx 50, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, European Union (EU), eurozone, FTSE, soverign debt crisis, Swiss Market Index (SMI)
Category: European Markets
By Bob Stokes
11/23/2011 4:30:00 PM
Financial history shows that every true credit boom is followed by a credit bust. See the "nudging finger" that will topple the "first domino"...
Filed Under: credit crisis, deflation, economic depression, European debt crisis, Robert Prechter
Category: U.S. Economy
By Bob Stokes
11/15/2011 5:15:00 PM
A big bet on European sovereign debt was the undoing of MF Global. Our latest Financial Forecast says "...Europe is the epicenter of the credit crisis," and observes that "The current level of unpayable debt is too big to bail." It's reasonable to believe that many more financial shoes will drop. What do we see just ahead?...
Filed Under: bailouts, conquer the crash, credit crisis, credit default swaps, credit rating, debt crisis, debt downgrade, economic depression, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), eurozone, Robert Prechter, soverign debt crisis
Category: U.S. Economy
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
11/4/2011 6:00:00 PM
In times of uncertainty -- when emotions run high and no one knows what will happen next -- the mainstream financial community is usually gripped by confusion and panic. And yet it's precisely at these sorts of "flash crash" moments that Elliott wave analysis shines, as wave patterns in price charts become clear. Why?
Filed Under: debt crisis, debt downgrade, economic depression, Elliott wave, European Union (EU), euro, euro stoxx 50, eurozone, euro/USD exchange rate, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, European Union (EU), eurozone, Greek debt
Category: European Markets
By Bob Stokes
11/1/2011 10:00:00 AM
Don't blame Martin Van Buren for America's first deflationary depression. What is more powerful than a President of the United States? The answer is...
Filed Under: conquer the crash, debt crisis, deflation, economic depression, great depression, history, social mood, South Sea Bubble
Category: U.S. Economy
Earnings: Stock Market's Brightest False Beacon
"Earnings estimators are too pessimistic at bottoms and too optimistic at tops," explains EWI's president Robert Prechter
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
10/24/2011 3:15:00 PM
Four times a year, investors and Wall Street watch the quarterly corporate earnings reports, trying to anticipate the trend in stocks. Another earnings season is upon us right now -- so read this excerpt and see these two charts...
Filed Under: banks, Club EWI, diversification, double dip, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), earnings, economic depression, Elliott wave, Elliott Wave Theorist, Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500
Category: Stocks