In Part I of this research, we highlighted the Case-Shiller index of home affordability and how it relates to the US real estate market and consumer economic activity going forward. We warned that once consumers start to shift away from an optimistic view of the economy, t...
Chris Vermeulen
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August 22, 2019
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The Critical Investor delves into a lithium company's financing and its implications. It seems more and more likely that Standard Lithium Ltd. (SLL:TSX.V; STLHF:OTCQX; FRA: S5L) is displaying a serious commitment of giant JV partner Lanxess these days, with constr...
Streetwise Reports
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November 6, 2019
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In the 1986 classic ‘Platoon’, Charlie Sheen’s character Chris Taylor tells everyone that he dropped out of college to serve in the Vietnam War. This sets him apart from the other grunts and makes Taylor seem noble and patriotic, giving up sch...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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November 29, 2019
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Back in the Dark Ages, before cellular phones and the Internet, I was studying to complete the Ontario Securities course one afternoon when I came across the part discussing "asset allocation" and "portfolio construction." This section covered the recommended mix of bonds...
Streetwise Reports
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April 14, 2020
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Precious metals are loving the uncertainty the coronavirus has created. Despite limited successes some countries have had with reopening, the virus is nowhere near contained. As of this writing, close to 6 million worldwide are infected and 365,328 have died. The importan...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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June 1, 2020
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If there is one thing we know about the coronavirus, it’s that getting a jump on it helps to limit the number of infections. Clearly the best time to stop this, and all outbreaks, is in its early stages. Both China and the United States have been accused of...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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April 13, 2020
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With due deference to the greatness of William Shakespeare, the opening line of Hamlet is one that has been found not only in literature, but in film, music and politics, and is a question that has been asked for centuries as to whether the pain we endure in life is pre...
Streetwise Reports
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September 5, 2019
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The 1960s and 70s were decades of incredible social upheaval. Fed up with wars, governments out of touch with their ideals, authority figures who didn’t get them, the “flower children” of the '60s took to the streets to demand equal ri...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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November 4, 2019
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Benjamin Franklin once said; “Out of adversity comes opportunity.” The adversity the United States now faces with the coronavirus pandemic is the worst national emergency the country has faced since World War II, more serious, far more deadly, than a...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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April 3, 2020
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Stock markets rebounded on Tuesday, after the White House announced further measures to help Americans and companies hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. The Trump Administration is reportedly considering sending checks to Americans so they have cash to spend during the outbr...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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March 18, 2020
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