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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ZAIR: SHIFT THE PERSPECTIVE With stock markets crashing like there was no tomorrow, the fear of a global recession is becoming a reality. During such times, smart institutional and private investors don‘t watch from the sidelines but are deploying their capital...
Stephan Bogner
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March 18, 2020
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Currently, commodity prices are the cheapest they've been in over 40 years compared to equity prices. US Equities have continued to rise over the past 7+ years due to a number of external processes. QE1, 2, 3, and Fed Debt Purchases Share Buy-Backs and creative credit faciliti...
Chris Vermeulen
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November 13, 2019
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“Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.” Maya Angelou, from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings An engineer is trained through university and in the workforce to apply failure modes and...
Marin Katusa
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May 1, 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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“Minsky Moment” refers to the idea that periods of bullish speculation will eventually lead to a crisis, wherein a sudden decline in optimism causes a spectacular market crash. Named after economist Hyman Minsky, the theory centers around the inheren...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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February 21, 2020
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In our last article ( A Minsky Moment is coming for gold ) we presented the “Minsky Moment”, referring to a point in time when a period of bullish speculation leads to a spectacular market crash. Named after economist Hyman Minsky, the theory centers...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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February 24, 2020
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While many businesses have struggled during COVID-19 and now the Omicron variant, there have been some that have prospered, and even increased their business. Vancouver-based, CIBT Education Group Inc. (MBA) ( TSX.MBA , OTCQX: MBAIF , Forum ) is one of those compani...
Dave Jackson
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February 18, 2022
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Continuing our earlier multi-part research post related to our extensive number crunching and predictive modeling systems expectations going forward many years, (Part I ) this second part will highlight some existing data points and start to discuss the concepts of what t...
Chris Vermeulen
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March 17, 2020
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In the first quarter of 2019, global debt hit $246.5 trillion. Encouraged by lower interest rates, governments went on a borrowing binge as they ramped up spending, adding $3 trillion to world debt in Q1 alone. It reverses a trend that started in the beginning of 2018, of ...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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October 21, 2019
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