“No state shall… emit bills of credit; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts…” And yet they have, it has ruined our currency, and undermines our financial security. This is how the world recovers.
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The U.S. Dollar
“Something wicked this way comes.” The financial circumstances in several sectors are unlike anything we’ve ever seen; and they’re all poised for catastrophe at the same time.
Net-negative Interest
A concept the Fed doesn’t get: “If your outflow exceeds your income, the upkeep will be your downfall.” -Bill O’Brien
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NOTICE: Status Change to PMA
A private membership association (PMA) is not anything new, but a very old and effective business structure which has fallen from popular consciousness.
My Thoughts on Wealth
Wealth is not money that you spend. You send wealth out to work and expect it to come home with friends…
Passive Income & Practicing What I Preach
You may have seen that during the 2020 slowdown in business activity I turned to old skill sets and created a t-shirt business. Four, if you’re counting stores, product themes, or work I did for clients running other businesses. Is that a departure from my financial services and education content? Not by any stretch of…… Continue reading Passive Income & Practicing What I Preach
Digital Currency… They aren’t kidding.
A government controlled digital currency undermines your freedom.
Puzzle Pieces 2020
If you aren’t free to pursue your dreams, you aren’t free to accumulate wealth and use your wealth to power the projects that are important to you, whatever those projects may be. That is why this topic is included in the Wealth Strategies topic list as well as my status blog. Your wealth is certainly…… Continue reading Puzzle Pieces 2020
Stonewalled: Book-burning in 2020
This commentary was originally posted on Facebook. I repost (and offer a few edits and additions) here because after trying to post this content to “my story” twice, I’m frankly afraid Facebook will simply delete it and I lose not only my work in writing, but the documentation I collected in shedding light upon an…… Continue reading Stonewalled: Book-burning in 2020
Defying the Giants…
Who Will Face This Giant? My mother named me for David, the boy who would one day be king, that faced insurmountable odds against a giant and famed Philistine warrior. Me? I keep suggesting ways to fight those in power and I’m getting a little irritated at those who think “they” can’t be instrumental in…… Continue reading Defying the Giants…
Contacting the US DOJ…
Fraud – “A false representation of a matter of fact—whether by words or by conduct, by false or misleading allegations, or by concealment of what should have been disclosed—that deceives and is intended to deceive another so that the individual will act upon it to her or his legal injury.” What follows is the body…… Continue reading Contacting the US DOJ…
Assembling the Puzzle Pieces
What’s been going on with all this confusion, conflict, and corruption? Harvey Schlanger pulls the pieces together on the table in front of you. What was in a pile dumped from an unassuming box, is fitted together in the single best explanation of coordinated efforts to overthrow the strongest nation on the face of the…… Continue reading Assembling the Puzzle Pieces
Banish the Darkness
Within minutes of posting the following on Facebook, those who run Facebook, either by employee or by AI-bot, banned the attached image which presented the evidence. I swear all the people in involved with that company belong in jail. Such abusive behavior and fraud; and they have the gaul to sit in judgement of others.…… Continue reading Banish the Darkness
How to Prepare for Financial Crisis
What can be done to brace for a market crash? What did people need that they didn’t have in March of 2020? This is what individuals, households, businesses, and countries need to have but didn’t in the Spring of 2020: When the market lost 33% over the course of four weeks from February to March,…… Continue reading How to Prepare for Financial Crisis
Orwell in America
On the morning of Tuesday, May 26 2020, I logged into social media to find a contact recommended a video on contact tracing. I was shocked at the suggestion that our government operating under the mask of fear, would usurp so much power over the free citizens of the United States. I posted my concerns,…… Continue reading Orwell in America
Trouncing the First Amendment
Social media platforms, established by the tech-savvy who seem to drift unerringly far left, have been claiming two stakes, and changing their stance whenever it suits them! I’ve written on this topic before because this type of discrimination has happened to me before, and has been perpetrated on conservative voices for many years. The Platform…… Continue reading Trouncing the First Amendment
The “Freedom Trumps Socialism” Tee-Rant
Socialism carries a much more dire impact than financial relief, debt forgiveness, or “free stuff”; and I don’t care who you vote for. You should though. As someone said recently, “elections have consequences.” The topic is too important to shortcut; so I’ll apologize that this didn’t fit into a 1300-character social media post. The image…… Continue reading The “Freedom Trumps Socialism” Tee-Rant
Turn and Face the Strange
That first line from David Bowie’s Changes sums it up well, as does the other lines of the chorus: “Don’t want to be a richer man…just gonna have to be a different man…Time may change me, but I can’t trace time.” What follows are my notes on the following two videos and my periodic responses…… Continue reading Turn and Face the Strange
Facing a Torrent Swimming Upstream
In my opinion, you either value your own freedom and by extension the freedom of those around you or you don’t. What that looks like for those who will say they value both your freedom and their own has become an open defiance and possibly assault upon the United States, it’s Constitution, the tenets of…… Continue reading Facing a Torrent Swimming Upstream
The End of the Fed Dollar is in Sight.
Cash disbursal and debt forgiveness have come to the table in many conversations from those “leading” in government and those watching closely their decisions, discussions, and actions. I’m never a proponent of “taking the easy road” when the easy road is “the wrong thing to do”, but our leadership has been doing the worst thing…… Continue reading The End of the Fed Dollar is in Sight.
Economic Impacts of Covid-19
The impact of Covid-19 or #coronavirus is to #trigger events in sectors of the economy where a lack of fiscal or monetary integrity has weakened the #infrastructure. Some people with compromised immune and cardio vascular systems are at serious risk since this targets the lungs, but almost every soul on Earth uses #money and the…… Continue reading Economic Impacts of Covid-19
Amazing Safire Sun Project
Technology may get us through some of our problems yet… This Safire project has been doing some really interesting work over the past few years. Their recent release discusses putting the “electric sun model” to work for practical use as a system that: produces clean energy creates a serviceable heat source remediates nuclear waste The…… Continue reading Amazing Safire Sun Project
The Elephant in the Room
At the time of this post, we are headed for a breaking point. The issues that arose in the banking and housing industry back in 2008 have only been expanded and become more unstable. It’s beginning to look like the black swan event that many have been expecting since then is nearly upon us. That…… Continue reading The Elephant in the Room
Issues with Capitalism and Oligarchy
The video below is an excerpt from the Personal Financial Education series at https://www.davidpandone.com The series strives to present and prepare people on the topics of money, finances, and growing their wealth* which should be taught in school, but isn’t. Saved from the cutting room floor, excerpted here, and added as bonus content to the…… Continue reading Issues with Capitalism and Oligarchy
Social Media and Fascism in Amerika
“Today, social media companies like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and others not only claim freedom from libel for the content, but also editorialize in deciding what can and cannot be said on their platforms.”
The Uphill Climb
For this status post I had to pass on a segment of Peter Schiff’s recent podcast where he discusses the relationship between your employer, government regulations, and you as an employee. Who Pays for Government Programs? In the linked podcast, Peter covers how government mandates something that costs an employer money to deliver that government…… Continue reading The Uphill Climb
In Uncle Sam We Trust
Slowly but Certainly, Social Security Is Failing. I see this routinely as I assist clients in preparing for retirement and other financial goals. This statement is directly from the Social Security Administration’s web page that assists people with estimating their expected benefits at retirement: “The law governing benefit amounts may change because, by 2034, the…… Continue reading In Uncle Sam We Trust
Trading time for dollars?
A talented skill set and a good job are a great start to providing for your cost of living, which seems to be growing each year. Trading time for another person’s dollars has its limits in available time and the years you can work. In fact, real levels of inflation are much higher than the…… Continue reading Trading time for dollars?
Saving should be predictable.
You don’t have to be a securities analyst or a day-trader and follow the market daily to grow your personal, family, or retirement savings. Many people do this by allowing a fund manager, a market professional, to run the mutual funds within their 401(k) or IRA accounts. What people don’t often see is the 4.5…… Continue reading Saving should be predictable.
Your Stored Work Energy
In our culture, people tend to expand their lifestyle up to the limit of their cash flow. Whether abundant or more humble, more money usually means nicer homes, newer cars, and more expenses. Discretionary income is your financial power, your “stored work energy” that you decide not to spend before you even have it. Someone…… Continue reading Your Stored Work Energy
The Banks’ Game
After the Dot-com-bubble from 2000-2003 decreased market values by nearly 50% sending hundreds of thousands of retirees back into the workforce, the banking industry systemically lowered mortgage qualification standards and drew more artificial value into the markets creating a housing bubble. They washed their hands of the mess and sold these mortgages as bundles of…… Continue reading The Banks’ Game
What if…
What if falling-market-loss could be replaced by a guaranteed floor that prevents market loss against your account? What if there were no taxes or penalties for using your wealth before 59-1/2?* What if your 401(k)-rollover earned you up to a 10% bonus in your account at implementation and both capital and bonus earned future returns? …… Continue reading What if…
Why Wealth is Elusive
Information today in the information age is readily available. The problem lies in the credibility and verifiable nature of the information you have at your fingertips and which is being presented to you without you having to go searching for it. “It’s on the news, it must be true…” Oops! Your current site membership level… Continue reading Why Wealth is Elusive
Testimonial Videos Premiere!
I have been wanting to include some of my best clients in video testimonials for prospective clients and for new clients to review and also share. When you find something good, something exceptional, it’s natural to want to share it with people close to you whom you care about. Each of the instructional videos I…… Continue reading Testimonial Videos Premiere!
Motive, and Opportunity…
Yes, the market’s numbers have been higher and setting records, but why? Many companies have borrowed money at near zero interest rates and are buying back their own stock. This reduces the amount of profit paid out to shareholders, and with the company buying more (generally not caring what share prices are paid), the demand…… Continue reading Motive, and Opportunity…
Which Straw? Which Camel?
More and more I find the old axiom true: its not what happens, but how you react to events, or are prepared for them, that matters. In 2008 a bursting real estate #bubble was one key event in bringing down market values in the financial sector and therefore the entire #market. While scores of mortgages…… Continue reading Which Straw? Which Camel?
“A False Sense of Security” – Jim Rickards
As I speak with prospects, clients, and participate in chats and conversation, I find that people are having three main issues indirectly related to their financial well-being: 1) Work and family keeps them busy so they have difficulty keeping up with information that can help them. 2) Most don’t have a good source of information:…… Continue reading “A False Sense of Security” – Jim Rickards
Mutual Funds: A Considerable Headwind
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Mutual Funds & Retirement: Strange Bedfellows
When you dig deeply enough to understand how financial vehicles work, it’s easy to see their benefits and short-comings. In my educated opinion, it isn’t hard to see just how short mutual funds can fall when used to grow your retirement, family, or personal wealth. Abysmally short, in fact, when applied within the “qualified” 401(k),…… Continue reading Mutual Funds & Retirement: Strange Bedfellows
The Thinly Veiled “Hedonic” Economy
As both mainstream media news, not-so-mainstream media news, and even our current administration tout the “strength” of our present economy, we must remember that they are measuring in units that are and have been a moving target of value. Even President Trump, who called out the misleading statistics published by the US Government as “Candidate…… Continue reading The Thinly Veiled “Hedonic” Economy
Spotlight: Unwinding the Tangled Hedge
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Time will tell… But don’t wait that long!
Although it’s my birthday today, I’m building a business and working on marketing that will attract new clients, so I don’t see that I’ll be taking much time to “celebrate”. I meet with friends regularly, and even had coffee with a friend planned this morning, but that got moved. In my opinion, true friendships aren’t…… Continue reading Time will tell… But don’t wait that long!
Over 60% Polled Not Comfortable with Retirement Plans
The Problems: Many people of working age are not comfortable with how their financial plans for retirement are advancing. A link to the article that spurred my own reflection on the topic appears at the end of the article. What follows are comments from my own perspective gleaned from working with clients on such plans…… Continue reading Over 60% Polled Not Comfortable with Retirement Plans
Why Oil Prices Are Likely to Fall:
In the related article are six reasons that the price of oil is headed lower rather continuing higher. As oil prices have turned upward over the past few weeks, the cost of moving anything from point A to point B increases and the cost of everything goes up. There are conditions under which the supply…… Continue reading Why Oil Prices Are Likely to Fall:
“Those Who Don’t Learn From History…”
… are doomed to repeat it.” That’s how the axiom goes. Well doesn’t this sound frighteningly familiar. Back in the early 2000’s, as a strategy to “beef up” the economy, the Federal Reserve banking cartel continued flooding the economy with easy money in a move they called “quantitative easing”, or QE2. They had done it…… Continue reading “Those Who Don’t Learn From History…”
Guilt-Free Spending (part 2)
Part II When you keep a budget, you should know where your money is, where it went, what it’s being used for, and how much you have reserved for your personal use. The reason that many people don’t have money is that they don’t plan to have money. Really, that’s not a flippant statement. People…… Continue reading Guilt-Free Spending (part 2)
The Crypto-Currency, Gold Connection
Even with all the crypto-currency hype, nearly everyone was shocked at the 1,270.5% gains of crypto-currency flagship Bitcoin in the last year. Even more shocking, the distributive ledger technology that allows it to work is already outdated! If Moore’s law, an observation coined in 1965, that estimates the exponential advancement of technology as “the number…… Continue reading The Crypto-Currency, Gold Connection
Guilt-Free Spending (part 1)
Part I ‘Why do I feel guilty spending my own money?’ is a question that many people struggle with. The seeds of this article stem from that question I saw posted in an online forum that I really had the desire to address. When I tried to access the answer page to submit an…… Continue reading Guilt-Free Spending (part 1)
Retirement Expectations “Crumbling”
While many people don’t take the time to actively consider their retirement plans amid the constant press of their daily activities and schedule, it’s been suggested that such consideration today is not just important, but immanent! It’s no surprise that the pressures of the economic times in recent history have been felt by more and…… Continue reading Retirement Expectations “Crumbling”
Seasoned Professional, 10 Years to Retirement
This engineering professional had accumulated a good-sized 401(k) with a large public firm and had a desire to remove as much of his accumulated retirement wealth from the risk of any Wall Street market exposure as possible. The description on his account statement that he was “100% vested” lead him to believe that he was…… Continue reading Seasoned Professional, 10 Years to Retirement
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