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Five Golden Rules by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
If we look back over the recent past, we can see some of the tallest peaks and deepest valleys of our time. Just five years ago, in December of 1999, the U.S. economy was booming, the Nasdaq was surging ...

 
The REAL Dollar Disaster by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
I write to you this Monday morning from Campos de Jordão, the highest city in Brazil and a popular resort among Brazilians because of its spring, summer, fall, and winter — distinct seasons that ...

 
Urgent Questions for Alan Greenspan by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
Dear Mr. Greenspan, I write to you on behalf of American investors who see beyond the Dow and GDP, harboring sincere concerns about the dangerous decline in the dollar. We have never met, but you knew ...

 
Thanksgiving Gold Rush! by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
Late last week, while most Americans retreated to their homes to celebrate Thanksgiving, investors around the world came out in droves to buy gold and dump the dollar. The price of gold smashed the $450 ...

 
Time For Action by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
Never before in my lifetime have I witnessed a threat so great to the U.S. dollar! And never before have I seen complacency about its decline so widespread! The dollar has now plunged to a 4 1/2-year low ...

 
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
The U.S. financial markets have taken on a dual personality, delivering both hope and fear. The HOPE, now dominating the U.S. headlines, is reflected in the surging stock market. Like a Dr. Jekyll, the stock ...

 
The Last Battle for the Dollar by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
Fortunately for all Americans, an extra 130,000 votes in Ohio last week spared us from post-election chaos and, potentially, the greatest domestic divisions since the Civil War. But it did nothing to stop the ...

 
Election D-Day by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
Last week, Elisabeth called me on my cell phone with a warning: "Our early-voting polling place is swamped," she said. "Two-hour lines snaking around the building! We'll try again over the weekend ...

 
Election Chaos by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
The probability of a stalemate on November 2 is mounting by the day. Right now, Bush has an estimated 213 electoral votes that are solidly in his camp or leaning in his direction, while Kerry has 190 ...

 
The Greatest Scam of All by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
Eliot Spitzer has just launched a major frontal attack on the insurance industry. But it's just the first battle in a long and bitter war. I know. I've fought a similar battle myself for many years, albeit on ...

 
The Bipartisan Deception by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
George Bush and John Kerry are lying to you. They say they're fiscally responsible. But they have abandoned the goal of a balanced budget in this decade. They say they're going to cut the deficit in ...

 
After The Debate by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
On Friday, Wall Street ignored the Fannie Mae disaster ... brushed aside the Merck stock collapse ... forgot about the recent torrent of earnings warnings ... paid no attention to gold's surge to nearly ...

 
My Chat With FDR by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
During the Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a dream — to create a government agency that would help buy homes for American families that could otherwise not afford one. And in 1938, the dream ...

 
Family Crisis by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
Elisabeth and I are in Munich this morning — for a seminar attended by subscribers to the German edition of my Safe Money Report, Sicheres Geld. I'll be speaking from 6 to 10 p.m. local time ...

 
Nature’s Revenge by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
Our home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was just a few miles from the eye of hurricane Frances. Fortunately, the only damage we sustained was a busted screen porch and a shattered garage door window ...

 
A Sinister Plot by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
A sinister visitor from outer space wants to wreak havoc in the financial affairs of Americans. So he learns everything there is to know about our economy and devises a sinister plan ... The set-up ...

 
The Great Budget Hoax by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
Neither Kerry nor Bush is talking about it, and no one seems to give a darn. But with just 64 days before the election, Americans continue to be duped — by both parties — in the greatest federal ...

 
Complacency and Rebellion by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
Does the stock market's immediate reaction to economic news leave you scratching your head? Take the latest Fed rate hike, for example. Earlier this month, instead of going down as most people would ...

 
August Mega-Shocks by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
Just when Wall Street and Washington were breathing a sigh of relief ... just when they were blindly assuming that the economic storm of the early 2000s was over ... a new series of mega-shocks have ...

 
Recovery Ending by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
With just 12 weeks between now and the presidential election, sifting through the political spin to figure out what's really going on in the economy is going to be tougher by the day. Politicians will point ...

 
7 Tough Lessons by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
My father died several years ago. But he has left a rich legacy of writings, notes, tapes and other materials which can shed a unique light on the likely or possible challenges we face today. Here are ...

 
The Best Investment in The Worst of Times by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
Downtown Boston is under a virtual state of siege. Manholes are welded shut. Armed Coast Guard boats are patrolling Boston Harbor. Sections of Interstate 93 will soon be closed. And the subway's North ...

 
Tech Stock Profit Squeeze by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
Four years and four months ago, on March 10, 2000, the Nasdaq Composite Index, representing the cream of U.S. technology and innovation, closed the trading day at an all-time high of 5,048.62. This past ...

 
A Future Scenario by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
The future is fiction — not a time and place where events await us, but an infinite set of possibilities that ripple out in concentric circles from every action we take. The mere act of ...

 
The Consequence Of Complacency by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
Some people never learn; and some governments are equally stubborn in their ignorance. This is especially true of money and inflation, as the following case studies vividly illustrate ... Philadelphia ...

 
Interest Rates and Gold by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D.
Last night, in the midst of a dream, Dad appeared out of nowhere and talked to me for what seemed like hours. He spoke about interest rates and gold. He told me about his experiences of the past and his ...