How Artificially Low Interest Rates Destroy The Primary Pillars Of The American Economy

Surprisingly enough, Blackrock’s CEO takes quite an honest look at the FED and today’s artificially low interest rate environment. He holds no punches as he clearly explains how the FED is destroying not only the savers, but the very foundation of our economy.

Central banks do not understand “the huge pain” low interest rates are causing to the long-term interests of insurance companies, pension funds and retirement plans

Anyway, take a look at the video below. It is definitely worth 3 minutes of your time.

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Shocking: Why The Stock Market Deserves Infinite Valuation

Daily Chart April 16 2015

4/16/2015 – A down day with the Dow Jones down 7 points (-0.04%) and the Nasdaq down 3 points (-0.06%) 

According to quite a few market pundits, the party in the equity markets hasn’t even started yet. Case and point

I cannot stop shaking my head in disbelief. To save you some time, here is what was said:

“This is an extraordinary buying opportunity, buy any and all dips, with zero interest rates the price of equities could be infinite, this bull market will continue, valuation don’t matter anymore, etc….”

Valuations don’t matter……infinite run ups are just around the corner …..buy now. That sounds familiar. If I didn’t hear the exact same thing at 2007 and 2000 tops, well, call me a fool.

Again, the underlying assumption in both cases is the same. We are in such a unique monetary easing environment that there is no way in hell the markets can go down. Maybe so, but here is the major point that most investors miss. Today’s market environment becomes a matter of psychological setup as opposed to a fundamental background.

When everyone and their day trading grandmother believe that we are in such a bullish environment, the market is getting ready to reverse. Why? Well, it’s rather simple, everyone has already bought into the long side of the market. Contrary to the opinion of the market pundits above, I would argue that the only opportunity here is on the short side (or in cash).

This conclusion is further supported by my mathematical and timing work. It clearly shows a severe bear market between 2015-2017. In fact, when it starts it will very quickly retrace most of the gains accrued over the last few years.  If you would be interested in learning when the bear market of 2015-2017 will start (to the day) and its internal composition, please CLICK HERE.

(***Please Note: A bear market might have started already, I am simply not disclosing this information. Due to my obligations to my Subscribers I am unable to provide you with more exact forecasts. In fact, I am being “Wishy Washy” at best with my FREE daily updates here. If you would be interested in exact forecasts, dates, times and precise daily coverage, please Click Here). Daily Stock Market Update. April 17th, 2015  InvestWithAlex.com

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Putin Destroys McCain. Calls Out America

Imagine President Obama doing a 4 hour live interview in order to answer real questions from real citizens. Instead of yapping about the NCAA basketball and discussing gay cake issues. I would pay to see that. That is exactly what President Putin just did in Russia.

Putin’s 2015 Q&A marathon LIVE UPDATES

Not only did he call out Senator McCain for what he really is, a bloodthirsty and crazy warmonger, he very artfully dismantled the American political propaganda machine. Not that Russia is any better, but it is important to understand why Russia and the US/NATO will eventually go to war (Nuclear World War 3 Is Coming Soon.When, How & Why) Watch the video below to see Putin call McCain crazy after McCain publicly threatened Putin’s life. It’s Priceless. 

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Will The American People Ever Turn On The FED?

Old Navy Vs Gap

If you turn on the news you will quickly discover that the American middle and lower classes are suffering. Strikes, wage increase demands, people with two or more jobs barely able to make the ends meet, etc….

Why? 

Courtesy of the FED of course, but very few people realize that.  Simply put, they have created an “asset/speculative economy” by transferring wealth from productive capital investments to speculation and share buybacks.  An economy where only the rich benefit.

The chart above displays this disparity in a clear fashion. Sales at Gap’s namesake brand plummeted 7% in March, and are down 14% from two years earlier. Banana Republic sales fell 3%. Meanwhile, the company’s cheaper Old Navy label is thriving, with a sales increase of 14% in March.

Point being, no economy where only the rich benefit can function very well over the long-term. And as the US Economy heads towards yet another deep recession and stock market collapse, we have no one to blame but ourselves. The question is, for how much longer will the American people allow the FED to perpetuate this crime against them?

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The FED Expects An Economic Boom, WTF?

Daily Chart April 15 2015

4/15/2015 – A positive day with the Dow Jones up 74 points (+0.41%) and the Nasdaq up 34 points (+0.68%). 

Something strange is in the air. While most people will agree that we are heading towards some sort of an economic storm, most believe we won’t see any major trouble before 2017-2018, even as late as 2022. So much so that St. Louis Fed President James Bullard believes the US Economy is about to boom.

Fed’s Bullard says rate hikes are needed for coming ‘boom’

Now, wait a second. Let’s bring an ounce of common sense to the statement above. Since 2009 bottom we have lived in an environment of zero interest rates and 3 massive capital infusions in the form of QE. And even with all of that money floating around the US Economy has failed to show any signs of a “Boom”.

Sure, our capital markets have experienced a massive boom, but as I have shown here so many times before, the US Economy is rolling over and accelerating down.

Bullard: We risk a market bubble if we don’t move on monetary policy

“A risk of remaining at the zero lower bound too long is that a significant asset market bubble will develop.”

Earth to Bullard: We are already in a massive bubble. It is already too late. And you don’t need a fancy Harvard Ph.D. nor do you have to look further than the chart below to fully realize that. Take a look.

The market is now more expensive than at 1907,1937, 1966,1972 and 1987 tops. Just as expensive as at 1929 and 2007 tops. Only 2000 top stands above (due to the tech bubble and the lack of earnings at that time  – arguably that number can be dismissed). And the charlatans at the FED have the audacity to claim that there is “No Bubble”? Despite QE, zero interest rates, stock buybacks, high margin debt, etc…. Seriously, WTF?

This leads me to stand by my earlier statement. The FED has no clue.  

PE Ratio

This conclusion is further supported by my mathematical and timing work. It clearly shows a severe bear market between 2014/15-2017. In fact, when it starts it will very quickly retrace most of the gains accrued over the last few years.  If you would be interested in learning when the bear market of 2014/15-2017 will start (to the day) and its internal composition, please CLICK HERE.

(***Please Note: A bear market might have started already, I am simply not disclosing this information. Due to my obligations to my Subscribers I am unable to provide you with more exact forecasts. In fact, I am being “Wishy Washy” at best with my FREE daily updates here. If you would be interested in exact forecasts, dates, times and precise daily coverage, please Click Here). Daily Stock Market Update. April 15th, 2015  InvestWithAlex.com

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The Future Of Cooking & How To Make Money Off Of It

In the late 1990’s GreenMountain/Keurig Coffee Company (GMCR) introduced the first generation of their at home/office coffee machines. And if you would have invested $10,000 in GMCR in 1999 you would have close to $5 Million today (50,000% ROI). That’s just one of the reasons as to why it makes sense to pay attention to future kitchen technologies.

I present you you Robo Chef: ROBOT CHEF THAT CAN COOK ANY OF 2,000 MEALS AT TAP OF A BUTTON TO GO ON SALE IN 2017

While the version above is bulky and probably expensive, it is just a matter of time before someone develops a cheaper and more compact product. When they do, it is likely to be incredibly popular. So, keep your eyes open for the company that does. The rewards are likely to be significant.

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Put Option Cost At An All Time High, Crash Coming?

business headlines about our worldLong-term crash protection put option cost has doubled.Traders pay up for crash protection-time to worry. Just a structural change or an ominous sign of things to come?

“Long-dated crash put protection costs on the have more than doubled over the past 9 months,” a Goldman Sachs options research team led by John Marshall wrote. “We believe it is an important development to watch as it implies investors are increasingly concerned about downside risk even as U.S. equities trade near all-time highs.”

Specifically, the options that have more than doubled in value are 55 percent out-of-the-money puts that expire in five years. That is to say, in order for these derivatives to pay off come expiration, the S&P would have to lose more than half its value over the next five years.

“We see reason for concern as put prices were up a similar amount in 2007 ahead of the financial crisis, diverging from credit and equity at that time as well.”

This is a complex matter to discuss and the increase above could be caused by a number of different things. Changing dynamics in the options markets, hedging, balance sheet issues, etc…. With that in mind, maybe some smart folks are building large short positions in an anticipation of a large decline or worse, a crash. That would make even more sense.

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Dream Big & Speculate Away

Daily Chart April 14 2015

4/14/2015 – A mixed day with the Dow Jones up 60 points (+0.33%) and the Nasdaq down 11 points (-0.22%).  

Everyday I attempt to bring you a few more data points in order to illustrate that we are in a massive financial bubble. We have two more today. First, Mr. Cramer.

Cramer: Go for it! Dream big for your portfolio

Where Mr. Cramer tries to convince me that I am just not intelligent enough to understanding proper valuation techniques.  You see, its not that Netflix, Facebook, Twitter, Alibaba, etc…. are overvalued, I am just too stupid to understand how to value them properly.

Cramer thinks that some stocks are undervalued simply because investors just can’t think big enough and imagine what could happen in the future. And there could be big bucks in store if investors try to think outside of the box.

So, dream big and buy on margin. After all, it appears we live in a world where valuations no longer matter. Call me crazy, but I think Mr. Cramer had the exact same view at 2000 and 2007 tops.

Second, about a month ago Mark Cuban brought up the issue of a massive venture capital bubble and its illiqudity. I wrote about it earlier What Most People Don’t Know About Mark Cuban’s Bubble Call. It also important to note that the same bubble exists in today’s private equity funds. Well, at least in their attempts to take this junk public at incredible valuation levels (watch the video below).

That is to say, the game of musical chairs continues to intensify. In both private and public markets. When will it stop? Based on my work, we do not have that much, if any, time left. Big losses are ahead.

This conclusion is further supported by my mathematical and timing work. It clearly shows a severe bear market between 2014/15-2017. In fact, when it starts it will very quickly retrace most of the gains accrued over the last few years.  If you would be interested in learning when the bear market of 2014/15-2017 will start (to the day) and its internal composition, please CLICK HERE.

(***Please Note: A bear market might have started already, I am simply not disclosing this information. Due to my obligations to my Subscribers I am unable to provide you with more exact forecasts. In fact, I am being “Wishy Washy” at best with my FREE daily updates here. If you would be interested in exact forecasts, dates, times and precise daily coverage, please Click Here). Daily Stock Market Update. April 14th, 2015  InvestWithAlex.com

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