Ed Dowd Sounds Alarm: Major Financial Meltdown Coming in 2026

“Never Seen Risk Like This Before in My Career” – Ed Dowd

Never Seen Risk Like This Before in My CareerGreg Hunter – Former Wall Street money manager and financial analyst Ed Dowd of PhinanceTechnologies.com warned in December we were “At the Beginning of Credit Destruction Cycle.” Renowned hedge fund BlackRock was the latest victim of credit destruction with this week’s headline that said, “BlackRock cuts value of private debt fund by 19%, waives fee.”

Dowd is right—again.

It’s going to get a lot worse, according to Dowd’s latest report called “US Economy Outlook 2026.” Dowd says, “This is a big call, and what is going to happen does not happen that often. We will try to call the bottom in the future, but right now, I have never seen risk like this before in my career.

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Rethinking Investments: Reasons for Market Distrust

Rethinking Investments: Reasons for Market DistrustPaul Rosenberg – I’ve touched upon this subject in my subscription newsletter, but I had no plans to write anything more until I got a note from a friend, mentioning a particular investment analyst and his views on investing over the next few years. I had to agree that it was brilliant analysis, but at the same time I knew that I’d never do anything about it, because I simply can’t bring myself to put money into “the markets” anymore.

As a young man I spent time learning the nuts and bolts of investing: Price to earning ratios, book values, charting, puts, calls, covered positions, and so on. And when I had extra money, I tended to put it into the markets and use my tools. But I can no longer do that, and I think explaining why may be useful. Continue reading

Investing in the Stock Market: Quick Guide for Beginners

Investing in the Stock Market: Quick Guide for BeginnersHave you been eyeing the stock market and wishing you could get in on the action but have felt too intimidated to try? It’s a common complaint that beginners have, as it can seem overwhelming, confusing, risky and downright frustrating when you don’t know anything about it. But don’t let this common reaction hold you back, as with a few simple tips and information you’ll feel informed enough to invest in the stock market.

Here’s a quick guide meant for beginners wishing to invest in the stock market for the first time.

Understand There are Different Ways to Invest

One of the first lessons for beginners to learn is that there are different ways to invest in stocks. Simply saying you want to invest in the stock market doesn’t narrow it down. Some of the different ways you can invest are to do it all on your own and choose the individual companies/stocks to invest in, invest in your employer’s 401(k), or you may prefer to use an investment manager even just in the beginning. Continue reading

Inflation is a Policy Decision

Inflation results from policies implemented by governments, commercial banks and central banks.

A Few Consequences

currencyGary Christenson – More currency placed into circulation devalues all currency units. We can thank fractional reserve banking, deficit spending and QE.

1- Stock markets rise as each currency unit buys less.

2- Commodities rise in price.

3- Incomes, taxes, debt and government expenditures rise.

4- Politicians spend more currency units as they reward friends and buy votes.

5- The wealthy become richer and the poor and middle class suffer as prices rise while wages stagnate. More stagflation is coming in 2018 – 2020.

6- Inflation discourages savings and encourages spending and debt creation.

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Gold Price Will Explode When System Breaks [Video]

longGreg Hunter – Private investor Gordon Long contends the price of gold will shock the world when it revalues to reflect the massive amount of currency that has been printed globally. Long explains, “That is correct, and it won’t be something that is gradual, it will be very abrupt.  The system will break . . . and the financial markets will freeze up.

When they come out of the other end of that freeze, and it may be a number of weeks because the next crisis will be global and much more complex than 2008.  We could control that with the Federal Reserve . . . and this one you cannot do because you cannot get agreement with all those countries.  Never mind understanding the complexity.  So, when we come out on the other side . . . there will be a massive revaluation in the U.S. dollar. . . .

Gold could jump to $5,000 or $10,000 an ounce or something like that. . . . It will be massive.  They will have to put some stability in the monetary system, and the only way they can do it is having something they cannot print.  This is what has gotten us into this problem.  We have to get back to sound money.  It will have to be gold.  What percentage of backing will determine what the value the gold will be.”

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