Many of you who have followed me and read my most recent books (The Wall Street Investment Bible/2009 and America’s Financial Apocalypse/2006 & 2007) know that I feel the SEC is beyond useless. In my opinion, the agency works for Wall Street. As a financial professional and former direct employee working for Wall Street, I saw how they operate. They pick on the little guys; the brokers who often commit minor violations that affect very few, while turning their heads away from the biggest criminal activities affecting most if not all investors. In this manner, the SEC creates the impression that they are doing their job and that they are competent.

Previously I discussed the dangers of the media, pointing to numerous examples, from Google and Yahoo! to Wikipedia. I also discussed how Wall Street and venture firms orchestrate pump-and-dump schemes. And I have attempted to tie all of this into Facebook.  Part 1   Part 2   Part 3   Here, I discuss more details of pump-and-dump mechanism carried out by Wall Street and venture capital firms. If you pay close attention, this just might be one of the more informative articles you will read as an investor because it will help you understand how to spot and therefore avoid stock bubbles instead of getting caught in the media hype, as most do.   When one asks market advocates why the capital markets are so important to the U.S. economy, the usual respons...

Continuing from PART 6 In this series of articles I have been discussing the myths, lies, dreams and delusions about gold, hyperinflation and other nonsense that continues to be flooded into the media by idiots, liars and snake oil salesmen. With so many lying scumbags, snake oil salesmen and profiteers out there, obviously one of the most important skills to have to avoid falling victim to these rascals is to know how to determine whether someone can be a trusted source of information and insight. So how does one determine whether or not to trust the judgment of someone claiming to know more than you about gold, silver, stocks and bonds, real estate or anything else related to investments? Always remember, a person’s views are only as good as their credibility. In th...

In this article (of over 50pp) and accompanying 30-minute video below, Mike exposes another YouTube con man who is in all of the precious metals pumping circuits.   Combined with over 100 links to related articles written by Mike, this article is certain to add to the knowledge base of our Clients and Website Members in addition to keeping them busy for several days if not weeks.   Consistent with our goals for all content added to the Encyclopedia of Bozos, Hacks, Snake Oil Salesmen and Faux Heroes, the most important objective of this article is to help you think more clearly and to identify deception so that you are not taken by the endless supply of con men that prey on the public.   (This is an early release of this article - this article is subject to one or...

The following article is more than 7000 words and greater than 50 pages in length. The full article is only available to website Members and subscribers to one or more of our investment publications as well as other clients who have previously establish business relations with us. Below we have provided some excerpts.       Among the endless number of myths that have been spread by gold dealers and their equally deceitful underlings over the years, there are a few myths that stand out above the others.   One of the more notable myths being propagated by gold-pumping charlatans is the claim that China has been selling U.S. Treasury securities. This myth has been spread repeatedly by thousands of doomsday clowns ever since 2008.   Note that 200...

Most Americans have been fooled into thinking one party has the solutions to the nation’s problems, when the facts paint a much different picture. You need to understand that both parties are the same. As history shows, you get the same result regardless who resides over the White House and Congress.

Those who are unfamiliar with me can find out more about my credentials, my background, as well as my investment research track record here, here, and here. Examine Mike Stathis' unmatched track record of predicting the 2008 financial crisis, enabling investors to capture life-changing profits by checking here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unfortunately, most people have forgotten how critical it is to know the credibility and reliability of the sources they choose to follow. Instead of checking credentials and track records, they go by the number of likes, fake comment...

The Jewish mafia has designed countless ways to steal from gentiles. And they won’t hesitate using these methods on other Jews as long as money is involved.

I continue where I left off from Part 2 of this report. [1] In support of their claims of an economic recovery, Washington cheerleaders and Wall Street hacks continue to focus on ancillary metrics like GDP and corporate profits, all while fudging inflation data. [2] [3] The claim made that a recovery is in place can be easily refuted using simple math. If you don’t have healthy employment, you don’t have a healthy economy. In a nation whereby consumers account for close to 70% of the economy, economic growth is ultimately driven by jobs. [4] Before we examine the GDP data, I wanted to discuss some of the shortfalls with the use of this metric as an indicator of economic growth. The gross domestic product is a measure of the value of all goods and services produced in the na...

None of these guys who preach doom and advocate gold as your key to salvation will EVER post articles or interview anyone who speaks the truth. The whole idea is to deceive their audience and they fear the truth. They create propaganda in order to fool their audience. Glenn Beck is a perfect example. Beck never airs any credible experts because no credible expert would give him what he wants - a doomsday scenario positioning gold as your salvation. That's why he featured clowns like Peter Schiff and Gerald Celente.

While checking our web hosting admin panel, a staff member spotted some hits to our site from Zero Hedge linking to one of the articles I had written about Harry Dent. Of course, the link was posted by one of the commenters, as opposed to Zero Hedge. The last thing the deceptive hacks at Zero Hedge would want to do is make any mention of me or anyone else with credibility they fear would expose their deceit and trickery.

Update on Dent (April 25, 2015): Check out this new video on Dent, showing his terrible track record Broken Clock Moron Of The Month: Harry Dent   Update on Dent May 3, 2015: Moron Of The Month: Harry Dent (Take 2)   Also check out more morons and gold pumpers: Moron of the Month - David Stockman Moron of the Month: John Williams Addressing More Myths about Gold and Silver The "Greatest Transfer of Wealth Opportunity" Hoax Gold Pumping Fear Mongering Mind Control Mike Sheds More Light on the Gold Pumping Crime Syndicate The Best Video Ever Created Exposing The Gold Pumping Scene Stathis Exposes Broken Clock Jim Rogers And The Media (Extended) Dismantling John Williams' Hyperinflation Predictions Peter Schiff's Valcambi Gold Destroys Customers' Purch...

First he got involved with casinos.  He just happened to pick the wrong spot (Atlantic City). Of course, everyone knows in real estate, the most important thing is "location, location, location."   Yet, Trump claims to be a real estate expert.  Next, he got involved with the Miss Universe Organization, owned also by NBC. As a result, Trump makes certain to create drama with the Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA events as much as he can.  Next, it was the Apprentice.  And now it's wrestling. 

I’ve sat by now for about ten years now, waiting for someone from the financial industry to point out what I am about to reveal. I meant to write about this but I kept forgetting. I have to conclude that no one has written or spoken in the media about what I’m about to reveal because many simply are unaware of what I deem to be obvious. Others don’t want to go against their colleagues in the financial industry. But what these guys seem to forget is that their first loyalty should lie with the investment public.  I feel the need to point out what I feel to be very disturbing facts behind PIMCO’s Total Return Fund. In short, I feel the fees charged are excessive by any reasonable measure. And when you consider the size of the fund (being the largest mutual fund...

I wanted demonstrate to you that Wall Street research is usually behind the curve, making it more useless than beneficial. If you work in the industry, then you probably already know this. As an example, I am going to discuss Fossil (FOSL). Today, shares of Fossil (FOSL) soared by 32% after beating earnings.

Hopefully, after having read Part 1 and Part 2, you now realize that gold certainly isn’t a hedge against inflation; quite the opposite. Accordingly, a buy-and-hold approach is the worst possible investment strategy for the use of gold; that is, unless you happen to get in at during the early stages of a gold bull market.   Similar to deflationary periods, major crises are short-term events. In contrast, modest inflation is a universal law. Therefore, gold should only be bought during times of crisis (ideally before). BUT you should NOT hold gold indefinitely.  You need to trade it like major financial institutions do.  Otherwise you could get crushed (depending upon where along the spike you bought it).  Remember, the price of gold is ONLY driven by supply-d...

“…the U.S. might continue its trend towards inflation merely due to continued high oil prices and weakness of the dollar. And only after some disaster such as a Fannie Mae blowup might deflation appear. Source: America’s Financial Apocalypse: How to Profit from the Next Great Depression (2006)

Posting When It Matters I want to thank those of you who've patiently waited during my apparent hiatus. I certainly wasn't on vacation. I don't take vacations. As I've said in the past, I'm not one ...

Added to the growing list of accurate forecasts made by our chief investment strategist, Mike Stathis is the prediction of the correction in the commodities bubble. As subscribers to the Intelligent Investor know, Mike Stathis first warned of a correction in the commodities bubble in the February 2011 issue of the Intelligent Investor. 

This investigation and work required to write the 90-page publication below (only the introduction is available to the general public) took several years of hard work. We believe this article alone is worth the price of an annual membership to our website because the education provided can save you from losing huge amounts of money once you understand who is lying to you and how they go about their methods.  If you want to remain clueless and constantly taken by the various con artists and media scams out there, simply do not elect to become a member of our website.  Website membership provides an enormous volume of additional articles, audios and videos. Membership Resources If you want to remain in the dark constantly following con artists and idiots, it's easy....