Author: Trader Planet

The most opportune time to study something in depth is when it is out of favor.  Currently in the western world gold is very much out of favor.  In spite of all of the inflationary pressures in the American economy gold has...

“The Federal Reserve is not currently forecasting a recession.” Ben Bernanke,  Fed Chair January 10, 2008 “The Federal Reserve will not monetize the debt.” Ben Bernanke,  Fed Chair...

During the Colonial Revolution at the founding of the United States, Samuel Adams served as President of the Massachusetts Senate, and from 1789 to 1793 he served as Lieutenant Governor under Governor John Hancock. Adams had a...

If you ask the average person about the commodity futures markets, you will usually receive one of two responses.  A blank stare.  Or,  That they are risky. Today, more than ever, with all the volatility and uncertainty in the...

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. is one of the largest movie theater chains in the United States. As of 2021, the company has 4,457 locations in 41 states and 63 countries. It is headquartered in Plano, Texas. Cinemark was founded in...

I’m a Chartaholic. I love looking at charts. I’m addicted to trying to best understand what makes charts behave the way they do. Sometimes charts don’t have anything to say. But sometimes they tell a story that others have yet...

 Country Healthcare is a healthcare staffing company that provides a broad range of healthcare staffing services. These include temporary and permanent placement of healthcare professionals in a variety of settings, such as...

Austrian economists Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich von Hayek were two of the most prominent critics of the fiat monetary system and advocates of the gold standard. Their Austrian School of Economics placed them at odds with the...

Zai Lab ($ZLAB) is a research-based, commercial stage biopharmaceutical company based in China and the U.S. focused on bringing transformative medicines for oncology, autoimmune disorders, infectious diseases, and neurological...

I read a lot. I especially love history. As I contemplate current events, I try to evaluate what are the most significant and important economic developments of our time.  While my conclusions are open for debate and only an...