Where financial privacy is concerned, you can run, but you can’t hide. There was a time when offshore banking was the smart choice for investors, corporations and just about anybody who wanted to keep assets safe from the prying eyes of authorities. Swiss bank...
The Dollar Becomes a Crowded Trade
The US dollar continues to trade strong in world markets. But as it continues its climb, some market watchers worry that it might be time to put on the brakes. According to a recent article from Business Insider, the dollar has become what’s known as a “crowded trade”...
AMA 111 – Six Steps to Wealth with Linda P. Jones
Jason welcomes Linda P. Jones to the show. Linda is a podcaster and financial expert who teaches others how to have a wealthy mindset and how to build wealth the right way. She became a multimillionaire by the age of 39 and talks to Jason about her stock market...
Will Deflation Derail World Economies?
Low prices delight consumers. But those falling prices may signal darker days ahead in the form of deflation, which flattens economies and leads to long-term recession. As prices drop and sales flatten in many of the world’s leading economies, experts fear a global...
Deflation and Oil Prices: Should Investors Worry?
Oil prices are falling, dropping below $200 USD for a barrel of crude. And while that makes US consumers happy, the tumble in prices is fueling worries of a looming round of deflation that could ripple throughout the economy and trigger another round of intervention...
AMA 110 – Learn Visually with Jeff Desjardins from Visual Capitalist
Jason Hartman invites Jeff Desjardins on to the American Monetary Association podcast today to talk about the neat infographics Jeff's company produces. Jeff is the president of Visual Capitalist and many of his infographics have been featured on Ink Magazine,...
Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme: New Coin, Old Scam?
The Bitcoin is looking more and more like traditional money every day. In just a few short years, the upstart digital currency has gone from a mere novelty to a multimillion dollar trading commodity subject to many of the ills that plague “real” money backed by...
AMA 109 – Learn About The US Job Market with Ahu Yildirmaz
Ahu Yildirmaz is the Head of the ADP Research Institute. She has some great insight about the workforce market and gives the audience a sense of where the job growth is really happening in the United States and why. Ahu talks about how there's a lot of growth...
Swiss Franc Fallout Ripples Round the World
Fallout continues from the Swiss National Bank’s recent decision to drop it cap on the Swiss franc’s value in trading against the euro. This latest salvo in what’s being called the new currency wars is having some surprising effects not just in Switzerland’s European...
AMA 108 – Learn About The Mobile Commerce Market with Dr. Windsor Holden
Dr. Windsor Holden is the Head of Consultancy & Forecasting with Juniper Research. He has written over 40 full-length reports while working with Juniper Research and he talks about one of his pieces, Mobile Commerce Markets, with Jason on the show today....