Los Angeles, CA: -17.5% Return on investment (2011) Los Angeles is a market segment area that is in serious distress, and is likely to experience continued difficulties before a recovery is in sight. The state of California is currently in the midst of a far-reaching...
AMA 27 – Thomas Sowell: The Housing Boom and Bust
Jason Hartman talks with Thomas Sowell from the Hoover Institution about the cycles of boom and bust in the US housing market. Narrator: Welcome to the American Monetary Association’s podcast. Where we explore how monetary policy impacts the real lives of real people,...
AMA 26 – Howard J. Ruff: Prosper During The Coming Bad Years
How will you stay on top of your finances with the coming economic uncertainty? Your best bet is to continue listening to The American Monetary Association Show as your host, Jason Hartman, discusses cutting edge financial topics with experts in the field. For...
AMA 25 – James West: America’s Crime of the Century
Throughout the world, businesses are failing, families are losing their homes, their livelihoods and their futures. Is the financial system and its so-called leaders to blame? James West and his film, Crime of the Century, seek to illuminate the players, methods,...
Is Your County Stressed Out?
Back in November 2010, the Associated Press released a list of the 20 most (and least) economically stressed counties in the United States, a listing we found illuminating, though not surprising. If you happen to live in one of the following counties, that stress...
California’s Governor Recycling Program is the Ultimate Environmental Decision
Former terminator, body builder, and recent leader of Cali, Governor Arnie, swept into power two terms ago with a quasi-conservative reputation and a belief by the people that he was going to set things right. After all, that"s what action heroes do. The reality is...