interest rates

Kung Fu Girl Interviews Dr. Lacy Hunt: Bond Expert and Former Fed Economist

October 12, 2012
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Happy Friday! At the recent Casey Summit in Carlsbad, CA, I had the great pleasure to interview Dr. Lacy Hunt, internationally-known economist, executive vice president of Hoisington Investment Management Company (HIMCO), senior economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (yes, that Federal Reserve…), and well-known financial author and speaker. (HIMCO is a registered investment advisor [...]

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Peter Schiff: Why the Dollar Is Doomed

July 23, 2012
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Last week at FreedomFest (hard to believe it was only a week ago…!) one of my favorite speeches was by Peter Schiff, CEO of EuroPacific Capital. Peter is always an entertaining speaker, but more importantly, he’s gotten a lot right over the past 10+ years, even when everyone else said he was crazy. (You can [...]

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Casey Conference: Michael Lewitt on the End of Europe

May 4, 2012
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Whenever I think of Europe, one of the first images that comes to mind is the hilarious scene from National Lampoon’s European Vacation (you know the one, where Chevy Chase helplessly drives around and around the famous London traffic circle, unable to exit, endlessly exclaiming to the kids, “Look kids! Big Ben! Parliament! Look kids! [...]

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The Most Interesting Investors In the World Watch THIS

March 26, 2012
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On Friday I began discussing some key interest rates with you but barely scratched the surface. To be honest, I was writing you from the gorgeous La Estancia de Cafayate Golf Clubhouse and enjoying multiple welcome interruptions and conversations from new friends (and multiple glasses of the delicious local Torrontes wine), making it somewhat difficult [...]

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QnA Friday: Live from Cafayate, Argentina

March 23, 2012
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Hola! I’m writing you today from gorgeous Cafayate, Argentina, where I have just spent a week enjoying the beauty of La Estancia de Cafayate, the warmth of the Argentine gente, the graciousness of Doug Casey and David Galland, and the wonderful company of our fellow La Estancia de Cafayate homeowners…some of the most productive, fascinating, [...]

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QnA Friday: Is Now A Good Time To Buy A House?

November 4, 2011
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My husband and I used to own a lovely home in San Francisco. (No, it was not the home in this picture…) It was, however, gorgeous and large and everything I was “supposed” to want…the house where we would live “forever” and raise our growing family and even care for our parents one day if [...]

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Don’t Get Tricked: The #1 Thing You Should REALLY Be Afraid Of Today and How to Fight Back

October 31, 2011
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Today is Halloween here at Kung Fu Girl’s house. With a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old I can’t escape it (not that I want to— who doesn’t love a holiday where you can dress up as your favorite fantasy and eat as much candy as you like, or party all night depending on your age…or both!). [...]

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