Paul Mladjenovic

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• Who will Bail out the Taxpayer?

  Published 20 March 2010 | viewed 1,145 times

  The federal government has been on the bail-out warpath in recent years. They have used taxpayer money to bail out auto makers, unions, banks, Wall…

• 3 Things Everyone Needs to Do with Money in 2010

  Published 22 January 2010 | viewed 4,858 times

  Yes...2008-09 was a bruising time period. Many securities plunged and many accounts were massacred. Although we got through it, there is an uneasy feeling that…

• Is Buy and Hold Dead?

  Published 15 December 2009 | viewed 3,200 times

  In today's turbulent, volatile, roller-coaster market, is the age-old adage about "Buy and Hold" bad advice? In recent months I have heard or read comments…

• Part II: Deflation or Inflation? Here is the Answer...

  Published 12 October 2009 | viewed 4,658 times

  Picking up from Part I of this "two part mini-series", we are covering the inflation/deflation debate. There are tons of top-notch economic commentators on both…

• Part I: Deflation or Inflation? Here is the Answer...

  Published 07 October 2009 | viewed 4,220 times

  The debate over deflation/inflation continues as some of our most astute economic observers take sides. It is interesting for me to see some great commentators…

• Advice 2009: Financial Planners vs. Economists: Part II

  Published 25 September 2009 | viewed 2,750 times

  In the prior segment (part I) of this "mini-series", I highlight the differences between the advice from financial planners and the opposing "advice" given by…

• Advice 2009: Financial Planners vs. Economists - Part I

  Published 18 September 2009 | viewed 2,641 times

  I first got my Certified Financial Planner (CFP ®) practitioner designation in 1985 and I first started consulting on financial planning issues in a part-time…

• Why a Commodities Super-Boom is Inevitable

  Published 12 May 2009 | viewed 6,072 times

  As we watch the roller-coaster ride that the markets are on, we consider the next moves. Where do you put your money? In these unsettling…

• At the Heart of America's Economic Problems

  Published 18 April 2009 | viewed 5,680 times

  Any healthy economy has a reasonable balance of consumption and production. This is the manifestation of the age-old equation of "supply and demand". When you…

• 7 Things to do Right NOW to Protect your Prosperity

  Published 01 April 2009 | viewed 6,138 times

  Watching the policymakers in Washington is not fun and I do not find it good sport. It is really quite unctuous but I have to…

• Stimulus: Putting Hippos on the Titanic

  Published 11 February 2009 | viewed 4,212 times

  Watching the stimulus debate is quite unnerving; we are witnessing eloquent politicians and confident bureaucrats that are really clumsy and clueless about the economy ready…

• Some Hard Economic Lessons From 2008

  Published 08 January 2009 | viewed 3,480 times

  Such a year! There is no other year in my lifetime that so eloquently presents such a boom & bust scenario as the year 2008.…

• America's Coming Financial Vortex; 6 predictions for 2009-2012

  Published 26 November 2008 | viewed 13,814 times

  It has been an incredible year loaded with surprises but I think that the next few years will surprise even more. Whenever I feel certain…

• The Silver "Reverse" Bubble of 2008

  Published 15 August 2008 | viewed 7,389 times

  As an investor, speculator and researcher in the silver market for over 5 years, I have to say that I am (temporarily) stunned at the…

• Inflation; Rotten to the Core

  Published 03 August 2007 | viewed 5,289 times

  Recently, a venerable financial news website ran a recent headline (July 31, 2007) about the core rate of inflation; "U.S. core rate of inflation falls…

• The Mother of all Economic Problems

  Published 30 August 2006 | viewed 9,702 times

  Copyright © August 2006 Paul Mladjenovic. All rights reserved. Before I address the issue of what is the "Mother of all Economic Problems", let's first…