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The Upside of the Downside |
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When the Tech-Dot-Com bubble burst in 2000 and the 9/11 attacks traumatized the world economy, we were reminded of the peril as well as profit in today’s new economy. As the millennium approached and sunshine pundits saw nothing
but blue sky ahead, Smith clearly warned his audiences of approaching “clouds in the silver lining,” that could rain on the economy.
He also provided strategies to avoid the dangers of crashing stock markets, international crises, a sagging U.S. economy and “sticky” long-term interest rates. His contrarian resource allocation strategies—recommending gold and a profitable withdrawal from the plunging stock market between January 4, 2000 until April 2003 proved to be the most valuable information his audiences could use and the most expensive advice to ignore.
Long before Chairman Bernanke uttered the “R” word in April 2008, Smith warned of the dangers of recession caused by “cascading defaults” stemming from a meltdown in U.S. housing and recommended a winning investment strategy for the first quarter of 2008: long positions in oil, gold, euros and British pounds while avoiding the global slump in stocks.
With singular independence of mind and uncanny insight honed over a quarter century of economic and financial forecasting, Smith explains what is going on in the global economy and financial markets—the good, the bad and the ugly. He discusses current and projected U.S. nd global economic conditions; U.S. monetary and fiscal policy; international trade; currencies, energy, financial and investment markets.
Recognizing the ancient Chinese wisdom in the definition of “Crisis,” namely “Danger” and “Opportunity,” Smith always finds the “Upside to the Downside,” clearly establishing a blueprint for profit in times of financial peril.
Learn how to avoid surprises and deploy business and personal resources to avoid losses and capture profits in volatile times. If you want “nothing but blue skies” try a sunshine pundit. However, if you want to know what is really going on and how to profit from it personally and professionally, listen to David L. Smith. |
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How to Surf the Coming Financial Tsunami |
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Following the massive devaluations in the wake of the “Asian Flu” in 1997, the economies of Asia have aggressively accumulated vast trade surpluses with the U.S., in particular. Asians have recycled their dollar surpluses back into the U.S. economy, producing bubbles in the U.S. stock and housing markets, which in turn have stimulated U.S. demand for Asian exports. Former Fed Chairman Paul
Volker has warned that “This seemingly comfortable pattern can’t go on forever,” adding “Altogether the circumstances seem to me as dangerous and intractable as any I can remember.”
Smith addresses four critical related questions:
- 1) When are Asians likely to stop lending money to the U.S.?
- 2) What will happen to the U.S. economy and financial markets when
- they do?
- 3) Where will Asians then invest their money?
- 4) What can consumers, investors and business decision-makers do to avoid
- loss and capture profits in the aftermath of the Asian financial tsunami?
The answers might just be the most valuable information you can use, and the most expensive advice to ignore. |
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Avoiding Loss and Capturing Gains from the Developing Oil Crisis |
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The economic outcome for the foreseeable future will be largely determined by the contest between the interests of industrial capital and petroleum over the price and availability of oil. As a raw material, lubricant and primary source of energy, oil is the global economy’s most critical commodity. Consequently, an understanding of current and projected oil prices, availability, sources and uses over the next decade is essential for decision-makers in both the private and public sectors. In his ground-breaking presentation, Houston-based economist and oil-market commentator David L. Smith assesses global oil supply and demand conditions, citing respected authorities in the field, enabling his audiences to anticipate how the price and availability of oil will affect their business and personal lives. Oil prices have quintupled in the past five years, fulfilling Smith’s longstanding predictions of a “Third Oil Shock.” What’s ahead for global oil markets? By revealing the dynamics of the international oil market on the world economy, Smith shows how to position resources to avoid losses and capture gains in a world dominated by volatile oil prices. |
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