Feel like investing in a state sponsor of terrorism? How about a country whose leaders have stolen $400 billion in the last decade and has seen 300 foreign workers kidnapped? Another country lost four wars in the last 40 years. Still interested? How about a country that suffers the world’s highest AIDS rate, regularly endures [...]
June 7, 2013 – Quote of the Day
“Almost all asset markets are bubbles and mispriced,” said Bill Gross of bond giant PIMCO.

Follow Up to Trade Alert – (FXY) June 6, 2013
As a potentially profitable opportunity presents itself, John will send you an alert with specific trade information as to what should be bought, when to buy it, and at what price.

Trade Alert – (FXY) June 6, 2013
As a potentially profitable opportunity presents itself, John will send you an alert with specific trade information as to what should be bought, when to buy it, and at what price. This is your chance to ‘look over’ John Thomas’ shoulder as he gives you unparalleled insight on major world financial trends BEFORE they happen.
June 6, 2013
Global Market Comments June 6, 2013 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JULY 8 LONDON STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (WHERE’S THIS MARKET BOTTOM?), (SPX), (DXJ), (FXY), ($NIKK), (THE ONE SAFE PLACE IN REAL ESTATE) S&P 500 Index (SPX) WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity (DXJ) CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (FXY) Nikkei Index ($NIKK)

July 8 London Strategy Luncheon
Come join me for lunch for the Mad Hedge Fund Trader’s Global Strategy Update, which I will be conducting in London on Monday, July 8, 2013. A three-course lunch will be followed by a PowerPoint presentation and an extended question and answer period. I’ll be giving you my up to date view on stocks, bonds, [...]
Where’s This Market Bottom?
After yesterday’s 217 point swoon, the S&P 500 (SPX) has fallen 4.3% from its late May peak. It looks like the “Sell in May” crowd is having the last laugh after all, of which I was one. Is this a modest 5% correction in a continuing bull market? Or is it the beginning of a [...]
The One Safe Place in Real Estate
I feel obliged to reveal one corner of this beleaguered market that might actually make sense. By 2050 the population of California will soar from 37 million to 50 million, and that of the US from 300 million to 400 million, according to data released by the US Census Bureau and the CIA fact Book [...]
June 6, 2013 – Quote of the Day
“Real Estate is the new gold. It is the gold of 2011,” said Jeffrey Gundlach of Doubleline Capital
August 1, 2013, Mykonos, Greece Strategy Luncheon
Come join John Thomas for lunch at the Mad Hedge Fund Trader’s Global Strategy Update, which I will be conducting on the Greek island of Mykonos in the Aegean Sea on Thursday, August 1, 2013. A three-course lunch will be followed by a PowerPoint presentation and an extended question and answer period. I’ll be giving [...]
June 5, 2013
Global Market Comments June 5, 2013 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JULY 2 NEW YORK STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (WELCOME TO THE SACK OF ROME), (TLT), (TBT), (LQD), (MUB), (VNQ), (KMP), (BREAKFAST WITH FED GOVERNOR BOB McTEER) iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treas Bond (TLT) ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT) iShares iBoxx $ Invest Grade Corp Bond (LQD) [...]

July 2 New York Strategy Luncheon
Come join me for lunch for the Mad Hedge Fund Trader’s Global Strategy Seminar, which I will be conducting in New York, NY on Tuesday, July 2, 2013. An excellent three-course lunch will be provided. A PowerPoint presentation will be followed by an extended question and answer period. I’ll be giving you my up to [...]
Welcome to the Sack of Rome
Let’s face it, the carnage in the bond markets in May outdid the sack of Rome. Not only did the Treasury bonds (TLT) get hit. The entire high yield space was slaughtered, including corporates (LQD), junk bonds (JNK), REITS (VNQ), master limited partnerships (KMP), municipal bonds (MUB), and high dividend equities. Anything that looked and [...]

Breakfast with Fed Governor Bob McTeer
No one can explain the most complex economic and monetary issues in a simpler, more homespun fashion than former governor of the Federal Reserve, Bob McTeer. He is known for carrying around two yardsticks, one slightly longer than the other, to demonstrate to your average guy the monthly changes in employment. Bob argues that the [...]
June 5, 2013 – Quote of the Day
“If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people, on a level with dentists, that would be splendid,” said the ground breaking economist, John Maynard Keynes




