Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Trillions In Debt And We’re Just Scratching The Surface
As the federal debt has gone from astounding to unbelievable to incomprehensible, a new problem has emerged: The US government is actually running out of places to borrow. How Many Zeros Are in a Trillion? The $20 trillion debt is already twice the annual revenues collected by all the world’s governments combined. Counting unfunded liabilities, which include promised […]
Digital Gold On Blockchain – For Now Caveat Emptor
Bitcoin surpasses gold price – a psychological and arbitrary headline Royal Mint blockchain gold asks you to trust in the UK government Royal Canadian Mint and GoldMoney blockchain product asks you to trust in government and the technology, servers, websites etc of the providers Invest in a gold mine using cryptocurrency – but wait until […]
Stock Valuation: General Motors
The following stock valuation is about General Motors, a company I came across as I was searching for undervalued companies. I would not consider it as a typical dividend stock as the history of the company is not really impressive. But let’s see what a fair price for GM is and if I would consider […]
Europe: “Shocks And Headwinds” Ahead
Brian Whitmer explains the mixed picture he sees in Europe – and what it implies for the future. Video Lenght: 00:04:32
The Paradoxical Rivalry Of US And China For Industrial Innovation
By the early 2020s, rivalry for industrial innovation will accelerate between the U.S. and China. Ironically, the Trump White House has opted for a poor-economy industrial policy, whereas China has a rich-economy policy. The former seeks past glory; the latter cannot wait to get to the future. According to the Trump administration, after the 2008 […]
Long-Term Gold And Silver Outlook (And Associated Stocks)
Gold and silver prices are at a significant crossroads. At this point, the long-term outlook remains bullish but continued short-term selling provides clues that the rally that happened in 2016 was a “false start” and gold and silver could be heading into a long-term range or a continued downtrend. First, a little background. I own […]
Stop Patching Up The Euro
Andreas Georgiou can’t catch a break. The Greek statistician moved back to his home country in 2010, at age 50, to help right the financial ship. He left Washington, where he had spent 21 years working for the International Monetary Fund, to take over the agency that reports Greece’s financial health. Part of the problem […]
There Are Serious Risks In Intel’s Plan To Dominate The Self-Driving Market
Intel’s plan to become the leader in self-driving seems a great idea on paper. No one doubts there is a bright future for self-driving cars and Intel wants to lead the pack. However, the acquisition doesn’t come without serious risks. For starters, Intel has made huge commitments in areas outside its traditional desktop and laptop […]
Bitcoin Crash Creates Golden Opportunity
I’ve been wrong about my timing of the silver and gold trade twice now. Once to my followers in Momentum Trader and another time in a much more public way, on Bloomberg the end of last year. My fundamental investment thesis surrounding gold hasn’t been wrong just my timing. And now, with gold prices bouncing off $1,200 […]
Mobileye To Be Acquired By Intel; Deal Has Equity Value Of Approx. $15.3b
Intel Corporation (INTC) and Mobileye N.V. (MBLY) announced a definitive agreement under which Intel would acquire Mobileye, a global leader in the development of computer vision and machine learning, data analysis, localization and mapping for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving. Pursuant to the agreement, a subsidiary of Intel will commence a tender offer […]
