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According to some estimates, only 10% of American households make up the middle class—the 10% just below the richest 10%. The bottom 80% lacks the attributes of a middle-class lifestyle that was once affordable on a much more modest income. PBRG founder Mark Ford says the shrinking middle class is here to stay—at least in the short term… You can write letters to your congressman, vote, and/or run for Congress if you want to be part of a long-term solution. In the meantime, Mark says you can take these three steps to boost your income… |
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$ Executive Order #0001: Trump’s $128 Billion Gift to Investors |
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“Early next year, just after Christmas, our hero Donald J. Trump will make his triumphal entry into Washington. His path strewn with fake dollars… the streets lined with cheering crowds… he will arrive at the nation’s capital.” Longtime PBRG friend Bill Bonner says there’s a giant bump along the parade route: The biggest sell-off in the bond market in 26 years. And the sell-off threatens to stall the Trump train before it starts. Will “The Donald” be able to perform his first miracle and resurrect the credit markets? Bill takes a guess on how this will play out right here… |
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$ ALERT: An *Urgent Bulletin* From James Rickards: Gold $14,967 |
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Engineers have found it nearly impossible to build robots that can perform the simplest physical tasks… tasks that we take for granted, like opening a door, climbing a flight of stairs, or folding clothes… But a new robot named Baxter can sense and manipulate many different objects with its hands… objects ranging from grips to suction cups. In fact, Baxter can be programmed by simply grabbing its wrist and guiding him through the motions necessary to complete a task. And Baxter’s just one of seven giant steps forward in robotics… and an astounding investment opportunity—the likes of which not seen since the second industrial revolution… |
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$ By The Time Obama Hands Over The Keys, It Will Be TOO Late… |
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Gaming stocks are taking a beating. Wynn Resorts dropped nearly 10% in one day… and Las Vegas Sands has plummeted more than 14%. This isn’t the market at work… They’re just the latest victims of the ever-growing War on Cash. The Palm Beach Letter’s Teeka Tiwari says the Chinese government has slashed by half the amount of money Chinese gamblers can withdraw from ATMs… And the policy is draining the pockets of casinos in the gambling mecca of Macau. “Big T” says it’s just another example of governments tightening their grip on your financial privacy. In today’s must-see 3-Minute Market Minder, Teeka shares what steps you can take so you won’t get caught in the carnage (transcript included). |
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$ Why Men Everywhere Want This For Christmas |
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Three weeks ago, the central bank of Sweden said it may create its own digital currency. It’s called the ekrona… and it would replace paper bills in Sweden. The central banks of England and Canada are also looking into their own digital currencies. And they’re not alone… The U.S. government is quietly planning its own “Fedcoin.” It could even “break ground” on the project within the next six months. It could be the worst thing to happen to U.S. money since the Federal Reserve was created in 1913… |
“There’s very little you can do about the shrinking middle class in the short term… And by short term, I mean from now until you die.”