inflation
HI 26 – Issues and Conflicts Facing Our Nation’s Border Patrol Agents and Law Enforcement Officials with Andy Ramirez
Join Jason Hartman as he interviews Andy Ramirez, founder and president of the Law Enforcement Officers Advocates Council, regarding the legal struggles that border patrol law enforcement officers face with illegal immigration and drug smugglers. As insane as it sounds, border patrol has been told it’s...
HI 25 – Pensions, 9/11, and Real Estate Investing
In this episode, Jason talks with a former police officer of 24 years.
With the Current Inflation Rate, the Devil is in the Details
Working class Americans don't need a reminder to know that inflation has been hard at work behind the scenes the past few years, working feverishly to undermine the value of the dollars they bring home. No one realizes this more than emergency responders, who put their lives on the line each time they...
Paying the Man
The current financial situation in the United States is on the precipice of major interest rate increases that will be precipitated by one of two events. The basis for both scenarios is the profligate monetary expansion undertaken by the Federal Reserve over the last year to address a perceived risk...
Money Mischief
By now, most people have heard about the second round of “Quantitative Easing” being conducted by the Federal Reserve. In short, this means that the Fed will be purchasing treasury bills with freshly printed money to inject more cash into the monetary system. To date, most of this additional...
When A Dollar is Not a Dollar
One of the most important concepts for investors to understand is that a dollar today is not the same as a dollar yesterday, and is not the same as a dollar tomorrow. Over time, inflation erodes the purchasing power of currency. This is critically important, because most people focus on the nominal...
HI 24 – Dr. Sky – Law Enforcement and Fighting Crime with Steve Kates
Jason Hartman talks with Steve Kates (aka "Dr. Sky") who, with his brother Joe, are active with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in the Special Forces Unit and help to fight crime in the sixth largest metro area in the nation. Visit http://heroicinvesting.com/category/podcast/. He has been engaged...
Inflated Egos: Why the News Media is Dead Wrong About Inflation and the Economy
Recent news cycles have been peppered with reports of looming inflation from economists and business leaders, along with the expected denials and excuses from politicians and their propaganda outlets in the news media. Chief among the distortions being advanced is the notion that inflation cannot persist...
The Policies of Inflation and Hyperinflation
It seems that we spend an awful lot of time talking about inflation, and then it suddenly crosses our mind that there may be a number of readers who have only a vague understanding of the topic. If that is your case, sit up and pay attention because we're off on a whiz bang trip through the land of inflation...
Guilty – inflation is the real killer
We briefly touched on this topic earlier but it often takes repeated exposure to wrap your mind completely around the concept. The devaluing dollar in the face of rising inflation can turn your modest retirement portfolio into something special if you do it right. If you don't, it's Ramen noodles and...