Author: Lourden Gonzalez

How This Plays Out: An Interview With James Rickards

The pandemic and corresponding draconian containment efforts have created an economic and financial situation unseen since the Great Depression. Everyone wants to know whether the economy will rebound quickly or if we will experience a prolonged recession. How does this play out? Noted financial expert James Rickards foresaw such economic calamity last year when he wrote […]

When Euphoria Turns to Phoria

Are the financial markets in a current state of euphoria with a commensurate risk of a market downturn? Various metrics strongly indicate as such.

The Kitchen Sink

April, 2020 By late January, the die was cast: the virus had a name, it had reached our shores, travel screenings and restrictions were in place, and while not yet declared a pandemic, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” Yet complacency reigned within financial markets. The stock market […]

SOMA for the Masses

Soma is a government-provided drug which helps people escape the real world by artificially enhancing their joy, arousal, and overall sense of well-being.

The Tariffying Prospect of a Trade War

If the trade war escalates, can it directly cause a U.S economic recession? Many mainstream pundits, citing the infamous Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930, warn as such.

Irrational Complacency

complacency (noun): a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like.

Defense Wins Games

Football fans always get excited about offensive prowess, but they also know that when it counts, it is the defense that wins games.

Commemoration of a Canard

In the spirit of commemoration, we cannot allow the 42nd anniversary of Nixon’s speech go without comment.