Economy
by Ted Bauman | May 7, 2021 | Austrian, Bauman Daily, Economic theory, Economy, Education, Keynesian
A viewer on my YouTube video last week asked me whether I was an Austrian or Keynesian economist. Perhaps he shouldn’t have done that … because that’s a subject on which I have strong views. In this week’s video, I walk you through those two schools of thought … and...
by Ted Bauman | Apr 28, 2021 | Bauman Daily, Economy, Government & Politics, Government Spending, Infrastructure, Taxes, U.S. Economy
The incomparable musician and mystery writer Kinky Friedman says if you really want to see fireworks over indoor smoking, forget cigarettes. Light up a cigar. For a financial writer like me, the equivalent is calling for government spending. Cue the fireworks …...
by Angela Jirau | Apr 26, 2021 | Banks, Bauman Daily, COVID-19, Economy, Financial Sector, Income, Investing, Investment Opportunities, Stimulus, Stocks, Trading Strategies, U.S. Economy, Wall Street, Wealth Protection
So far, the U.S. government has spent $5.3 trillion to help manage the pandemic and boost the economy. But as Ted Bauman and Clint Lee explain in today’s Your Money Matters, much of that money is stuck in the financial sector’s “whirlpool,” which means it’s not...
by Ted Bauman | Apr 23, 2021 | Bauman Daily, COVID-19, Economy, Income, Investing, Investment Opportunities, Investments, Recovery Trade, Stock Market, Stocks, U.S. Economy
Look at this chart… It shows the percentage of U.S. adults who’ve not yet received a vaccine but who would be keen to get one as soon as they possibly could. That number has fallen. The percentage of those who say they don’t want the vaccine at all has risen...
by Angela Jirau | Apr 20, 2021 | Bauman Daily, Commodities, Copper, Deflation, Economy, Hard Commodities, Inflation, Investing, Investment Opportunities, Natural Resources, PGMs, Platinum, Platinum Group Metals, Precious Metals, Soft Commodities, Soy Beans, Stock Market, Stocks, Wheat
We’re in the early innings of an important regime change — transitioning from a deflationary to an inflationary environment. That can make it hard to find winning stocks. But one clear beneficiary of this shift? Commodities. In today’s video, Ted and Clint show that...
by Clinton Lee | Apr 19, 2021 | Bauman Daily, Commodities, Economy, Gold, Investing, Investment Opportunities, Natural Resources, Precious Metals
Has gold lost its glitter? After a jump in prices in the wake of the pandemic, many precious metals have been in the dumps or gone nowhere. Gold prices alone have retraced over 60% of their post-pandemic gain. Silver prices have traded in the same eight-dollar range...
