Wednesday, August 31, 2016

The Zero Point

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ECONOMY & MARKETS | August 31, 2016

The Zero Point for Endless Debt Creation
Is Coming – FAST!

By Harry S. Dent Jr., Senior Editor, Economy & Markets

EditorForty-five years and counting.

We've been on a debt spree since the early 1970s when we went off the gold standard, covering every possible angle. Trade deficits, government deficits, unfunded entitlements, private debt – you name it! Our total debt has grown 2.5-times GDP since 1971.

How could economists not see this as a problem? How is this the least bit sustainable?

It isn't. We're hurdling toward a massive financial crisis, and all we have to show for it are financial asset bubbles destined to burst. And when they do, they'll wipe out the artificial wealth they've created for many decades… in just a few years, as they did from late 1929 into late 1932!

The chart below shows the common-sense truth.

As with any drug – and debt is a financially enhancing drug – it takes more and more to create less and less of an effect. Eventually, you reach the "zero point" where there is no effect and the drug kills you from its very strain and toxicity.

We're rapidly approaching that zero point, after every dollar of debt has produced less and less GDP steadily since 1966:

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Note that the anomaly in the chart after 2008 was due to the impact of unprecedented QE. Ever since that disruption, the trends have pointed back down – making a beeline toward that zero point again.

Back in 2002, Swiss investor and market prognosticator Marc Faber published a similar chart. His findings showed the zero point for debt creation would occur around 2015. With updated data, we now see that the zero point will hit around the beginning of 2017.

In other words – right about NOW!


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This is why central banks around the world have failed to spurn inflation despite endless money-printing. The more money they print, the less effect it has.

Just ask Japan. They've been doing this since 1997 with zero GDP growth and zero inflation, on average. Lately it seems like any time they get out of a recession they're thrown right back into one!

But there is another ramification to all this money-printing…

When central banks create money out of thin air – through the fractional reserve banking system and through QE – it has to go somewhere.

When the economy is so indebted that consumers and companies can't take on any new debts, the money can't go there. So, it winds up going into financial speculation, especially as investment firms can lever up at little cost due to zero or negative interest rates. Stock prices bubble instead of inflation as the economy keeps sucking wind!

Sure enough, this next chart shows that debt and equity prices go hand-in-hand:

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In the 20 years between 1995 and 2015, debt grew at a rate of 4.2-times GDP, and stock prices followed at 4.3-times. Total U.S. sector debt now stands at 348% of GDP, with stocks at 214%.

All told, these two combined are 588% of GDP, far more than any time in history.

Is this a bubble burst waiting to happen or what?

Count on 2017 marking the beginning of the greatest crash we've seen since 1929-1932. And I have a new book coming out to commemorate this occasion.

This new book, The Sale of a Lifetime, will hit shelves on September 15. I couldn't have picked a better time to release it. It's coming out at the height of the greatest bubble in modern history… and I wrote it to examine financial bubbles more than any book that came before it.

In this book, I'll show why we shouldn't expect to see a bottom in stocks until at least late 2019 or possibly early 2020, when all four of my key cycles continue to point down together – a rare event. The markets are likely to be rocky into late 2022 when three of these four cycles finally turn back up together again. Around that time, the next global boom will arise from predictable demographic trends and continued urbanization in emerging countries. And surprisingly – China will not be one of them.

We're simply running out of time.

Be in cash or get trashed. If you're not sitting on the sidelines, make sure you're using an investment system like the ones we publish at Dent Research. Adam created his Cycle 9 Alert, for one, to be profitable in both bull and bear markets, and its track record speaks for itself. Adam has the details for you right here.


Harry

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A 110% Winner!

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ECONOMY & MARKETS | August 31, 2016

Dear Subscriber,

On Friday I sent this update to my readers… and I thought I’d pass it along to you, too.

“It’s only been four weeks since I recommended making bullish plays on the semiconductor sector… and already we have an opportunity to lock in… a gain of 110% in less than a month!”

Now I want to be clear about one thing: I only recommended selling half our position in this trade.

The other half we’re letting run because it hasn’t yet left what I call my profit “Green Zone.”

When sectors or stocks enter this zone, I’m very confident we’re about to see a powerful, market-crushing opportunity.

And that’s exactly what happened: a 110% profit in just four short weeks!

In fact, this is now the 64th (!) winner I’ve banked in my model portfolio since I unveiled my system to the public…

I’ve also got two more trades in this sector that I expect to do extremely well over the coming weeks.

To learn more about my system that sends a green light every time a triple-digit opportunity like this one arises, just go right here.

Sincerely,

Adam O'Dell
Editor, Cycle 9 Alert
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

The Healthcare Monsters

Economy and Markets

Where Gold is Going Next

Renowned economist Harry Dent's latest research reveals a surprising answer. Fair warning: it's NOT what you likely expect… and if you're not prepared for what's ahead – you'll miss one of the greatest investment opportunities in decades. For details on gold's next move, click here...


ECONOMY & MARKETS | August 30, 2016

Killing Us with Healthcare

By Rodney Johnson, Senior Editor, Economy & Markets

EditorI've never heard anyone brag about what they spend for a medical procedure. Healthcare isn't like housing or transportation. People are proud to shell out big bucks for a big house, and many drivers can't wait to show off their expensive set of wheels.

But when it comes to healthcare, we're only smiling when we save money, not spend it, which makes the current trend so much more difficult.

While government officials point to slower price increases and bray on about bending the healthcare cost curve, everyday people are watching more of their hard-earned dollars fly out the door to pay for care. Even though overall costs might be rising at a slower pace, the amount consumers have to pay is shooting to the moon.

And the pain doesn't stop at the door to retirement. As the healthcare monster devours more dollars, we have less money to spend where we want, which adds to the misery in our economy, and will eventually add to a nasty financial setback.

Middle-income households now spend more on healthcare than any other cost outside of shelter. This part of their budget jumped more than 3% from 1984 to 2014, and now eats up 8.9% of their funds.

Most of the increase occurred in the last 10 years, as healthcare spending rose 25% from 2007 to 2014. As these families spent more on doctors and prescriptions, they spent less on food, housing, clothing, and transportation.

Keep in mind that this calculation ends just as the ironically named Affordable Care Act went into action. Since 2014 things have gotten much worse, not better.



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Consumers who purchase insurance on the healthcare exchanges know about rising prices all too well. Premiums have increased by double digits every year for most buyers, and in 2017 prices will shoot higher by almost 30%.

In just a few short years, premium prices are up 50%, and that's just for the privilege of buying insurance. Sure, there are subsidies out there for almost 90% of buyers, but that covers just the premium cost. Once you have insurance, there's the small matter of the deductible.

Insurers have reconfigured policies to include higher deductibles to keep premium prices lower than they would have been. That's nice in theory, but with premiums up by double digits each year, tacking several thousand dollars onto the deductible just adds insult to injury.

Deductibles of $5,000 and $6,850, on top of $1,000-per-month premiums, are common. This is also where workers who get their insurance through their employers are feeling the heat.

Firms still pay roughly 80% of insurance premiums for employees, but the plans are less generous, requiring more deductible payments. The effect, while not as pronounced, is the same. Consumers have less cash to spend on what they want.

For retirees, the math gets more complicated.

The government deducts Medicare Part B payments from Social Security checks. This year, the price of Medicare Part B is expected to climb more than 20%, or about $27 per month. But inflation has remained tame, so the Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) could be as small as 0.2%, or even flat. For those receiving the average benefit of $1,335 per month, this equates to less than $3 per month. The increase in Medicare Part B will eat up all of that gain and then some.

Recent retirees might get some relief. If they earn less than average income, then the Hold Harmless Act would shield those who retired in the last year from a Medicare cost increase that would reduce their benefits below the prior year's level.

Unfortunately, this only works once, and then the recipients must eat the cost. The price of Medicare Part B jumped 16.1% last year, so those who were able to avoid that price hike now have to pony up.

To make it even more of a puzzle, if the COLA ends up at 0%, then the Hold Harmless Act doesn't apply, and all Social Security recipients will get hit with the full cost increase, thereby lowering their incomes.

The end result is that most everyone in America is paying significantly more for healthcare, either through premiums, deductibles, or a combination of the two. This leaves us with less money to spend on what we want. It's harder for young families to afford having children or buying homes, while retirees can't spend as much on maintaining their lifestyles. For those in the middle, saving for retirement and education is difficult.

The problem with healthcare is that it doesn't fade with an economic downturn. When our economy resets and financial assets drop, healthcare costs will remain high, eating up more of our falling incomes, and creating a further drag on the economy.

And it doesn't stop with consumers…

The premium subsidies for the health exchanges, and the makeup payments for the Hold Harmless Act, come from somewhere. Or, more to the point, from someone. That lucky person is the U.S. taxpayer, who is on the hook for ever-rising healthcare costs as the government declares bigger sections of the population eligible for assistance.

As equity markets reach new highs and consumer misery plumbs new depths, something's got to give.

Don't be left holding the bag when the markets roll over. Make sure you have enough left in your pocket to pay for your premiums… and your deductible.


Rodney

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Did gold’s warning shot just go off?

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ECONOMY & MARKETS | August 30, 2016

Dear Subscriber,

Gold prices have dropped $20 since Friday… but the worst could be yet to come.

With the Fed hinting that a rate hike could be coming in September, it appears the yellow metal could be in for a rough ride over the next month.

And this could be the ONE warning shot you get before gold’s TRUE crash begins.

In fact, you won’t believe how far Harry is predicting its price will fall!

Not to mention the entire U.S. economy along with it.

Gold is NOT the safe haven you believe it is… find out why and what to do about it, right here.

Sincerely,
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Monday, August 29, 2016

Always a Bull or a Bear Somewhere

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ECONOMY & MARKETS | August 29, 2016

Always a Bull or a Bear Somewhere

By Adam O'Dell, CMT, Chief Investment Strategist, Dent Research

EditorLove him or hate him, President Obama made one of the best stock market calls… ever!

On March 3, 2009 he said, "Buying stocks is a potentially good deal."

Just three days later – on March 6 – the S&P 500 bottomed out and has since marched 217% higher. In hindsight, we know his timing was nothing short of incredible!

But buying at the bottom – in real-time (and with real money) – is incredibly difficult to do. Very few investors have the emotional fortitude to buy aggressively when there's blood in the streets and a call for Armageddon in the news cycle. And if you call the bottom too early, you're toast!

That said, bear markets are incredible opportunities... if you have a proven strategy that tells you exactly when it's time to buy.

Well, that's exactly what my Cycle 9 Alert strategy is designed to do.

My Cycle 9 Alert approach plays sector-specific trends because, as I like to say, "There's always a bull market somewhere."

By the same token, "there's always a bear market somewhere," too.

And while you've probably been told that the market is either bullish or bearish – with no in-between – you're limiting your profit opportunities if you're stuck thinking of it that way.

Take the healthcare sector, for instance.


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Beginning last September, two subsets of the healthcare sector slipped into a bear market, losing more than 20% from their recent highs. And the selling didn't stop at 20%...

The pharmaceuticals sector (XPH) lost a full 43% between September and March. And the closely related biotech sector (XBI) lost 50% in even less time!

Meanwhile, in April, the S&P 500 was sitting just 2% below its all-time high.

Now, I fully realize it seems odd for entire sectors and industry groups to go through full-blown bear markets while, at the same time, the major stock indices are hitting new highs. But this is actually fairly common.

For various reasons, individual sectors can go through periods of dramatic underperformance. We've seen this recently in the energy sector. And before that, a bear market in the metals sector led my Cycle 9 Alert system to a hugely profitable opportunity.

Earlier this year, in January, metal-mining stocks were down a whopping 73% from their highs and nobody wanted to touch these stocks with a 10-foot pole.

But in February, my Cycle 9 Alert system triggered a buy signal on a left-for-dead silver miner from Canada – Pan American Silver Corp. I recommended the trade to my subscribers and two months later we walked away with a cool 225% profit!

Now, this may seem like an unusual result. But in fact, my research shows that some of the very best rally opportunities come from sectors that are crawling their way out of bear market territory.

In fact, the profit-per-trade of these bear market opportunities is three-times stronger!

These opportunities don't come about every day. They're certainly rarer than bull market opportunities (since stocks tend to spend more time rising than falling).

But if you're patient, sector-specific bear market opportunities come about often enough to make some serious coin! Like the 225% I helped Cycle 9 Alert readers make between February and April this year, on Pan American Silver Corp.

And like the 100%-plus profits I'm targeting on our most recent sector-specific bear market opportunity… in a beaten-down niche of the healthcare sector.

For obvious reasons, I can't divulge the full details of this trade (released just last week). But the investment I recommended is still trading within my suggested buy range, so there's still time to get in.

You can access my Cycle 9 Alert system – and this particular trade – by clicking here.

In short, my research shows that you shouldn't discount bear market buying opportunities. And you should stop looking at the market as one giant blob of (over-priced?) stocks.

With my sector-specific Cycle 9 Alert approach, there's always an opportunity somewhere.

To good profits,

Adam O'Dell, CMT
Chief Investment Strategist, Dent Research




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I’ve Solved Our Problem

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ECONOMY & MARKETS | August 29, 2016

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Dear Subscriber,

Have you ever sold a stock for a tiny profit because you were afraid it was going to turn into a loss... only to watch it skyrocket after you sold?

Me too.

Ever held onto a stock hoping for a turn-around only to watch it sink even lower and leave you with nothing?

Yep. Been there, done that.

It turns out we really are our own worst enemy sometimes.

But I’ve finally figured out how to remove all those stupid decisions from my portfolio…

How to stop letting emotions drive my trading decisions…

And how to start trusting the ONLY thing that really matters when it comes to the markets.

It’s also the only thing that reliably and consistently happens before every major market move.

And by following it, my readers have seen gains of 116%, 124%, 140%, 191%, 201%, 316% and 336%... ALL in less than 90 days.

Just go right here and I'll show you exactly what it is and how to follow it for yourself.

Best,

Adam O'Dell
Editor, Cycle 9 Alert
Economy & Markets daily

Sunday, August 28, 2016

I’ve Solved Our Problem

Economy & Markets daily

ECONOMY & MARKETS | August 28, 2016

Dear Subscriber,

Have you ever sold a stock for a tiny profit because you were afraid it was going to turn into a loss... only to watch it skyrocket after you sold?

Me too.

Ever held onto a stock hoping for a turn-around only to watch it sink even lower and leave you with nothing?

Yep. Been there, done that.

It turns out we really are our own worst enemy sometimes.

But I’ve finally figured out how to remove all those stupid decisions from my portfolio…

How to stop letting emotions drive my trading decisions…

And how to start trusting the ONLY thing that really matters when it comes to the markets.

It’s also the only thing that reliably and consistently happens before every major market move.

And by following it, my readers have seen gains of 116%, 124%, 140%, 191%, 201%, 316% and 336%... ALL in less than 90 days.

Just go right here and I'll show you exactly what it is and how to follow it for yourself.

Best,


Adam O'Dell
Editor, Cycle 9 Alert
Economy & Markets daily

Saturday, August 27, 2016

Which Is Really The Party Of Racism?

The war of words between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has escalated sky-high this week, with each candidate accusing the other of bigotry.