Agricultural Businesses Strengthen Economy A recent survey of banks serving rural areas showed that the economy is remaining strong in 10 Midwest and Western states. The reason that these rural areas are able to maintain a strong economy is because these states have strong agricultural businesses. The Rural Mainsteet surveyContinue Reading
You may be asking yourself, “What does Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve have to do with me and my personal finances?” The answer to that question is – Everything! Looking into what has occurred over last 5 years and how it has changed the Micro and Macro economic landscape, one needsContinue Reading
American Dream The American Dream has been a driving force for entrepreneurs in the United States for many years. America cultivates an environment in which the common man can work his way towards prosperity and success and this environment has enabled entrepreneurs to envision and build the business that theyContinue Reading
Retiring at 65? If you were expecting to be able to retire at 65, you may want to double check your calculations. A recent Gallup poll shows that the retirement age has risen to an average age of 67 from 65. The retirement age has been increasing for almost twentyContinue Reading
Barry J. Dyke, author of Pirates of Manhattan, joins Patrick Donohoe to discuss his new book, The Pirates of Manhattan II: Highway to Serfdom. In The Pirates of Manhattan II: Highway to Serfdom, Barry James Dyke warns us that America is an empire in decline. We have an asset management industrial complex which controlsContinue Reading
According to a recent Federal Reserve report (Consumer Credit – G-19), total American consumer debt recently topped $2.5 trillion. This includes both revolving and non-revolving debt, and increased 9.3 percent from 2010. Revolving debt (credit cards) increased 4.1 percent while non-revolving debt, which includes car loans and education rose toContinue Reading
Special guest Tom Dyson of Common Sense Publishing and The Palm Beach Letter discusses with host Patrick Donohoe the current economic environment, the financial newsletter and publishing industry and what’s next for the financial markets. Bio: Tom Dyson, Publisher of Common Sense Publishing Tom bought his first stock when he was 11Continue Reading
Recently our friends at The Real Estate Guys interviewed on their radio program economists Robert Murphy and Carlos Lara, authors of the book How Privatized Banking Really Works. They discussed the current state of the banking system and how it has changed. “Today’s banking system is a far cry from George Bailey’s BaileyContinue Reading
Special guest Ken McElory joins Patrick Donohoe to discuss real estate, entrepreneurship and being a Rich Dad Advisor with Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad organization. Bio: Ken McElroy, Principal MC Companies Ken McElroy, Principal and Co-Partner of MC Companies, has over 20 years of senior level experience in multifamily asset/property management,Continue Reading
Money has become a very popular topic, especially as of late. Considering we as an international community are trying to pull out of a global recession, there is nonstop news about struggling economies, the Euro-zone crisis and the US fiscal situation. 24 hour news stations, newspapers, podcasts, radio shows, you name it…we are being bombarding withContinue Reading