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This part of the website documents articles, videos and essays that I have written and talked about in helping people build their prosperity. |
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At the Heart of America`s Economic Problems |
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By Paul Mladjenovic on
4/18/2009 11:48 AM
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Any healthy economy has a reasonable balance of consumption and production. This is the manifestation of the age-old equation of "supply and demand". When you hear that there are "imbalances" in an economy, it sounds tame but it could mean anything from a bad problem to a massive crisis. America needs to address this balance of consumption and production if it is going to be back on a sound foundation for economic growth and prosperity. The problem is that government policy created the massive imbalances in recent years and current policy initiatives will only make matters worse.
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Stimulus: Putting Hippos on the Titanic |
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By Paul Mladjenovic on
2/12/2009 3:17 PM
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Watching the stimulus debate is quite unnerving; we are witnessing eloquent politicians and confident bureaucrats that are really clumsy and clueless about the economy ready to do major damage to it. It is like watching a team of podiatrists ready to perform brain surgery. What we are witnessing has happened a thousand times before throughout history. As a financial planner, I have to understand what is going on because my clients, students and my Prosperity Alert subscribers need to understand if they are going to survive and thrive in these historic and challenging times.
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America`s Coming Financial Vortex; 6 predictions for 2009 to 2012 |
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By Paul Mladjenovic on
11/26/2008 8:27 PM
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Whenever I feel certain about something coming I am glad to put it in print. In 2004, I had successfully forecast many economic events such as the housing bubble popping and the credit crisis among other events. Current economic conditions and political outcomes have laid the groundwork for more events that we should be prepared for
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The Silver “Reverse” Bubble of 2008 |
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By Paul Mladjenovic on
8/15/2008 11:05 AM
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As an investor, speculator and researcher in the silver market for over 5 years, I have to say that I am (temporarily) stunned at the extraordinary recent events in the silver market this summer. It is a incredibly stark contrast…physical silver has growing demand and shrinking supply while paper silver’s price gives you the opposite impression. Silver hit a recent high (March 2008) of about $21 yet is being pummeled today (the morning of 8/15/08) to the $12.90 level (a pullback of almost 40%). What is behind this extreme anomaly? What is the reality? Why the apparent madness in the silver market?
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Paul Mladjenovic - Inflation |
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By Paul Mladjenovic on
8/14/2008 7:06 PM
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inflation means a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services over time. Inflation means increasing the money supply, while deflation meant decreasing it. Economists from some schools of economic thought, including almost all Austrian economists.
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FINANCIAL VORTEX - III |
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By Paul Mladjenovic on
7/31/2008 4:04 PM
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Hello again! The Financial Vortex is on and number 3 is the most important one yet. Should you attend? Those that attended Vortex 1 and 2 will tell you “ABSOLUTELY!”
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Paul Mladjenovic Oil Crisis |
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By Paul Mladjenovic on
7/17/2008 7:58 PM
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Oil plays such a fundamental role in the world economy that we need not “run out” of the stuff before we run into a crisis of untold proportions
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Inflation: Rotten to the Core |
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By Paul Mladjenovic on
8/2/2007 4:15 PM
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Recently, a venerable financial news website ran a recent headline (July 31, 2007) about the core rate of inflation; “U.S. core rate of inflation falls to three-year low of 1.9%”. It is pronounced as a positive development for our economy and therefore treated as if it were an important piece of news. Before we get to the “hard-core” analysis, I think it would be helpful to do a brief primer on inflation. In the general financial media, there is a surprising amount of misunderstanding and misinformation on inflation in general and on the “core rate” in particular. Let’s get some perspective on the terms and principles.
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The Mother Of All Economic Problems |
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By Paul Mladjenovic on
8/27/2006 4:19 PM
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All of these economic problems do have the same root cause (the "mother"). This mother either caused the problem directly or took a relatively manageable or minor issue and turned it into a major economic problem. The mother of all economic problems is government. We could make it sound studious and blame "excessive" government but government by its very nature is excessive and problematic. I don't want to expand the point to include matters such as war, terrorism, etc. I believe that government plays a necessary part in defending us in a dangerous world. Therefore, I will try to limit my comments to the general realm of economics. Let's take a closer look.
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Protect & Grow Your Wealth: 7 financial & economic predictions for 2004-2006 |
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By Paul Mladjenovic on
4/2/2004 1:24 PM
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It just drives me crazy. I see the pundits on TV or hear them on the radio and I can't believe what I hear. Let's face it. In general, most of these pundits -- experts, gurus and authorities-- on the economy and the financial markets are clueless. Now, don't get me wrong. That professional money manager talking about the stock market probably knows that market inside and out. The guru that tells you everything is great in the "X" industry or sector is probably very knowledgeable about that particular corner of the investment world. Yet, these commentators are consistently wrong when they try to figure out what the future will hold for investors and other parties interested in that area. Why? Primarily because they don't have enough information or expertise in understanding the interrelationship of markets, geopolitical considerations, the general economy, human behavior and good old fashioned logic. All of these things comprise the investing environment since no investment exists in a vacuum. I don't make for
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| Paul Mladjenovic Biography
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Paul Mladjenovic is a national seminar leader, author and consultant. His specialties are investing and home business issues. Since 1981, His company has helped thousands build wealth through nationwide seminars, workshops and investment conferences. Paul’s books include Zero-Cost Marketing, The Unofficial Guide to Picking Stocks (Amazon) and Stock Investing for Dummies (Amazon). The latter book achieved Barron’s honor list of “The Top10 Books for Investors” for 2002. He also wrote reports such as How to Become a Recognized Expert in Only Six Months. His newest book is Precious Metals Investing for Dummies (Amazon). Since 2000, Paul has made numerous forecasts such as predicting the Bear Market of 2000, the Recession of 2001, the Dollar’s fall during 2002-6, the commodities bull market and the popping of the Housing Bubble and the mortgage crisis. He is the editor of the Prosperity Alert financial email newsletter available at SuperMoneyLinks.com. He earned his B.A. from Seton Hall University (1981) and a CFP® designation from Adelphi University in 1985.
Paul has made appearances on...
Comcast, Bloomberg TV, CNBC -TV, WOR 710AM, WVNJ 1160AM, WMCA 570AM, etc.
He has been quoted or referenced by...
Nation's Business, MarketWatch.com, Gold-Eagle.com, New York Times, Barron's, Target Marketing, Opportunity World, Boston Globe, NY Newsday, LeMetroPoleCafe.com, Entrepreneur, Hudson Reporter, Self-Employment Survival Letter, Mail Order Digest, Bloomberg Financial and many other media sources. |
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Precious Metals
Investing for Dummies
Writing this absorbed much of my summer. It goes into the A-to-Z of precious metals. It covers gold, silver, platinum, uranium and other great metals.Learn how to invest into precious metals through coins, stocks, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and also futures and options. The precious metals bull market is hot and it will get hotter! I`m psyched!
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“Stock Investing for
Dummies” 2nd Edition
The 1st edition came out in 2002 and was rated by Barrons, the financial weekly, as one of the top ten investment books that year (out of 300 books). With updated information and new insights into the stock investing environment for 2006, the 2nd edition is even better. You can order a copy at:
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