This part of the website documents articles, videos and essays that I have written and talked about in helping people build their prosperity. http://www.mladjenovic.com/Home/tabid/1197/BlogId/7/Default.aspx en-US info@mladjenovic.com info@NexWEB.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:03:01 GMT Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:03:01 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.2.0.29758 As we watch the roller-coaster ride that the markets are on, we consider the next moves. Where do you put your money? In these unsettling and uncertain markets, where are the `bubbles` waiting to pop and where are the markets waiting for a true bullish run? First, in what investing venues should you be wary? What markets look bearish or (at the very least) don`t look bullish? In short what should you consider avoiding today? http://www.mladjenovic.com/Home/tabid/1197/EntryID/47/Default.aspx info@mladjenovic.com http://www.mladjenovic.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1197&EntryID=47 Tue, 12 May 2009 15:51:00 GMT http://www.mladjenovic.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=47 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. http://www.mladjenovic.com/Home/tabid/1197/EntryID/46/Default.aspx info@mladjenovic.com http://www.mladjenovic.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1197&EntryID=46 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:48:00 GMT http://www.mladjenovic.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=46 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. http://www.mladjenovic.com/Home/tabid/1197/EntryID/40/Default.aspx info@mladjenovic.com http://www.mladjenovic.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1197&EntryID=40 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:17:00 GMT http://www.mladjenovic.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=40 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 http://www.mladjenovic.com/Home/tabid/1197/EntryID/37/Default.aspx info@mladjenovic.com http://www.mladjenovic.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1197&EntryID=37 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:27:00 GMT http://www.mladjenovic.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=37 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? http://www.mladjenovic.com/Home/tabid/1197/EntryID/39/Default.aspx info@mladjenovic.com http://www.mladjenovic.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1197&EntryID=39 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:05:00 GMT http://www.mladjenovic.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=39 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. http://www.mladjenovic.com/Home/tabid/1197/EntryID/34/Default.aspx info@mladjenovic.com http://www.mladjenovic.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1197&EntryID=34 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:06:00 GMT http://www.mladjenovic.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=34 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!” http://www.mladjenovic.com/Home/tabid/1197/EntryID/30/Default.aspx info@mladjenovic.com http://www.mladjenovic.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1197&EntryID=30 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:04:00 GMT http://www.mladjenovic.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=30 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 http://www.mladjenovic.com/Home/tabid/1197/EntryID/19/Default.aspx info@mladjenovic.com http://www.mladjenovic.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1197&EntryID=19 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:58:00 GMT http://www.mladjenovic.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=19 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. http://www.mladjenovic.com/Home/tabid/1197/EntryID/24/Default.aspx info@mladjenovic.com http://www.mladjenovic.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1197&EntryID=24 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:15:00 GMT http://www.mladjenovic.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=24 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. http://www.mladjenovic.com/Home/tabid/1197/EntryID/25/Default.aspx info@mladjenovic.com http://www.mladjenovic.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1197&EntryID=25 Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:19:00 GMT http://www.mladjenovic.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=25 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 http://www.mladjenovic.com/Home/tabid/1197/EntryID/26/Default.aspx info@mladjenovic.com http://www.mladjenovic.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1197&EntryID=26 Fri, 02 Apr 2004 17:24:00 GMT http://www.mladjenovic.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=26