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Negative Yields and Low Growth
Negative Yields and Low Growth
About 20% of all global government debt has negative yields. This means that buyers who hold to maturity LOSE nominal dollars, and lose…
Pascal Bedard
Oct 16, 2019
Are US Stocks Overvalued?
Are US Stocks Overvalued?
Warnings are coming from every corner that US stocks are pricey, including from myself in past posts. Is this really the case? In this…
Pascal Bedard
Apr 12, 2019
What Explains the 2019 Stock Market Party?
What Explains the 2019 Stock Market Party?
Stock prices rebounded nicely in most economies, including the USA:
Pascal Bedard
Feb 22, 2019
Is There a Government Debt Problem?
Is There a Government Debt Problem?
Federal debt in most industrialized countries has increased quite a bit since 2008. Is this a problem going forward? Lets dig into this a…
Pascal Bedard
Feb 12, 2019
No Inflation No Problem
No Inflation No Problem
When you read market commentators and “analysts”, they keep talking about “the debt” and “credit”: government debt, corporate debt…
Pascal Bedard
Feb 10, 2019
The 2 Missing Ingredients for a Recession USA 2020
The 2 Missing Ingredients for a Recession USA 2020
As I explained in “Slow Decade Ahead” and in “Central Bank Money is the Only Hope”, there is rising risk of recession or at least…
Pascal Bedard
Jan 29, 2019
Inequality, Stagnationand Social Unrest
Inequality, Stagnationand Social Unrest
Debates over inequality have become more intense since the 2008 “shock” and the ensuing job destruction and bank bailout party. Some feel…
Pascal Bedard
Jan 7, 2019
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How to Stop Being Late and Conquer Time Management
How to Stop Being Late and Conquer Time Management
Typical Maria — Is what people used to say when I was late for an appointment, and I really hate it. I couldn’t do anything else than…
Maria Rojas
Jul 29, 2017
4 Steps to Finding Your Winning Startup Idea
4 Steps to Finding Your Winning Startup Idea
There are different types of entrepreneurs, those who started a business by “accident” because whatever they were making for themselves or…
Maria Rojas
May 14, 2017
Slow Decade Ahead
Slow Decade Ahead
Industrialized countries are facing a set of structural forces that will render the decade 2020–2030 quite a challenge on many angles…
Pascal Bedard
Dec 2, 2018
Launching Your Own Startup: Effective Method for Ideas Validation
Launching Your Own Startup: Effective Method for Ideas Validation
So now you have a bunch of ideas, and you are asking yourself what’s next (If you don’t have a bunch of ideas for your startup maybe you…
Maria Rojas
May 23, 2017
Lost and Struggling Students: What should you do with your life? Some tips and hope for you…
Lost and Struggling Students: What should you do with your life? Some tips and hope for you…
I see lots of “lost students” and many try to get guidance and help. I personally had many major life changes and made very hard choices in…
Pascal Bedard
Jul 2, 2017
Technology, Globalization, and Social Tension
Technology, Globalization, and Social Tension
There has been a quiet jobs revolution in the USA, which has become more acute since year 2000. Recessions are having a bigger and bigger…
Pascal Bedard
Jun 28, 2018
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