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“The point to remember is that what the government gives it must first take away.” ~ John S. Coleman by Catherine Austin Fitts There is

A detail from the front of the United States Federal Reserve Board building is shown in Washington October 28, 2014. by Gary Cameron (Reuters) –

Gallup tracks daily the percentage of Americans who approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president. Daily results are based on

Click on the image for a larger version “So much money is now in circulation that you can tackle whole countries with it.” ~ Rainer

S&P Homebuilder ETF (XHB) vs. the S&P “Our economy isn’t going to recover until the housing market finds its footing” ~ Mark Zandi By Catherine

by Wikipedia The Government Pension Fund Global (Norwegian: Statens pensjonsfond Utland, SPU) is a fund into which the surplus wealth produced by Norwegian petroleum income

by Richard Dobbs, Susan Lund, Jonathan Woetzel, and Mina Mutafchieva Seven years after the bursting of a global credit bubble resulted in the worst financial

CAF Note: Scoop’s contribution to free press globally is a modern day David and Goliath story.  Great reporting requires great publishers and enlightened owners to

”As in Athens, state accounting in Rome was haphazard, and fraud was common. In his Philippics (44-43 BCE), Cicero complained of bad accounts in his

““Know what you own, and know why you own it.”” ~Peter Lynch By Catherine Austin Fitts Chewing this week on potential investments… Related Reading: Bond