Month: September 2009
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#2 – The 10 Commandments of Holistic Survival (Part 1)
The Ten Commandments of Holistic Survival The notion of Holistic Survival is based on the idea that survival in uncertain times requires an all-encompassing or “holistic” approach to be successful. As a way to articulate this principle, we have prepared “The Ten Commandments” of Holistic Survival as a guide for preserving your personal and financial…
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If politicians had spines.
The presupposition in the headline is, of course, blatantly ridiculous. Politicians do not have spines. They might have been born with them, like normal human beings but, at the first sign of interest in participating in the political system, spines are summarily removed and replaced with a non-toxic Jell-O mold. That explains a lot about…
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#1 – Welcome To Holistic Survival
Welcome to Holistic Survival: Your Insurance for a Better Life Wars continue to flare with frightening regularity around the world. Global financial markets, once sedate and predictable, spin out of control in an ever-expanding cycle of chaos. Here at home in the United States, each passing day brings another industry to its knees, begging for…
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Things beginning to look up? Uh, no.
The Obama administration would have us believe that the worst of the recession is past and solid signs of recovery are lurk just around the corner. That must be a pretty darn big corner. Job losses reached a 26 year high, as continuing unemployment set the table for the sixth straight month of foreclosure filings…
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How to weather the Financial Armageddon Ahead
Announcer: Welcome to the Holistic Survival Show with Jason Hartman. The economic storm brewing around the world is set to spill into all aspects of our lives. Are you prepared? Where are you going to turn for the critical life skills necessary to survive and prosper? The Holistic Survival Show is your family’s insurance for…
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Cash flow is king.
Maybe you count yourself among the millions of hard-working Americans who have had their 401k or other nest egg accounts dog-slapped by the economy of the last two years. We’re not here to tell you it’s been a fun ride but maybe there’s something more important – cash flow! Now is the time to hang…
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China’s not getting smaller.
Part of being a modern survivalist is having the foresight to look at what’s happening around you economically, make an educated guess about where events are headed, and adjust your investing strategy accordingly. The future is always uncertain but seems especially so today. One thing we can say is that China (and India) are experiencing…
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Emergency Preparedness: Are You and Your Family Prepared for Disaster?
Announcer: Welcome to the Holistic Survival Show with Jason Hartman. The economic storm brewing around the world is set to spill into all aspects of our lives. Are you prepared? Where are you going to turn for the critical life skills necessary to survive and prosper? The Holistic Survival Show is your family’s insurance for…
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The future of government economics?
We’ve discussed the possibility that states may begin to file bankruptcy, with first on the docket seeming to be California. What does a bankrupt state look like before it goes udner? We might have our first inkling in $682 million in IOUs that were issued by Arnie’s minions to small business owners that contracted to…
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The quicksand of lending to relatives.
While some people are still doing fine financially, others are hurting. There’s no doubt about that. In these uncertain times, it can become tempting to make an informal personal loan to an adult child looking to buy his first home, a struggling relative who’s lost a job, or a sibling in trouble with debt. We’ve…