While our analysts believe beyond a shadow of doubt that the long term outlook for the world economy is inflationary, it behooves the modern survivalist to understand the idea of deflation and especially the risks related to economic survival. Most of us understand that inflation leads to ever-increasing prices of goods and a lessening of [...]

The Holistic Survival Podcast is evolving in response to what we see as a society going through extremely “uncertain” times. Uncertain is putting it mildly. We stand here in the early years of the 21st century and watch our politicians stupidly put into motion the very same economic strategies that are in the process of [...]

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Irvine, California – July 8, 2010 – Episode three of the Holistic Survival Show includes Michael Panzner, author of “Financial Armageddon” and “When Giants Fall.” Panzner clarifies what he believes the future will looks like for most Americans after the “economic unraveling” has taken place.

It seems everywhere you look, the worldwide economic trend is down.
The country of Hungary is the latest to join the conga line of nations standing on the precipice of economic disaster. If Hungarians stand on their tiptoes they can see Greece ahead of them on the Slip- ‘N-Slide to national bankruptcy. Need some hard, cold [...]

The financial blow up in Greece is grabbing headlines these days as the IMF and EU scramble to provide funds necessary to keep that tottering country solvent. While this is all well and good to the Greeks, the truth is that their GDP is 2.5% that of the United States. On the international stage, this [...]

News comes today that the country of Greece is about to be violently modernized. Wait a second…that’s one of the oldest cultures around. Bet you thought they were already modernized. Well, unfortunately for their economy, they have also become liberalized, with public sector jobs comprising one-third of the work force.
Did you comprehend that? A full [...]

What happens in your life when you are deemed a bad credit risk? We all know the answer to that one. It’s hard to get bank loans or credit cards, and you find yourself punished financially just about every which way the powers-that-be can figure how to do it. In short, it’s a miserable situation.
Word [...]

China, which in September 2008 became the largest holder of U.S. government backed treasury bonds, decided to start unloading them in December 2009. A recent report by the Treasury Department showed the communist empire dumped almost $35 billion (that’s with a ‘b’) worth of notes in the last month of last year, leaving Japan as [...]

Whether the coming economic collapse is simply a re-creation of the Great Depression or turns into an all out “blood in the streets” sort of affair, there are mitigating steps to take. First, let’s hope the streets don’t run red. If they do, your best bet is a few guns and lots of ammunition. For [...]

Well, Obama’s stimulus program worked out well, especially in light of the news that now the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, a government entity designed to insure the money you deposit in a bank, is considering borrowing cash from those very same banks before it run out of money.
Can it get any more ridiculous? The answer [...]

The purpose of trend forecasting is to provide insights and directions in anticipation of what the future may bring, and to be prepared for the unexpected. Gerald Celente, founder of The Trends Research Institute and author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century, [...]

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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 the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 all [...]

Though still a chilling thought, the prospect of a state(s) in the United States of America declaring bankruptcy is not as far-fetched as it used to be. What if it’s your state? What would the immediate aftermath look like?
For starters, you can expect an immediate shutdown of state-funded services and programs, followed by widespread panic, [...]

The following Economic Survival tips were posted by Donald Trump at www.TrumpUniversity.com. Since they reflect much of what Jason talks about at Platinum Properties Investor Network and Holistic Survival, we thought it would be worth a look for our audience.
Here’s Mr. Trump’s list:

• Pay attention to national and international news and finance coverage at least several [...]

Holistic Survival is founded on the premise of “Protecting the People, Places, and Profits you care about during uncertain times.” What do we mean by uncertain times? Good question. Lest you get the wrong impression, we’re not worried about a complete unraveling of society and all out disintegration of civilization. That’s probably not going to [...]