Category Archives: World Economy

4-D Systems Worldwide Calendar

2011 4-D Systems Worldwide Calendar

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Amazing New Assessment Dashboard

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Societal Complexity and Collapse

I only occasionally encounter a very new way of looking at something that interests me. As any who read my blog regularly know, I am interested in macroeconomics. I study this as an investor, and to learn what I can … Continue reading

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Powerconnect and the Optical Society Presentations

I had two especially well received presentations (Download the Presentations in PowerPoint) during the past several days. The first was at a Powerconnect meeting in the Cisco facility in Palo Alto to Indian IT experts working in the US who … Continue reading

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Why I Sold All My Stocks

Stocks (and fiat currencies) are “tertiary” forms of wealth with no value without primary and secondary wealth. Primary wealth is economically harvestable basic resources. Secondary wealth is product made from primary wealth, taken to markets and then sold. More importantly, … Continue reading

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I’ve Read Some Shocking Things, But…

I routinely read Chris Martenson’s daily blogs, and this tops anything i have seen yet. This is so outrageous that only months ago, I would have trashed it. As a physicist, I am trained to examine evidence as it matches … Continue reading

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Why I Blog about Scary Futures

While the response my Blogs about preparation for massive and unpleasant change has been overwhelmingly positive, I received one critical e-mail from a 4-D client. He referred to my blogs as “bizarre” and “survivalist.” I thought I might tell you … Continue reading

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My Predictions for 2011

This is an update of a topic that I write about occasionally. I am not a certified financial planer and this is not financial advice. It is educational material integrated from multiple sources. Here is my best guess about what … Continue reading

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Preserving Buying Power in Economic Chaos

Perspectives by Charlie Pellerin, author of How NASA Builds Teams. I wrote about why we will undergo wrenching economic and social change in prior blogs. This is about how to protect the buying power for whatever assets you might happen … Continue reading

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The Transition (Money, Water, Food, and Energy)

Perspectives by Charlie Pellerin, author of How NASA Builds Teams (See NASAteambuilding.com) Do you recall the “N1H1” flu scare? I was fascinated to watch President Obama and other senior officials tick off the standard list of what you should do … Continue reading

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