Charles Sizemore

The current national debt is just over $33 trillion. Of that, $6.8 trillion is “intragovernmental” debt. Why does the government owe itself money? Because it’s been borrowing hand over fist from the Social Security trust fund. But here’s a dirty little secret about that…

There’s a lot of noise about how “great” Black Friday numbers were this year. But dig just a little below the surface and what you find is disturbing. But, knowledge is power that you can use to not only survive, but thrive.

The world has lost a great man and one of the best investors of all times. So today, in honor of his memory, let’s look back at his life in awe and learn some valuable lessons while we’re at it.

Investor demand for government bonds hasn’t been strong enough to soak up an onslaught of new supply. Yields spiked at the auction earlier this month, meaning the government had to offer a higher rate to get investors to nibble. Something’s not right here. So how can investors protect themselves?

Turns out, pandering to internet “activists” (can we call a troll a troll?) doesn’t translate into growing revenues and happy investors. Worse, it is greatly diminishing the quality of the entertainment being produced, as evidenced by, earlier this month, The Marvels’ spectacular flop. So today we’ll consider the price businesses pay to appease the trolls. And we’ll explore the alternatives that we can invest in.

This year marks a tragic trillion-dollar milestone. Just last month, the annual interest paid on our national debt is estimated to have crossed the $1 trillion mark for the first time. Inflation sticking around is inevitable. It may even be intentional. Here’s the kind of inflation protection you need in your portfolio.