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ECONOMY & MARKETS | August 27, 2016

Good News

By Shannon Sands, Publisher, Dent Research

I'm so excited, I can barely contain my enthusiasm…

I've been working behind the scenes to ensure this year's Irrational Economic Summit is the go-to financial event of the year.

This week I secured two more highly visible, keynote-worthy guests to join our speaker line-up this October 20-22.

Along with the Honorary David Walker, ex Comptroller General of the U.S. and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office…

Lacy Hunt, Executive VP of Hoisington Investment Management Company, which has $4.5 billion under management…

And Raoul Pal, Founder of Real Vision TV and ex Goldman Sachs Co-Manager of the hedge fund sales business in equities and equity derivatives in Europe…

We now also have Howard Lindzon, legendary angel investor, entrepreneur and provocateur – not to mention the guy behind Stocktwits! – who will discuss "How Markets in Turmoil are Opportunities"… he'll even tell you the top fintech companies to consider for your portfolio.

AND…

George Gilder (who was a hit at our 2013 summit)! George's newest book and topic of his presentation – The Scandal of Money: Why Wall Street Recovers but the Economy Never Does – couldn't be more fitting for our event. His presentation in 2013 was one of the only times in my 18 years in this business that I've seen anyone get a 10-minute standing ovation from all 400 people in attendance.

Of course, we're excited for you to meet and hear from all of our speakers this October, but we're especially pleased that Howard and George have agreed to join us.

So, if you haven't yet reserved your seat at our Irrational Economic Summit, do so now. These guys are a must-see and must-meet!

Until then, let's look at what we talked about this week at Dent Research…

On Monday, August 22, Harry wrote to 5 Day Forecast readers about the perverts who have hijacked the economy, how stocks or gold won't save you, and what you can do to improve your investment successes.

Some people didn't like Harry using bad language. That's unfortunate because if you've ever met Harry or heard him speak, you know that he is a very passionate, outspoken man. To censor Harry for the sake of a few sensitive souls would do you a disservice. With all due-respect, we'd prefer you hear it like it is, or you may as well just be reading The Wall Street Journal.

Later that day, Harry broached another super-sensitive topic: the election. In the Economy & Markets email to you, he warned that if Trump loses the election come November – which looks likely at this point – we could be facing civil war.

That's because Trump's movement is born out of a deep dissatisfaction among the middle and lower classes in this country. Their standard of living has gone nowhere since the early 1970s, and has actually gone down since 2000 when you adjust for inflation.

But Harry raised an even bigger concern: that Trump's main goal is not to win the election, but instead to form a major new media network… and it looks like he's already hired the two people he needs to accomplish this. We could be witnessing a major coop in the making…

You've got to read this article if you missed it on Monday.

On Tuesday, August 23, Adam wrote to his Cycle 9 Alert subscribers about the opportunities he sees in the healthcare sector. Having recently instructed Boom & Bust subscribers to bank profits on an investment that Adam's algorithm alerted us to two years ago, we're also about to add a healthcare play to our model portfolio. It seems there are some fantastic hotspots in the sector, as well as some very dangerous spots you're going to want to avoid. Adam will share some more details with you on Monday, so don't miss it.

On Wednesday, August 24, Rodney expressed to his Triple Play Strategy subscribers the frustration we're all feeling right now at being back on the Fed-watching hamster wheel.

Central bankers from around the world met in Jackson Hole this week, and investors hung on every word.

As Rodney wrote: "Why, we don't know. Bankers have been wrong about, well, everything, and yet they keep pursuing failed strategies and telling us how wonderful things will be at some point in the future. Unfortunately, the future is now, and we don't have economic growth. Instead, we have several asset bubbles on the verge of bursting."

And that afternoon Lance, Editor of Treasury Profits Accelerator, wrote to you about how you can make the best trade ever. Over. And Over. And Over. He made it seem so simple. You've got to give that article a read.

On Thursday, August 25, John instructed his Forensic Investor subscribers to sell-short a household name… again!

He noted:

Last week, we reached stock market insanity. [The targeted company] reported earnings for its third quarter and while they topped estimates, they included some one-time items and a lot of massaging of the numbers. On the top-line, revenue fell short of expectations by about $200 million, and guidance was revised to include equipment sales falling 10% for the year versus previous expectations of 9%. Yet, somehow, the stock rallied over 13% on the news. It seems Wall Street was willing to overlook a terrible quarter… because the outlook for future quarters was improved due to major cost cutting. So, basically the business is melting away but earnings will improve by cutting costs and lowering the effective tax rate. Great way to play defense!

And on Friday, August 26, Harry showed you evidence that the global real estate bubble is officially bursting. Singapore real estate has declined 21.5% over the last few years and Vancouver real estate is down 24% in just five months!

The question now is… who's next? Read the article here to see what Harry thinks.

We're also finishing up the September issue of Boom & Bust, which we'll be emailing to subscribers on Monday. The print edition will arrive in mail boxes across the country in a week or two.

In this latest issue, Harry gives his subscribers an exclusive preview of the Bubble Model he has developed. It's crazy accurate. Definitely something you're going to want to see. So watch out for your latest issue. If you're not yet a subscriber, but would like to give a risk-free trial subscription a go, simply fill out this form.

That wraps it up for this week.

Shannon Sands
Publisher, Dent Research

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

FW Morning Update: More Bad News for ObamaCare

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1. Here's More Bad News for ObamaCare - via Fortune

Obamacare was supposed to save the American economy.

Back in 2009, when President Obama decided to push for healthcare reform in the midst of a financial crisis, he justified the decision by arguing that healthcare reform was economic reform, stating that the Affordable Care Act would “build a new foundation for lasting and sustained growth.”

One of the ways that healthcare reform was supposed to boost the economy was ending the phenomenon of “job lock,” whereby workers are scared of leaving a job for a potentially better opportunity out of fear of losing their health insurance. But according to a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Obamacare isn’t actually solving that problem. Read more here...

2. Another Health Insurer Pulls Out of ObamaCare - via The Daily Caller News Foundation

Four-year old insurance startup Oscar Insurance Corp. announced Tuesday it plans to pull out of two Obamacare marketplaces in the wake of massive losses largely attributed to Affordable Care Act plans.

The insurer is slated to leave markets in Dallas, an area they entered just this year, and New Jersey next year.

“The individual market isn’t working as intended and there are weaknesses in the way it’s been set up,” Chief Executive Officer Mario Schlosser told Bloomberg. “We want to focus on the markets we understand well, we want to focus on the markets where we have our own model in place. Read more here...

3. ObamaCare Leaves Many With Fewer Choices and Higher Prices - via Reason

Remember when Obamacare's health insurance exchanges were supposed to work like buying a TV on Amazon?

In September 2013, just a few days before the exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act were set to go live, President Obama gave a speech in Largo, Maryland, describing what using those exchanges would be like:

"It's a website where you can compare and purchase affordable health insurance plans, side-by-side, the same way you shop for a plane ticket on Kayak—same way you shop for a TV on Amazon," he said. "You just go on and you start looking, and here are all the options. It's buying insurance on the private market, but because now you're part of a big group plan—everybody in Maryland is all logging in and taking a look at the prices—you've got new choices. Now you've got new competition, because insurers want your business. And that means you will have cheaper prices." Read more here...

4. The Disaster In Louisiana Calls for a Measured Response From Congress - by Neil Siefring via The Daily Caller

The flooding in Louisiana has been nothing short of tragic. The loss of life, the people displaced, and the damages that have permanently altered the lives of the people of Louisiana in the “worst disaster since Sandy” requires a response from Congress that is measured and fiscally responsible.

There is talk on Capitol Hill of implementing supplemental spending for the disaster in Louisiana that may be included in a continuing resolution — a bill instructing the Treasury Department to keep funding the government at current fiscal year levels – which Congress will likely take up in September. Congress has failed once again to pass the 12 spending bills that fund the government and get them to the president’s desk for his signature before the end of the fiscal year on September 30. Therefore, lawmakers will have to pass a continuing resolution when it gets back in September in order to avoid a federal government shutdown. Read more here...

5. Public Support for Common Core Falls to Record Low - via Breitbart

The annual Education Next poll shows that public support for the Common Core State Standards has fallen to a record low.

According to the survey, support for the Common Core education plan dropped to 50 percent this year, down from 58 percent in 2015 and from 83 percent in 2013.

When political affiliation is a factor, Republican support for the plan plummeted from 82 percent in 2013 to 39 percent in 2016. Democrat support fell from 86 percent in 2013 to 60 percent in 2016. Read more here...

Jason Pye
Communications Director, FreedomWorks


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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

August 24, 2016 If My People - The Informer

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August 24, 2016

VP HOPEFULS RANKED AS OPPOSITES

With voter approval rates for Hillary Clinton averaging a negative 10.9 percentage points and those for Donald Trump at a negative 28.6 percentage points, it's conceivable that their vice presidential choices will tip the scales for undecided voters in November.

The press and commentators analyzing both parties (except for some die-hard Bernard Sanders acolytes) generally agree that popular Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia is Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's ideal running mate - a well-mannered, modulated moderate from a key swing state. The press and political sages have called Mike Pence the perfect ticket mate for Mr. Trump because he has stood firmly on the right in the U.S. House and in his current role as Indiana governor.

Vice-presidential candidates are chosen for political reasons. It's called "balancing the ticket." Sen. Tim Caine fully matches Hillary Clinton's extreme liberalism and the Democrat platform. Gov. Mike Pence, a conservative evangelical, reflects the Republican platform. Pray that values voters will examine both party platforms and consider voting pro-life. The platform contrasts could not be more stark.

"I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live...." (Deut. 30:19)

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ADMINISTRATION LOOKS TO TWEAK CONTRACEPTIVE MANDATE

Three months after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered both sides to seek out a compromise on Obamacare's birth control mandate, religious nonprofits that oppose it are mobilizing to win the fight, while the administration is saying it's ready to tweak the rules.

The Health and Human Services Department has asked the public to weigh in through next month on ways to ensure women get access to contraceptives including the morning-after pill and accommodate faith-based schools, hospitals and charities that refuse to pay for something they consider sinful.

This is "the problem that will not go away." Pray for Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life and all those who are standing fast against government opposition to sacrosanct religious convictions. Such convictions will not allow them to dispense contraceptive materials. The administration is determined to overcome. Pray for clear-cut victory, that religious freedoms will prevail.

"And Jesus answered and said to them, 'Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.'"(Mark 12:17)

THE REALITY OF A PIPE DREAM

Socialism is still in vogue, regardless of its sorry record all over the world for the last century. The Free Stuff Army is on the march, especially in the United States.

There's something about deploying the government as a mugger to obtain the fruits of someone else's labor that appeals to the worst in us. But it invariably leads to poverty, dishonesty and even tyranny.

Years ago, I visited Jamaica when it was under a socialist government. Things had deteriorated. Trying to fool the people, the government ordered imported goods to be repackaged as locally produced.

This is a good warning article. Let us "watch and pray." But we also acknowledge that America is close to succumbing to out-and-out socialism, if not communism, where the state rules and our U.S. Constitution is all but obliterated. This is not pessimism, but a call to much prayer. We urge all readers to study the political issues and platforms, then vote for the values you believe.

"Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy-meditate on these things." (Phil. 4:8)

Hillary Clinton will have to give testimony about her secret email server and account, but it will be in writing rather than in person, a federal judge ruled Friday, delivering a partial victory to the Democratic presidential candidate.

Mrs. Clinton will have until the middle of November - after the election - to answer those questions, Judge Emmet G. Sullivan ruled.

But the State Department must quickly process and release any of the emails the FBI has recovered from Mrs. Clinton's accounts that are sought in the open-records lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch. Judge Sullivan said those must be released by Sept. 30.

Please pray fervently for our nation. We ask each reader to work with your church, your prayer group, and with us to "Get Out the Prayer." America's major issue is not Mrs. Clinton or her email reporting practices. Our country's challenges are first spiritual. Mrs. Clinton's truth issues are a symptom not a cause. Pray for national spiritual renewal and revival in the Church.

"Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon." (Isa. 55:6-7)

Growing up, I watched a lot of Westerns. In addition to the cowboy hero, the town sheriff was almost always a model of integrity. He stood for law and order against bank robbers, cattle rustlers and horse thieves all trying to disrupt the peace.

A contemporary and real-life version of those fictional characters is Sheriff David Clarke of Milwaukee County, Wis.

Sheriff Clarke has been trying to restore law and order after several nights of rioting following the shooting death of 23-year-old Sylville Smith by a Milwaukee police officer. Smith had a lengthy criminal record, longer than some people's resumes. He should have been in prison.