Every correction is the same, a normal downturn in one or more of the markets where we invest. There has never been a correction that has not proven to be an investment opportunity. You can be confident that governments around the world are not going to allow another Great Depression “on their watch”.

Every correction is different, the result of various economic and/or political circumstances that create the need for adjustments in the financial markets.
While everything is down in price, as it is now, there is actually less to worry about. When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping.

In this case, an overheated real estate market, an overdose of financial bad judgment, and a damn the torpedoes stock market, propelled by demand for speculative derivative securities and Hedge Funds, finally came unglued.

But it is the reality of corrections that is …

by Jeff Bell

Inflation & deflation and their many meanings, should be carefully dissected. Although both have similar meanings, deflation can differ a bit. Deflation can often be found to be the very reason for inflation. The solution for money inflation is the same for deflation. Deflation however often looks for increasing the value of money, but can in turn doing so, cause supply and demand to dwindle.

Inflation and deflation can cause many problems other than just a fall in the economy. It can have devastating effects on people and their means to survive. Sounds serious you might say, well it is. More often than not people find their health failing both emotionally and physically. This occurs from the worry of and inflated economy and what it may mean for a person and their family. Monetary inflation and deflation shows no mercy, and can affect anyone from any …

This article is part of a syndicated series about deflation from market analyst Robert Prechter, the world’s foremost expert on and proponent of the deflationary scenario. For more on deflation and how you can survive it, download Prechter’s FREE 60-page Deflation Survival eBook, part of Prechter’s NEW Deflation Survival Guide.

The following article was adapted from Robert Prechter’s NEW …

There has never been a correction that has not proven to be an investment opportunity. While everything is down in price, there is actually less to worry about than when prices are historically high. More money has been lost by people who bought into last year’s markets than by those who will buy into this one, at this stage of the correction. When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping.

Every correction is different, the result of various economic and/or political circumstances that create the need for adjustments in the financial markets. This correction is worse than most that I’ve experienced, but the doom and gloom scenarios many have been pushing are unlikely to come to fruition. Once the media elects a new president, they’ll just have to start reporting better news: 96% of all mortgages are current sounds a whole …

As is becoming apparent, the US is heading towards a depression, and given the nature of the proposed bailouts as well as restrictions on short selling, it seems as though the depression will be inflationary. The most notable characteristic of an inflationary depression is currency devaluation.

If that’s the case, how can traders preserve their wealth? Below are 8 ETFs traders should consider looking into to prepare for an inflationary depression:

Foreign Bond ETFs. There are a number of foreign bond ETFs — FAX, FAM, EDF, among others — are also appealing to many seeking to diversify outside the US. In addition to providing stable income returns that bonds offer, they also allow for protection against dollar devaluation.

VEU. This fund seeks to replicate an index of 2,200 stocks in 47 countries outside the US. Because of its diversity, it is viewed as …

It is no secret that the US stock market has been in trouble of late; the S&P 500 has been plunging, as has the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

To properly understand what is going on, though, it is important to consider the Federal Reserve’s actions regarding expanding the money supply. The Fed’s bailouts often result in an expansion of the money supply, as do direct injections into the money markets.

The end result is that the nominal price of everything ends up getting boosted. So, to truly understand the size of the S&P and DJIA’s declines, we need to factor in that those values are still being further inflated via inflation of the money supply.

Austrian economists are familiar with using the price of gold as a proxy to hedge against inflation of the …

We've discussed this many times in the past [Jan 21: A Tour Through the Middle East] and as I wrote in January While we wring our collective hands about how the infrastructure companies are going to lose all their business as crude drops from $100 to $75, and projects will be cancelled due to their rich customers actually giving a rat's behind if crude is $100 or $75 let's take a look at reality. I noticed a story in the NY Times this weekend on Saudi Arabia - so I'd like to overlay that with just a snapshot of what is going on in some of the other countries in this part of the world - the Kuwaits, the Oman's, the Abu Dhabi's, the Qatar's.... ... because perhaps I think most of us still are very inward looking as Americans and do not realize ...

Warren Buffett talks with Bloomberg’s Josh Hamilton in New York about Buffett’s philanthropic efforts, US economic policy and the Federal Reserve’s efforts to support the US financial industry.

Buffett said that he was concerned about “stagflation”, or slowing in the US economy while inflation accelerates. “We’re right in the middle of it right now,” said Buffett, chairman of Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway. “I think the ‘flation’ part will heat up and I think the ‘stag’ part will get worse.”

He said the US housing slump has been a drag on Berkshire’s earnings, adding that he was unsure when the economy would recover. “It’s not going to be tomorrow, it’s not going to be next month, and may not even be next year,” said Buffett.

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No surprise from the Fed yesterday. Their feeble statements about inflation just prove what I've said all along: When considering deflation or inflation, the Federal Reserve will always opt for the lesser of the two evils, inflation! Nevertheless, many of the so-called experts on Wall Street seem to think that oil and gas prices can't go any higher ... that China's raising its domestic energy prices will kill demand ... that the bull market in natural resources and the jumps in inflation are over. I believe they are wrong. Dead wrong. Why? All of my experience ... all of my indicators ... all of my proprietary cyclical and technical models tell me oil and gas prices are headed much higher ... natural resources are going to double ... triple and even quadruple ...

By Jennifer Yousfi Managing Editor The U.S. Federal Reserve faces a tough challenge as it kicks off a two-day policymaking meeting tomorrow (Tuesday): It probably needs to start raising interest rates to prop up the U.S. dollar and offset a major escalation in inflationary pressures; but the economy needs low interest rates if it’s to maintain its anemic growth rate. After one of the Fed’s most aggressive rate-cutting campaigns ever slashed short-term interest rates from 5.25% in mid-September to 2.0% now, experts now expect the central bank to reverse course. And this week’s two-day meeting of the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) represents the first chance for the central bank to boost its benchmark Federal Funds rate. Recent hawkish comments by central bank Chairman Ben S. Bernanke had led some analysts to expect a 25-basis point rate increase at this meeting, but ...