In the video below, a young man tells his story of how he lost more than 50% in silver after buying into Mike Maloney’s bullshit.

Continuing from PART 5 It seems like every day we hear about some guy making gold and silver price forecasts, and these forecasts are invariably ridiculously high.   Some of these hacks insist that gold is headed to $5000; others say $10,000; some even say $20,000. I’ve even heard one clown “predict” $57,000! How about $1500 silver? Sure! Why not!?   Maybe if I “forecast” $100,000 gold the media will line up to interview me. Because it is impossible to know in advance whether gold has peaked during its current bull market cycle, we advise gold investors to wait for conservative entry points and take profits according to the technicals, adjusted for fundamental events which are likely to affect gold pricing.   ...This point is w...

While some would consider Cramer a “stock pumper,” others would consider him their savior. I would consider him the “Dr. Phil” of Wall Street because, similar to Phil, he designs shows based on resolving some controversial issue with the intended goal of helping lost souls. I find it of no surprise that Cramer has made appearances on Dr. Phil. Both are in the same line of work – cheeseball marketing.  At the end of each show both Dr. Phil and Cramer emerge as some sort of “Superman.” In short, both of these shows are more about entertainment than anything else and they create an illusion of “value” for their misguided viewers. While this approach isn't really damaging for the Dr. Phil Show, it can be highly damaging for a show b...

In the November 2010 issue of the Intelligent Investor newsletter, our Chief Investment and Trading Strategist, Mike Stathis added Atheros Communications (ATHR) to his recommended list. At that time, shares were selling for around $32. In December, Mike reiterated his bullish sentiment for ATHR. Most investors hadn’t heard much about ATHR. This is a company that managed to keep a relatively low profile over the years, although it had quickly emerged as a leader in Wi-Fi devices. Mike had been following ATHR for over five years and knew the company well. During that period, he had traded in and out of the stock. In November 2010, Mike made the call to get back in again. The following month, Qualcomm (QCOM) announced an all-cash buyout, valuing ATHR at just under......

If you look around on the various gold bug web sites, you are likely to see the same crowd posting the same lines of hyperinflation and everything else they can conjure up in order to scare people into loading up on excessive amounts of physical gold. Note the emphasis on “physical gold” rather than gold ETFs.

Have you ever wondered why most people get screwed in the stock market?

As many of you may know, on March 27, 2008, Ford (F) completed negotiations to sell its Jaguar and Land Rover divisions to Tata Motors (TTM), a division of the Indian conglomerate Tata Group. The deal went for a reported $2.3 billion, despite Ford’s original cost of $5.2 billion for the duo ($2.5 billion for Jaguar in 1989 and $2.7 billion for Land Rover in 2000). However, after Ford pays $600 million into the pension funds of these companies, the deal will only net them $1.7 billion. But with total losses exceeding $15 billion in just the past two years alone, Ford was clearly desperate. It had no choice. It needed cash, and fast. This article was originally written in 2008 as a followup to the material I first wrote about pertaining to US trade policy in my banned 2006 book,...

UPDATE: August 15, 2012. I FINALLY located a video discussing the real reason for the invasion of Iraq and the move now to invade Iran, as I originally wrote about in America's Financial Apocalypse (see the YouTube video below).    Mike Stathis, Chief Investment Strategist, AVA Investment Analytics Originally Published on July 31, 2012 by Press TV   Getting rid of welfare as a solution to America’s depression might sound like a counterproductive idea. But let’s take a closer look at why that just might represent the most viable option.  

I Repeat… I continue to be amazed by so many out there, from the pundits with their agendas to the so-called experts who zoom in on every grain of short-term optimism with an electron microscope while explaining away the reality. Not much has changed since I last wrote. Let me repeat in case you haven’t been following me. We are going to see… - An earnings meltdown - Hundreds of bank failures over the next few years - Hundreds of hedge fund blow ups - Soaring corporate defaults (already beginning) - A huge junk bond market (soon to come) - A large oil correction which will rebound and make new highs down the road (in progress) - Real estate prices collapse by 30% (35% worst case scenario)

In addition to receiving world-class investment education, subscribers to our Securities Analysis & Trading Webinar series have benefited a great deal from the investment recommendations and insights provided by Mike Stathis.  We have not previously shown the long list of profitable recommendations from this webinar series because we simply don't have the time. Besides, we don't feel the need to devote time to this endeavor because anyone who has carefully examined Mike Stathis' 17-year track record of investment analysis and forecasting already knows he publishes the highest level investment analysis and insights which are most often quite profitable.  We believe his research and track record is amongst the best in the world. Mike Stathis has risen to become one of the......

It seems as if the new trend in modern America is to use scare tactics as a way to sell the sheep.   It worked for President Bush when he warned of Saddam’s WMDs. It also worked for Paulson when he shoved the unconstitutional banking and auto bailouts (TARP and other taxpayer funds) down the throats of U.S. taxpayers. (1) (2) (3) (4) Today, various individuals, from media clowns to investment pundits are using their own brand of scare tactics in order to get people to buy gold. As you shall see, this article addresses the controversy of these activities. Let me first begin with a reminder about the dangers of America’s media monopoly. Instead of presenting different perspectives in a manner which promotes an open forum of debate and inquiry, the media feeds its audien...

If you clicked this article thinking I was serious, then I strongly advise you to take notes as you read through this piece. The title of this article, is, never has been and never will be something I will claim to teach you because as much as I know about business and investments, I can tell you there are no secrets, unless you consider hard work a secret. Rather than the title to my own article, this title is the common theme used by the investment gurus; you know, the marketing clowns plastered all over TV and the Internet, preying on the desperate and broke. In the past, I've discussed cheeseball marketers. These are the guys who lie, deceive and use other tactics to make the sheep think they will lead you to easy riches.  /article_details-279.html Note that D...

I began my mission helping investors steer clear of Wall Street because I learned firsthand how the game was played after having worked in the industry.  Thereafter, I learned how the media helps Wall Street after I was black balled by all media in 2006 and thereafter for trying to warn main street about what would become an unprecedented financial crisis in 2008.  My mission has been to help investors become more knowledgeable and successful by providing cutting-edge investment research as well as top-notch educational content. I think I've done quite well in that regard.  As a part of this mission, I have also spent a great deal of time and effort exposing the criminal activities of the financial media, as it works with Wall Street to deceive and defraud main str...

Did you get a raise in 2009?  CEOs of the nation’s largest health insurers most certainly did; CIGNA, UnitedHealth, Humana and Wellpoint. In fact, as a reward for many years of excessive hikes to insurance premiums executed under his leadership, Edward Hanway, the former CEO of CIGNA was provided with a retirement package worth $110.9 million, paid for by the excessive and unnecessarily high insurance premiums billed to CIGNA’s policy holders.   Excessive premium hikes from U.S. health insurers are an industry-wide problem and have been for well over a decade. Rather than real competition, the industry engages in collusion with territorial monopolies and duopolies.

You may recall a few previous articles I've posted on the vultures out there that prey on your desperation. Some of the most dangerous wolves of the pack are the investment newsletters, and there are thousands.  They are potentially very dangerous because they prey on your greed and desire for easy money. Meanwhile, they send you misleading claims if not outright lies. Hopefully by now you realize that AVA Investment Analytics NOT INCLUDED in this huge group for obvious reasons (check the track record of AVA Investment Analytics chief, Mike Stathis as well as his credentials).  These are the same guys who rent or sell your email and mailing address to other companies, from credit cards and insurance to other newsletters. They also bombard your mailbox dai...

Economists and other hacks continue to point the blame on the lingering high unemployment rate on things outside of Washington's control. Some blame it on the economic cycle. These hacks insist the nation's high jobless rate is due to low demand. Accordingly, they recommend more stimulus. Others suggest the high unemployment is due to structural factors. They basically claim that workers no longer possess the skills needed by the work place or else they reside in regions where there is a skill mismatch. Of course, neither of these claims can explain the high jobless rate. In this article, Mike details each of these arguments, then discusses the real reason why the jobless rate remains high and will continue to remain high for several years.

This is just a reminder to those who don't know about me. 

With rare exception, investors should stay clear of traditional asset classes. If you haven’t already done so, you’d be wise to invest in commodities, gold, oil trusts, and foreign currencies (Yen and Swiss Franc). In addition, investors without short investment horizons should have some exposure in China and Latin America. Keeping cash on hand is also advised. When the market sells off, you may choose to buy in. But don’t expect it to last. Buying the U.S. market after sell offs and moving to cash after rebounds is the best way to navigate this storm. A buy-and-hold strategy will crush most investors.

UPDATE: article re-edited on September 30, 2010. Apparently, the use of scare tactics works well for a population whose minds have been hijacked by the corporate-controlled media establishment. For instance, a few years ago, President Bush and his neo-con clan used the WMD scare tactic in order to justify the invasion of Iraq. More scare tactics were used to pass the unconstitutional Patriot Act. (1) (2) A few years later, as the financial system got stuck in the game of musical chairs, Henry Paulson and the Federal Reserve bank used the “too big to fail” scare tactic in order to justify the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which opened the door for the unconstitutional passage of TARP. As we all know, the banking cartel labeled “too big to fail,&rdquo...

As I previously discussed, I was very bullish on gold in the past. However, I never positioned it as an investment in the same manner as equities or bonds because there is no credible way to value gold other than by the market approach. And if you think the market approach is valid, keep in mind it’s similar to the approach used to value real estate. Moreover, the higher gold rises in price, the riskier it becomes for new purchases because pricing over $1000 will not persist indefinitely. This is a fact. But Marc Faber has guaranteed that gold will never again decline below $1000. This should convince you that he is a complete clown.