August 20, 2007 – On Monday, October 23, 2006, reporter Deborah Solomon wrote in the Wall Street Journal: “Mr. Paulson is chairman of the Working Group, which coordinates government policy on financial markets and includes the heads of the Federal Reserve, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Mr. Paulson has insisted that [...]

August 9, 2007 – Back in March, we had U.S. Secretary of Treasury Hank Paulson telling investors not to worry because the economy was “fine” as he put it. Then just the other day President Bush issued statements saying that the economy was fine again. However, don’t say that I didn’t warn you against such [...]

August 9, 2007 – Once again, something we predicted months ago is happening and being reported by a major world newspaper. And yet, the foolishness in the U.S. Congress continues, illustrating that they “just don’t get it.” Thank God U.S. Congressman and women are not responsible for our nation’s fiscal policy though they really couldn’t [...]

April 11, 2007 – It is very difficult to understand where and how to invest your money without understanding politics. I know, I know. At first your reaction will probably be the same as 99% of all other investors. “What are you talking about?” is what you are thinking right? But understanding politics will help [...]

April 1, 2007- Several big stories hit the financial news this past week but the real significance of these stories were not discussed anywhere. Number one, the U.S. Congress pushed to file unfair trade practices against China, stating that the Bush administration’s quiet behind-the-scenes negotiation strategy was unacceptable as a tactic to bring economic reform [...]

April 1, 2007 – In Novermber, 2006, in a blog titled “I’m Playing Nostradamus Today”, I wrote this : even if the Iranian conflict eventually materializes, a prior short, surgical strike elsewhere seems much more likely. In fact, Venezuela, or a smaller South American country such as Bolivia or Ecuador would seem to be a [...]

March 13, 2007- Sometimes the U.S. Congress is foolish. In order to cover up the inadequacies of the federal reserve and poor fiscal policy, Congress wants to impose tariffs on Chinese goods, and in doing so, supposedly make U.S. goods more competitive against Chinese goods. More on this topic (What's this?) Where the Chinese are [...]

December 17, 2006 – This past week, U.S. Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson was in China, urging the government to let market forces determine the direction of the Yuan. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has also gone on record as urging the Chinese to let the Yuan rise from its current levels. The obvious [...]

December 15, 2006 – Today, as an added bonus, our casual Friday blog should have a lot of utility to you. Most people are aware that banks employ high-tech security measure to prevent thieves from being able to raid their bank vaults or even commit simpler acts of robbery. What most people don’t know is [...]

November 29, 2006 – Many Latin American countries, for decades, exploited by imperialist nations, are now at a tipping point between the poor and moneyed elite. In Mexico, there is great unrest between the poor and upper classes. In Venezuela, divisions of opinion regarding incumbent Venezuelan President Chavez have created a nation on edge. “You’ll [...]

November 28, 2006- This month, the following article appeared in the Bangkok Post. “Ten leading exporters of food, farm goods and garments called for monetary measures and assistance from state agencies to ease the baht’s rapid appreciation, which they say has threatened their competitiveness. The exporters want the government to cap the baht’s appreciation at [...]

November 27, 2006 – I’m not sure how much press this incredible situation is receiving in the Western hemisphere, but here in Asia, it’s receiving almost none. The situation I speak of is the swearing in of unofficial President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in a parallel government this week in Mexico. For those unfamiliar with [...]

November 26, 2006 – Every once in a while at the Underground Investor, we’ll revisit old blog posts just to remind our readers of particularly pertinent past posts. Most of the time, however, since they’re already posted, we’ll just leave it up to you the reader to search for them and read them. Back on [...]