Part I: Top Ten Stories
Part I includes our stories for our first two categories: Economy & Financial Markets and Geopolitics. ECONOMY & FINANCIAL MARKETS Story #1: Secret Books, FASAB […]
Author: Eddie Bell
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Trump Report Card
Category Catherine’s 2017 Grade Catherine’s 2018 Grade Catherine’s 2019 Q1 Grade Catherine’s 2019 Q2 Grade Dr. Farrell’s 2017 Grade Dr. Farrell’s 2018 Grade Dr. Farrell’s 2019 Q1 Grade Dr. Farrell’s 2019 Q2 Grade Vision B- […]
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Equities
S&P Large Caps (SPX), Buybacks (PKW) U.S. Small Caps (SCHA), U.S. Mid Caps (SCHM), U.S. Large Caps (SCHX) U.S. Aerospace & Defense (ITA) Consumer Discretionary (XLY) Consumer Staples (XLP) Industrial Select (XLI) U.S. Financials ETF […]
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Commodities
Crude Oil (OILNF) Russia (RSX), Crude Oil (OILNF) Gold (GLD), Silver (SLV) Mining (GDX), Junior Mining (GDXJ) Commodities Index (CRB) Baltic Dry Index
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Fixed Income
U.S. Dollar Index Fixed Income U.S. Bond Aggregate (AGG), High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) 5-7yr. Treasury ETF (IEF), 20 yr. + Treasury ETF (TLT)
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Rambus Blockbuster Chartology
By Catherine Austin Fitts My “go to” website for technical analysis of precious metals, the US dollar & the US stock market is Rambus Chartology, where Rambus (that’s his handle – he’s the founding technical […]
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Financial Markets
“The investment business has taught me – increasingly as the years have passed – that people, especially investors (and, I believe, Americans), prefer good news and wishful thinking to bad news; and that there are […]
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Movies and Documentaries
Feature Films Rollover (1981) A currency crisis drama with A-list names of the era: directed by Alan J. Pakula (All the President’s Men) and starring Jane Fonda and Kris Kristofferson. Back in the days when […]
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The State of Our Currencies
“So long as it is digital and centrally controlled, Mr. Global could not care less whether the new currency system is called dollar, peso, franc, gold, silver, or wampum beads.” ~ Catherine Austin Fitts, 2008 […]
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Donations
"Giving back to the communities and institutions that helped us achieve success is a value we share and a privilege we embrace." ~Dinesh Paliwal We believe in doing what we can to support those around […]
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Closing & Credits
“Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.” ~ George Carlin I arrived in Hickory Valley from Switzerland in late March, 2019, following our Stavoren […]
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Introduction
“What I can do, you can do.” ~ Jesus Christ, who threw the moneychangers out of the temple By Catherine Austin Fitts When I announced the theme for our 2nd Quarter 2019 Wrap Up, I […]
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Table of Contents
I. Home Table of Contents Introduction Donations II. The State of Our Currencies The State of Our Currencies – Main Theme The State of Our Currencies – Chronology The State of Our Currencies – Bibliography […]
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News, Trends & Stories
“Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to throw away. Death stands at your elbow. Be good for something while you live and it is in your power.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
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Will ESG turn the Red Button Green?
"In the summer of 2000, I asked a group of 100 people at a conference of spiritually committed people who would push a red button […]
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Movies and Documentaries
Movies Other People’s Money (1991) One of Catherine's favorite movies about money, it demonstrates the power of what can happen when the economics of new […]
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Table of Contents
I. Home Table of Contents Introduction Donations II. Can ESG Turn the Red Button Green? I. Introduction: The Power of Shunning II. What Is ESG? […]
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Closing & Credits
“May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.” ~ George Carlin The 1st Quarter of 2019 began in the winter […]
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Introduction
“What is relevant is what solves the problem. If we had thought through real relevancies, we would be on Sirius by now.” ~ Sir Peter […]
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Fixed Income
U.S. Dollar Index Fixed Income U.S. Bond Aggregate (AGG), High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) 5-7yr. Treasury ETF (IEF), 20 yr. + Treasury ETF (TLT)
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Financial Markets
“A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank. Capitalism cherishes voluntary contracts and interest rates that are determined […]
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Rambus Blockbuster Chartology
By Catherine Austin Fitts My “go to” website for technical analysis of precious metals, the US dollar & the US stock market is Rambus Chartology, […]
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Commodities
Crude Oil (OILNF) Russia (RSX), Crude Oil (OILNF) Gold (GLD), Silver (SLV) Mining (GDX), Junior Mining (GDXJ) Commodities Index (CRB) Baltic Dry Index
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Equities
S&P Large Caps (SPX), Buybacks (PKW) U.S. Small Caps (SCHA), U.S. Mid Caps (SCHM), U.S. Large Caps (SCHX) U.S. Aerospace & Defense (ITA) Consumer Discretionary […]
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Part 1: Top News Videos
Food for the Soul with Nina Heyn from Solari | 28 March 2019 Pretty much the weakest argument against conspiracy theories ever Truthstream Media | […]
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Trump Report Card
“There are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret.” ~Ronald Reagan Category […]
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News, Trends & Stories
“Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is […]
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Part 1: Top Ten Stories
“Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run […]
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Take Action, Inspiration, & Unanswered Questions
TAKE ACTION Story #22: Support Great Leadership There is great leadership around us. Regarding glyphosate, listen to Don Huber on The Solari Report Food Series—a […]
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Part II: Top News Videos
Green New Deal astonishes—Vast $$ for VCs, “new banks,” Fed Reserve, nat’l “smart grid,” no oversight Daily Clout | 09 January 2019 Finally admitted! “New” […]
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Part II: Top Ten Stories
CULTURE Story #11: The Year of Da Vinci This is the 500th anniversary of da Vinci. Da Vinci was an illegitimate child and largely self-taught—someone […]
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Missing Money: A Personal History – 1989 to 2019
C. Austin Fitts, Assistant Housing Secretary, conferring with assistants during a break in her testimony before a Senate subcommittee, 1989. (The New York Times/Andrea Mohin) […]
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Coming Clean Beyond the Fiscal Cliff
[CAF Note: We originally published this article in January 2013. I wrote it over the Christmas holidays in 2012 because it was obvious that, despite […]
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Classification for Investors 101
Table of Contents I. Introduction A. Why Does Classification Matter to the Average Investor? A.1. Private Entity Reporting Exemptions A.2. Government Accounting Exemptions A.3. Government […]
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Caveat Emptor: Why Investors Need to Do Due Diligence on U.S. Treasury and Related Securities
By Catherine Austin Fitts Carolyn A. Betts, Esq. ~ February 18, 2019 ~ “There can be no time, no state of things, in which Credit […]
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Should We Care about Secrecy in Financial Reporting?
Should We Care about Secrecy in Financial Reporting? Dr. Mark Skidmore* Catherine Austin Fitts** Published February 8, 2019 *Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics/Department […]
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Lets Go to the Movies
Here is a chronological list of all the movies and documentaries we’ve reviewed on the Solari Report: 2018-12-13 Live Foods For Winning Energy Without Drugs […]
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Official U.S. Debt Holders
Depending upon what news sources you read, you may have the impression that the vast majority of the official U.S. government debt is held by […]
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National Security Exemptions and SEC Rule 10b-5
Table of Contents I. Introduction II. What Is SEC Rule 10b-5? III. The Elements of a Rule 10b-5 Claim a. Is the Government a “Person” […]
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Solari Heros: The Missing Money A-Team
“Why is no one doing anything?” ~ What you say if you want Catherine Austin Fitts to rhetorically chop your head off Please meet the […]
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Missing Money: A Personal History – 1989 to 2019
“Tell me a story. In this century and moment of madness, tell me a story.” ~ Robert Penn Warren By Catherine Austin Fitts [TO COME] […]
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Contractors, Investors, and Dealers
The ten largest government contractors in 2017 were issued $50.7 billion in contract awards. These ten contractors had a combined 356 instances of misconduct since […]
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Caveat Emptor
By Carolyn Betts, Esq and Catherine Austin Fitts [To Come]
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The History and Organization of the Federal Reserve: The What and Why of the United States’ Most Powerful Banking Organization
“Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce.” -James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United […]
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FASAB Statement 56: Understanding New Government Financial Accounting Loopholes
Table of Contents I. Introduction II. History of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) III. FASAB and Standard 56 A. What Does Standard 56 […]
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The Black Budget: The Crossroads of (Un)Constitutional Appropriations and Reporting
The $52.6 billion “black budget” for fiscal 2013, obtained by The Washington Post from former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, maps a bureaucratic and operational landscape […]
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The U.S. Statutes Creating Modern Constitutional Financial Management and Reporting Requirements and the Government’s Failure to Follow Them
“About 34 percent of the federal government’s reported total assets as of September 30, 2016, and approximately 18 percent of the federal government’s reported net […]
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The Appropriations Clause: A History of the Constitution’s (As of Yet) Underused Clause
“No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts […]
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Reports on “Unsupported Journal Voucher Adjustments” for DOD & HUD
“No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of receipts and […]
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Bill Binney & Litigation to Hold the NSA Accountable
William E. Binney (right) with colleagues Thomas A. Drake and J. Kirk Wiebe Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Jewel v. NSA III. ACLU […]
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Closing & Credits
“People living in vigorous cultures typically treasure those cultures and resist any threat to them. How and why can a people so totally discard a […]
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Rambus: Blockbuster Chartology
By Catherine Austin Fitts My “go to” website for technical analysis of precious metals, the US dollar & the US stock market is Rambus Chartology, […]
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Financial Markets
Table of Contents “What, me worry?” ~ Alfred E. Neuman Fixed Income Equities Commodities
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Commodities
Crude Oil (OIL) Russia (RSX), Crude Oil (OIL) Gold (GLD), Silver (SLV) Mining (GDX), Junior Mining (GDXJ) Commodities Index (CRB) Baltic Dry Index
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Equities
S&P Large Caps (SPX), Buybacks (PKW) U.S. Small Caps (SCHA), U.S. Mid Caps (SCHM), U.S. Large Caps (SCHX) U.S. Aerospace & Defense (ITA) Consumer Discretionary […]
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Fixed Income
U.S. Dollar Index Fixed Income U.S. Bond Aggregate (AGG), High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) 5-7yr. Treasury ETF (IEF), 20 yr. + Treasury ETF (TLT)
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Introduction
When you produce the intensified agriculture and you reduce the number of people on the land, what happens to those people? …They are chased into […]
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Documentaries, Movies, & TV Shows
DOCUMENTARIES CHINESE BUBBLE (2011) Different points of view on the real estate boom in China. A struggling taxi driver cannot afford any of the empty […]
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Bibliography
ARTICLES Allianz: Megacities and the mobility megachallenge Bloomberg: The irresistible urge to build cities from scratch The end of megacities? by Tony Crabb, Director of […]
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Megacities & the Growth of Global Real Estate Companies
WHAT IS A MEGACITY? A megacity is an urban area with a total population of 10 million or more people. There are 47 megacities today. […]
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Real Estate Companies
“Ever wonder how much the world is worth? Look no further. In a new report, the London-based real estate advisor Savills has tallied up the […]
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Movies and Documentaries
“America: Let’s teach our 9 year olds to play video games. China: Let’s teach our 9 year olds to make video games so we can […]
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Unanswered Questions, Inspiration, & Go Local
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS Question #1: AI – Who Has the Most Data? AI raises many questions not just about who controls the amount of data but […]
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Best Books for 2018
“The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it […]
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Part II: Top Ten Stories
Part II includes our stories for culture, science & technology, space, and food & health. CULTURE Story #11: The Growth of Beauty Cultural debasement may […]
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Part I: Top Ten Stories
CAF Note: This is a listing of stories that support my discussion with Dr. Joseph Farrell for News Trends & Stories Part I. Part I […]
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News Trends & Stories
Trends We Track Part I: Top Ten Stories Trump Report Card Top News Videos Part I Part II: Top Ten Stories Top News Videos Part […]
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Go Local: The Asian Invasion
Let’s look at the impact on local communities, or what I call the Asian Invasion. I talk about the rise of the Asian consumer as though it is something happening in Asia. But it’s not […]
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Culture
A TED Talk by Martin Jacques is in the bibliography. Here is an important quote from it that is worth pondering: The West thinks of itself as probably the most cosmopolitan of all cultures, but […]
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Geopolitics & Geography
Geopolitics is driven by the growing competition for natural resources. That means that geography matters. China is a large country—approximately the size of the United States. It is governed by a one-party system that publishes […]
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Financial Markets & Corporations
Let’s turn to financial markets. If you look at Chinese strategic plans—China is remarkable in the extent to which it makes strategic plans public—we see China successfully implementing its goals to build global financial liquidity […]
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Intellectual Capital
I mentioned the history professor who said that the Roman Empire and British Empire had gone broke trading with China. How did that happen? This is a very old phenomenon. China—like many other Asian cultures—is […]
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Another Unanswered Question: So What Is Plan B?
If Plan A failed, what, then, is Plan B? One possibility is that the United States as the military for the Anglo-American alliance will pull back behind the oceans and significantly increase insourcing and manufacturing, […]
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An Unanswered Question: Has Plan A Failed?
In 1994, the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was completed with 123 countries participating. As a result, globalization accelerated in a very significant way, particularly after the creation of […]
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Introduction
I chose this theme —The Rise of the Asian Consumer— for our 2nd Quarter 2018 Wrap Up because this rise is a primary investment trend. Primary trends have a major impact and stay with us […]
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Context
In the 1990s, I promoted plans to help the American people—both the lower and middle classes—succeed and build wealth given the technological changes underway. My story Dillon Read & the Aristocracy of Stock Profits tells […]
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Donations
Donations Organic Consumers Assoc.: Millions Against Monsanto – You Have the Right to the Truth- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr Petition: Your Signature Needed to Free […]
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Real Estate Services
Real Estate Services Companies Real estate services companies are those that provide services to the real estate industry and real estate investors. Examples include: Marketing […]
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Real Estate – General
General Real Estate Companies General real estate firms are corporations involved in many of the same real estate activities as REITs but without enjoying the […]
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Bibliography
Here are the materials that we reviewed and found useful to prepare this commentary on the Rise of the Asian Consumer. STUDIES The Unprecedented Expansion of the Global Middle Class – An Update, Homi Kharas, […]
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Best Books for 2018
“The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.” ~Voltaire These are the books […]
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Closing & Credits
For as long as I live, when I look back at my time in the 2nd Quarter of 2018, I will be standing on the top of Attila in the Australian Outback. I will feel […]
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Commodities
“China is shifting its economy from the world’s largest exporter to the world’s largest consumer. Chinese citizens now have the wealth and income to pursue discretionary spending. They want to buy high-quality imported food, cosmetics, […]
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Equities
“It provides companies with access to cheap capital. And it offers virtually everyone in society an affordable and straightforward way to acquire a stake in human ingenuity. As a mechanism for lifting economic growth and […]
