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“Readers are advised to remember that the devil is a liar.” ~ C.S. Lewis Website Materials We encourage you to take full advantage of the subscriber-only News Trends & Stories materials available on this Building Wealth website. Included in the website offerings is the two-part News Trends & Stories conversation between Catherine and Dr. Joseph…

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Food for the Soul: Pearls

By Nina Heyn — Your Culture Scout Probably one of the most celebrated paintings that features pearls is one where these jewels are the least visible. It is the painting called Woman with a Pearl Necklace, and it was painted around 1663 by Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). Over two years, he painted five pictures that featured…

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Food for the Soul: Peeking into the Artist’s Mind — An Interview with Henryk Waniek

By Nina Heyn — Your Culture Scout Even though most of the artists I admire are from the 20th century—from David Hockney to Leonora Carrington, and from Gerhard Richter to Francis Bacon—I’m usually not able to post about them here because images of their art are still under copyright. It is, therefore, a rare treat…

Bizarro World

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Bizarro world was created to control you and waste your time. Take a pass. Your Mind and your time are precious. Invest in them well.

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Table of Contents 1. The People’s War for Financial Transaction Freedom Cash Everyday: Template Letters: Governor DeSantis bans CBDCs | Tucker Carlson As the financial system has become more digital we see more and more controls RBNZ (Opening Cash Statement) Monetary Policy Statement – 22 February 2023 | Tucker Carlson Gov Kristi Noem Veto’s CBDC…

Trends We Track

ECONOMY & FINANCIAL MARKETS

I. The Going Direct Global Reset

A. Central Banks Extend the Dollar System; Build a Global CBDC System

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) & Glo…

Disclaimer

Nothing on The Solari Report should be taken as individual investment advice. Anyone seeking investment advice for his or her personal financial situation is advised to seek out a qualified advisor or advisors and provide as much information as possible to the advisor in order that such advisor can take into account all relevant circumstances,…

Disclaimer

Nothing on The Solari Report should be taken as individual investment advice. Anyone seeking investment advice for his or her personal financial situation is advised to seek out a qualified advisor or advisors and provide as much information as possible to the advisor in order that such advisor can take into account all relevant circumstances,…

Closing & Credits

“Our task
is to look at the world, and see it whole.”
~ E.F. Schumacher
You would think that getting the story on the
Dutch Farmers and Fishermen would have been
easy for a team of people …

Donations

“I think people forget that it doesn’t take a big donation to help someone, just a lot of little donations.” ~ Hannah Teter We believe in doing what we can to support those around us who make a difference in this world or can do with a helping hand. We are here today because others…

Donations

We regularly make donations to causes we learn about from our subscribers and allies. We also make recurring donations. The following is our list of recipients during the 2nd Quarter 2023. Thank you for your support of these and other causes—you are making a major difference. 2nd Quarter 2023 Take Action Crowdfund Donations Total #…

Introduction

By Catherine Austin Fitts
One of the first things I noticed when I
moved to the Netherlands in 2020 was the
importance of food and agriculture. The land in
the Netherlands is hard-won—more t…

Movies: Positive Technology

There are enough movies about creepy effects of technology—from poisonous gases used in wars to the scary future of AI. In this list, we chose to focus on movies and TV shows that talk about positive aspects of technology. Mankind cannot live without technological inventions and, sometimes, it makes good use of human inventiveness, scientific…

Why a Sovereign State Bank Is Good for Tennessee

By Richard A. Werner Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Introduction: The Purposes of the Memo III. The Present State of Banking and the Role of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the U.S. Economy and in Tennessee The importance of small businesses The importance of community banks for small businesses Negative developments in the…

Building Wealth

“People get ready. There’s a train a comin’. You don’t need no baggage.You just get on board. All you need is faith. To hear the diesel’s hummin’.You don’t need no ticket. You just thank the Lord” ~ Curtis Mayfield By Catherine Austin Fitts with Ricardo Oskam Solari’s Building Wealth materials are organized to inspire and…

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Painting Together

By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout Unless you are writing a script for a TV show, writing is a decidedly solitary occupation (you can hardly write a novel “together”). Painting is a bit more conducive to communal activity and many artist communities sprung up throughout the 19th century. Once some artists discovered a particularly…

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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” Falling Under the Scope of 10b-5? b. Material Misrepresentations c. Scienter or Intent d. Reliance IV. How Does 10b-5 Apply to Reporting and Accounting Exemptions? a. Government Securities Exemptions b….

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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 States   Table of Contents I. IntroductionII. History and Creation of the Federal ReserveIII. Structure of the Federal Reserve System    A. The Fed’s Chain of CommandIV. Federal Open Market CommitteeV. Federal Reserve…

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Classification for Investors 101

February 24, 2019   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 Investment in Varied IndustriesII. How Does Classification Work? The Quick and Dirty Summary.    A. What Is Executive Order 13526?    B. Classification Authorities    C. Classification Standards, Categories, and Levels    C.1. Brief Summary of Derivative Classification    D….

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FASAB Statement 56: Understanding New Government Financial Accounting Loopholes

  Table of Contents I. IntroductionII. History of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB)III. FASAB and Standard 56A. What Does Standard 56 Do?B. Reporting Entities Within the Scope of Standard 56C. Changes to Disclosure Standards Under Standard 56D. Modifications to Avoid Disclosure of Classified InformationE. Reporting on Consolidation EntitiesF. Interpretations Modifying Reporting Standards in…

Legal Series – US Monetary and Fiscal Operations

“If the provisions of the Constitution can be set aside by an Act of Congress, where is the course of usurpation to end? The present assault upon capital is but the beginning. It will be but the stepping-stone to others, larger and more sweeping, till our political contests will become a war of the poor…

USA: Happy President’s Day

President’s Day honors and celebrates the life and achievements of George Washington, the first President of the United States (1789-1797) and ‘The Father of his Country’. The day is, in practice…

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Food for the Soul: Global Trade Part V – Europe

By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout Even before Roman soldiers started building and then marching on the roads of the empire, expanding the imperial trade across all the outposts, there were well-worn trading paths that led to Rome. Etruscans, who preceded the Romans on the Italian peninsula, had been trading extensively with northern lands….

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Valentine’s Day occurs every February 14. Across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valent…

Food Emancipation Proclamation

by Joel Salatin, originally FFF 1/26/23 The only thing worse than being in prison is being in prison and not knowing it. In other words, thinking prison is actually liberty. A close corollary is being enslaved but not knowing you’re a slave. America’s food system is currently enslaved by bureaucratic shackles that prohibit the free…