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How to Find a Local Bank
We have numerous articles and reports in the Solari Library on how to find a local bank. We regularly recommend this post as a Blast from the Past based on the recurring …
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With our movie this week, we want to take you along to the grand exhibition on Johannes Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which our Culture Scout, Nina Heyn, …
Lessons Learned – SVB, Signature & Silvergate Bank Closures
This is an excerpt from “Ask Catherine” March 24, 2023.
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Christopher Tin conducts one of his own works, here performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a union of three p…
Theme: Going Even More Direct
Interview: Food Series: Community Food Webs: Building Out the Parallel System with Ken Meter
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“[T]he purpose of any food system is that it should build four key strengths in each community where it operates: health, wealth, connection, and capacity.” ~ Ken Meter
By Pete Kennedy
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“A picture is worth a thousand words.” ~ Advertising adage
By Catherine Austin Fitts
The Solari team created our Covid-19 forms to help people push back. Is someone in your family plann…
Our Hero of the Week is Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, for its inspired and innovative scholarship offered to students who are willing to go without a smartphone. The “Unplugged Sch…
[CAF Note: Susan Luschas sent me her notes on a talk by Gro Brundtland, the former prime minister of Norway who served as director-general of the WHO. I asked her for permission to republish as they…
by: Wolfgang Wodarg
A community is stronger and more resilient the more its members can see and understand what is being decided. There must be transparency – and it must be used. Today, corruptio…
For our Blast from the Past this week, we propose that our readers take a new look at the history and evolution of the groundbreaking “Skidmore Survey” on Covid-19—both the illness and side effects…
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American Epic is a three-part music documentary by Bernard MacMahon that shows how the first recordings of music from rural America changed an industry and a culture…
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First recorded in 1922 by Anna Meyers with the Original Memphis Five quintet, our Music of the Week is one of the great blues classics and a grand song of financial …
Theme: Bank Run or Take Down?
Interview: Solution Series: Securing Your Privacy from Big Tech with Rob Braxman
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By Richard A. Werner
I. Executive Summary
This document presents to state legislators in Tennessee the case for setting up a State Bank of Tennessee (SBT). SBT would act as a second-t…
VI. Turtle Forth
“Begin anywhere.” ~ John Cage
Turtling forth is about never quitting. It is about moving forward steadily, about taking action and never stopping. Whenever the friction…
V. Financial Equity
“Know what you own, and know why you own it.” ~ Peter Lynch
Financial equity is the value of your real and financial assets that can be priced, sold, and traded net …
IV. Living Equity
“Culture is the integration of the divine in everyday life.” ~ John Edward Hurley
All wealth comes from life. Living equity is the wealth we grow in ourselves and thos…
III. Risk Management
“The Object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
In a high-friction enviro…
II. Navigation Tools
“There is official reality. Then there is reality. The official reality is for cocktail parties. Reality is for investment of your time and money and risk management. Yo…
I. Your Free and Inspired Life
“You are stronger than you think you are.” ~ Wim Hof
You are unique. Building a free and inspired life is about aligning your investments of intention, ti…
~ Based on negative feedback from Solari Report subscribers who ordered Bob Braxman’s cell phone and were not able to access adequate tech support or refund, we do not recommend it. ~
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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…
Johannes Vermeer. Woman with a Pearl Necklace, c. 1663-1664. Oil on canvas. Gemäldegalerie State Museum, Berlin. Photo: Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
By Nina Heyn — Your Culture Scout
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It may be too early to call out a hero, but we will mention a noteworthy heroic act of some importance. The person behind the “Heroic Act of the Week” is Tim Buckley, CEO of Vanguard, the sec…
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…
Kiel Germany Reception, March 11th 2023
Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi recently attended a lecture by Swiss author and historian Daniele Ganser in Sucharit’s hometown of Kiel, Germany. The audi…
To accompany this week’s must-see interview by Carolyn Betts with Michael Shuman on local investing, our Blast from the Past is a collection of earlier resources from Carolyn and Catherine with mat…
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Our movie selection of the week is an utterly charming, lovable, and entertaining 2022 TV series from South Korea about a young autistic attorney, Woo Young-woo, who…
Catherine and Carolyn discuss the perils and their experiences with “Group Think” aka “The Blob”..
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For Music of the Week, we have chosen a uniquely American piece by one of the most American composers of the 20th century, Aaron Copland. Copland was particularly ab…
Theme: The Crime Wave Is Not Over
Interview: Local Investing with Michael H. Shuman
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by: Corey Lynn
There are 76 international organizations whom hold extensive immunities and privileges, in addition to the Bank for International Settlements along with 63 central banks and financ…
Henryk Waniek. Beginning of Paradise/Początek Raju, 2020. Oil on canvas and panel. Private collection. Photo: Courtesy Henryk Waniek
By Nina Heyn — Your Culture Scout
Even though most of …
“Superficially, we are given many choices…. But in the end, all these investment choices are more limited than we think. There are real alternatives…. You can invest in everything e…
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…
“Viren sind nicht das Problem. Bleiben Sie besonnen.“ (“Viruses are not the problem. Stay level-headed.”) ~ Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg
This week, we are finally honoring Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg as on…
Our Solari Report this week features “Local Investing” with Michael H. Shuman. Local investments are uses of money that make communities, people, and ultimately the country more productive. P…
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Related to our current focus on the electromagnetic body (here and here), our Movie of the Week invites a look at another important aspect of the electromagnetic nat…
Shriek-o-Meter pegs bizarre.
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.
We are experiencing explosive …
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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…
Our News, Trends & Stories table for the
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Our News, Trends & Stories table for the 1st Quarter 2023 Wrap Up includes the headlines we posted during the quarter that describe the key trends and events of the year. These are presented in a…
ECONOMY & FINANCIAL MARKETS
I. The Going Direct Global Reset
A. Central Banks Extend the Dollar System; Build a Global CBDC System
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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,…
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,…
“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 …
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 #…
“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…
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…
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…
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“Major U.S. life and annuity insurance companies are endangering their policyholders’ benefits with risky investments that trade client security for bigger payou…
by: Children’s Health Defense
The Attack on Food Symposium and Solutions to Fight Back
Saturday, March 4 — 9am PT | 12pm ET
Hosted by Meryl Nass, M.D. Presented by Children’s Health Defen…
“Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.” This quote has been attributed to Henry …
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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy is regarded as the Mozart of the 19th century, one of the most important composers of the German Romantic period. He started to compose a…
Theme: Scam Wars
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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…
The Future of Financial Freedom
“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”
~Confucius
By Corey Lynn and James White
It has often been said that the average person’s greatest lifetime p…
“There has been a revolution in how we perceive the body. What appears to be an object, a three-dimensional anatomical structure, is actually a process, a constant flow of energy and inform…
Never give up on a dream you may have. Keep faith and move forward! For 35 years, Martin Hurkens was “just a baker” in a town of the province of Limburg, Netherlands, but he always wanted to beco…
Successful Homebuying with Dr. Gary W. Eldred
From the depths of our Solari Report archives we bring forth this November 2014 interview with Gary W. Eldred and its precious insights.
Dr. Eldre…
~ A Review of Resources and Skills that Support Local Independence and Resiliency ~
February 25th, 2023
Outline:
Spiritual Warfare
Hard Skills: Food and Water, Energy, Shelter, Hea…
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“A mycelium has more networks than our brain has neuro-pathways.”
There is a network of consciousness and connection between all living things on Earth and it…
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When Swedes are asked, “What is the best time of summer?”, the answer might be “this Thursday”—it’s that short. No wonder all Scandinavians just love their…
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…
By David Hughes, Daniel Broudy and Valerie Kyrie.
Introduction
On 29 November 2022, we published an extensively researched and referenced article in Unlimited Hangout, titled “Covid-19 – M…
By David Hughes, Daniel Broudy and Valerie Kyrie. Table of Contents Introduction Part 1 – Who Wields the Hatchet, and Why? Part 2 – Who […]
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….
““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…
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….
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…
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