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Government Spending Cuts Necessary for Long-Term Prosperity (June 9, 2010)

FoxBusiness asks Axel Merk what a government should do in order to achieve long-term prosperity.

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Is the World Broke? Blueprint to Bankruptcy (June 7, 2010)

Axel Merk believes the U.S. will likely try to pay down its debt simply by printing more money and hoping for economic growth.

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Is the World Broke? FoxBusiness interviews Axel Merk (June 1, 2010)

Axel Merk discusses whether the world is broke with FoxBusiness.

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Financial Reform: Free Markets Sustain Your Wealth (May 4, 2010)

Policy makers put the blame for the financial crisis on derivatives. However, too much leverage, not derivatives, is at the heart of every financial crisis.

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Axel Merk discusses the economies of Europe and the US with Al Korelin (February 26, 2010)

On the Korelin economics report, Axel Merk discusses what may be a fizzling out of the nascent U.S. and European recovery.

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Treat people fairly and they are more likely to pay taxes (January 12, 2010) 1 comment

The vast majority of people are willing to pay their fair share in taxes. But when faced with taxes and regulations deemed unreasonable, people will get creative…

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Buying a House – A Risky Proposition? (December 15, 2009) 14 comments

I bought a house last month. I had been a long-time advocate of renting rather than buying, so what drove me to buy a house now? Has the time come to buy a house as an inflation hedge? Buying a house should be a matter of risk, not price.

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If you can’t lose it, don’t invest it – CNBC Interview (December 9, 2009) 1 comment

If you can’t lose it, don’t invest it – CNBC Interview

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SustainableWealth discussion with Al Korelin (December 9, 2009)

Axel has an in-depth discussion with Al Korelin’s Economics Report about SustainableWealth, discussing implications for investors of economic policies pursued.

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Axel Merk praises India’s gold purchases on NDTV (November 19, 2009)

Axel Merk praises India’s gold purchases on NDTV

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