Dr. James Thorne was very clear when he last joined us in April 2017 that Trump’s deregulation of the financial sector and though he expected it to be a 2-3 year process things have gone very well in that area. James tells Michael what opportunities investors should be looking at to take advantage of this deregulation. 

Jame also thinks that we are early in the transition from analog to digital and recommended Amazon and Google last time, both which are trading higher now. James says the rate of change of technological innovation is accelerating, and with Amazon doing significant damage in the retail space, any company that isn’t spending significant amounts of money on technology “is going to go away”.

In a fascinating segment of this interview, the US Government & the Obama Administration is about to be accused of committing the largest financial crime in history, stealing money from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to finance a bail-out Wall Street and to also finance ObamaCare. Documents are now coming out but it is not yet being covered by the mainstream media. 

Thorne like the fact that their is fear in the market, and he scours the world for places where that fear is in place, Europe is interesting, Greece looks good oThe Problem With The Relentless Middle Class Messagever the next 2-3 years. Canada is looking expensive.

….also from Michael: The Problem With The Relentless Middle Class Message

02:35 – 15:36 – Featured guest Joel Solomon is the chairman of the Renewal Fund and author of The Clean Money Revolution, a book that argues that the 50 Trillion dollars that will move from the older generation to a younger generation by 2050 will transform capitalism by powering sustainable businesses that build social and financial equity and change the world. The renewal fund invests in early stage companies the food, skin care and water businesses.

…also Michael’s Editorial: “If The Right People Say The Right Things, It Matters Little What They Do”

05:24 – 19:49 – The last time Mike interviewed Ryan Irvine Feb 25th 2017 he recommended Saskatoon’s International Road Dynamics not once but twice to MoneyTalks listeners in January and February. And lo and behold that $2.60 stock was taken over at $4.25 in June. He also recommended an energy services company that tripled in value while increasing their dividend 3xs, and a Canadian auto body company the Boyd Group (they fix cars) at $87.02 as a recession resistant investment. It closed August 4th @ $94.90. Be sure to catch Ryan’s latest recommendations in this compelling interview. One, PHO.V below is one of his favorites, as it has what he calls a fortress balance sheet with 32 million cash in bank:

Featured guest Eric Coffin @ 02:05 – 19:14 – Eric notes that there is usually a couple of periods a year when precious metals are positive and as you can see on the chart below we are just beginning the stronger of the two that will run into this fall. Eric also notes that the committments of Traders (COT) was as bullish two weeks ago as it was in late 2015 just prior to the $329 rise in Gold thru the first half of 2016 (see 2nd chart below). Eric explains why he recommends two specific stocks,  San Marco Resources Inc. (SMN.V) and Vendetta Mining Corp. (VTT.V) 

Don Vialoux addressses Seasonal market patterns have been around since the first crops were traded. Michael gets the latest update on how to profit from those seasonal patterns from Don, founder of www.timingthemarket.ca. Key in on summer trends that can juice your portfolio performance during the dog days of summer. Special focus on movements in precious metals and a warning of a sector to be wary of – Michael begins the interview at the 01:08 mark running through to the 17:40 mark: