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Jonathan Burton is a noted investment expert and writer. While it appears that the entire world has recently discovered high dividend stocks, Jonathan caustions that they often come with added risk. You need to do your research to be certain that the dividend is safe and secure. You also need to understand that these stocks are susceptible to market corrections, just like the rest of your portfolio. There is no such thing as a risk free investment. Your challenge is to understand the risks inherent in any investment and use readily available strategies to minimize it.

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Shock of all shocks. Marijuana tourism is happening now in Washington State and Colorado. And it promises to be a financial windfall, for business and the government. An entire industry is being legitimized before our very eyes. From custom made $350 glass bongs to marijuana infused baked goods, free market economic expansion is being allowed to work its magic. Perhaps it’s a sign of things to come. No doubt, more states will be liberalizing the weed, once they see the economically beneficial effects in CO and WA.

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Commander David Stevens (Ret) and I spoke just before a meteor rained down on Russia. Talk about vindication coming from the heavens, Dave has been warning our leaders and humanity about the possibility of catastrophic asteroid and comet strikes on planet Earth. Obviously, he must know something that we don’t. While it’s a difficult subject to address, by simply eliminating a little bit of government waste around the planet, a system could be put in place to protect you from this possible extinction event.

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We caught up with Ranting Andy Hoffman even though we’re on the road. We tried to solve the Chinese riddle, “How can the unemployment rate go down, when unemployment is going up?” It’s really quite simple, lying government statistics. Adjust for people leaving the labor force faster than unemployment increases. Then before you know it, you’ll have a nation of unemployed citizens, while at the same time that there will be more people on the streets than ever before. Throw in a generous disability insurance system and there’s no limit to the improvement in the economy.

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In this report, I discuss the coming ObamaCare crash. It is going to be an epic fail. It can not be implemented, and even if it could the unintended consequences doom it to utter failure. After that, I discuss the latest egregious case of Food-stamp fraud: An enterprising convenience store owner in my new home state was buying deeply discounted EBT cards and redeeming them for food to stock his own store’s shelves with. To make matters worse, he was a second time offender. Finally, Breitbart believes that it has debunked the myth of huge ammo purchases by Big Sis‘s Department of Homeland Security, but we remain skeptical.

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Just when you thought that it could not get any worse, it has. It seems that the lazy bureaucrats have a real problem on their hands… Namely, that there is just simply not enough time to figure out the 70,000 pages of ObamaCare regulations. This means that the implementation has hit a real roadblock, which is good for you and good for America. How Congress will choose to fix this problem is anyone’s guess, but I expect that it will never see the light of day. The program is going to be dropped and forgotten as soon as it possibly can be. Get ready! You heard it here first.

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Alasdair MacLeod of GoldMoney joined us today for an engaging discussion about what’s going on in the bank world today. The world has made the decision that in the event of wide scale bank failures, large depositors are going to pony up or participate in an involuntary bail-in. While this may be the only way to save the system, it could be a case of killing the village to save it, a strategy popularized by the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War. If this doesn’t get large depositors spreading their wealth around, then nothing will.

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Ned Schmidt is a regular guest on FSN. He’s been writing a newsletter for many years and he’s welcomed the recent precious metals decline. It’s a great time to buy. The hedge funds are being forced from the market. This is all good for the future of precious metals. He thinks that the market might have put in a final bottom today. As Ned explains, first the newly printed dollars went into bonds, then into the stock market and finally they’re going into commodities. Finally the inflation really picks up steam and then it’s off to the precious metals markets.

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Diana and I discussed a story about supposed memos that the Department of Homeland Security sent to banks around the country. In it, they assert that they have the unfettered right to enter and seize safe deposit boxes, without a court order, looking for gold, silver, guns and currency. I question the validity of this story, although there’s no question in my mind that Big Sis Janet Napolitano is certainly more than capable of such travesties. This is certainly where we’re headed anyway, but we can’t accept any internet story at face valueI jwithout proof.

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A new guest on FSN, Aaron Clarey, a/k/a Captain Capitalism. He writes a popular blog and has published a number of books. He lays out a plan that all of us can take advantage of in dealing with the escalating decline of the United States. You’re only one of 300 million people and there’s not a lot that you can do to affect the inevitable outcome. However, you don’t have to let it depress you and make you feel bad about life. In fact, you can do the exact opposite. You can use the decline to improve and enjoy your life more than you ever have before.

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Woody O’Brien and I became friends on Facebook. I was enjoying a number of his postings and he became fond of FSN. Thus a relationship was born. Like so many others in the new economy, a physical meeting is not required. Woody has purchased a farm and is living in an undisclosed location in West Virginia. He believes the collapse is getting closer and wants to be prepared, with ample food, water and ammo. Preparation is the key and that’s what he’s doing now.

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Clay Stevens is an industry mentor, trainer, and coach. Not only does he talk the talk, but he’s walked the walk–earning large incomes in many different sales organizations. He founded the Ri Training to help students facilitate success. He teaches people to improve themselves, build a team, and become leaders. He says the formula isn’t complicated, it requires some work, but everyone can do it. You just have to follow the formula.

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When it comes to figuring out exactly what’s wrong with the medical system and how to fix it, Dr. Kate Tulenko is the go to person. She’s been in a number of high ranking policy positions. Unfortunately she hasn’t been listened to enough, but that’s about to change. Dr. Tulenko believes that incentives are being misapplied which is leading to a shortage of American health care professionals. So far, the nation’s strategy has been to import the difference. But this is only making the problem worse, both at home and abroad. Listen in for some extremely effective common sense solutions.

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Danielle Park is still suffering through a nasty bout of winter, as is the world financial system. Fortunately, spring will follow winter, in Canada as well as Wall Street. However, it’s going to take a lot of effort and reform for the monetary system to again see better days. Until that happens, we’ll be seeing a lot more Cypruses along the way. What happened to the Cypriot large depositors is nothing new. Large depositors have been getting their haircut for many years. Deposit insurance isn’t meant to cover everyone, but rather the smaller depositors who would find themselves waiting on line to take their money out.

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Barbara Mohrman has been a lifelong educator and realized that today’s youth need to understand that tough times are not unique to the present time. Barbara details the effects of the midwestern dust storms during the Great Depression and the hardships that her family suffered. Then World War II erupted, which led to her father and three uncles joining the service and risking their lives overseas. Barbara’s book helps give historical perspective, which will help today’s youth better understand what’s happening now and their responsibility for it.

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Obamacare is just the tip of the regulatory iceberg. The Obama regime is flooding the country with new regulations on virtually every aspect of the economy. The results will be slower growth and an increasing of the pace towards a socialistic system. Brian believes that a cultural change is necessary so that government can be reigned in and made accountable. Accomplishing this task is going to a major event that forces people to undertstand that it is neither possible no preferrable that the government be all things to all people.

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Mickey Fulp, the erstwhile Mercenary Geologist joined us for the monthly market mop up. A lot actually happened in March. The stock markets with the exception of the TSX and TSX-V continued their resounding march forward. Metals continued getting beat up, except Platinum and Palladium. The energies were up, especially natural gas, which is currently trading over $4, who would have thunk it? And the dollar, currently being the lesser of the two evils, traded up. It was an exciting month with lots of volatility, which is always a trader’s best friend.

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The TEA Party is a living and breathing political movement that is evolving and becoming much more than a movement of disgruntled rightists looking to bring back the better times of days past. Greg Fettig wants to see the Congress and politicians enforce the Constitution and go back to a government of limited powers. Right now, we have a government of unlimited powers. If they simply followed the Constitution, most of the problems that we’re encountering now would be solved. And for that reason Greg has vowed to fight on.

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Ranting Andy Hoffman was back for another Monday installment. He starts out by lamenting the growing dislocation between the DOW Jones Propaganda average and the real economy. After that, he tackles the fake, faker, and fakest government statistics keeping the whole rotten system afloat. Andy asks how anyone can still believe anything that Ben Bernanke has to say about our supposed economic recovery. The mainstream media is complicit with the bank fraud, and it continues to lie for the banks while completely failing to report on important economic events. Andy says we’re in the eye of the economic storm, and the worst is still ahead. He talks about the great Cyprus bank robbery, and questions the safety of deposit accounts everywhere. Just another Monday with Ranting Andy.

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Gordon, myself and so many others have been foretelling the end of the current monetary system for too long. Now the reality is starting to happen and there’s not much anyone can do about it. Every country in the world is going to be affected by this cataclysmic event. While the world is certainly heading to towards Chinese domination, there’s nothing set in stone. The knowledge boom is sweeping away the orthodoxy and we’re all on our own. Individuals will reign supreme. Small companies will be dominant.

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First, check out this link to a classic South Park episode. At Stanley’s father’s insistence, he goes to the bank to deposit a $100 check from his grandmother. The nice accommodating bank officer puts it into a money market fund, the proceeds of which will be invested in a safe foreign currency investment derivative. No sooner are the funds deposited, then the officer informs Stanley, “It’s gone!” Stanley is angered and dumbfounded and is shooed out of the bank by the Bankster. Same thing is happening now in Cyprus. It’s gone!

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We caught up with our friend James Corbett of the famed Corbett Report last night. He’s based in Japan and he doesn’t believe that anyone is taking North Korea’s threats against the South and the United States seriously. It’s like when your brother-in-law asks you for money. You have to smile and be polite, but you both know there’s now way it’s ever going to happen. More alarming is the continued and protracted devolution of the world’s financial system. Cyprus is just the latest example of government expropriating citizen wealth. It also highlights the eventual bankruptcy of fiat currency and fractional reserve banking. There’s lots more here, so tune in now.

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Chris Duane joined us today. He has been a leading BitCoin doubter. He believes that it’s simply another unbacked currency with no fiat backing it up. He stated that over 70 percent of the BitCoin units have never been circulated and 25 percent of the units are owned by one individual. What happens when the networks go down and your wealth is held in BitCoins? Finally you can’t take a BitCoin and go to the convenience store and buy a loaf of bread. So the entire portability issue hasn’t been solved yet. And BitCoin like any other currency works only when there’s confidence. Anything that negates confidence will undermine it’s value.

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Darlene Nelson had many of life’s struggles, just like you and I. Yet she prevailed is helping so many other people to do the same. No matter how bad the economy gets or how difficult life may become, all you have to do is play the mental movie, get rid of the negative self-defeating beliefs and behavior and your dreams will come true. It may seem incredible and in many ways it is, but it can be done. She’s got testimonials from numerous clients backing her up. And after all, what do you really have to lose?

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After a two week break, we finally caught back up with Diana Zoppa. We uncovered a plethora of ways to save money. First and foremost, don’t walk into a store without a list. Make a pledge not to buy impulse items. Those are high margin items placed near cashiers that can cost you thousands in a year. Have dinner during Happy Hour or as they call it in Canada Appy Hour. Diana is in favor of turning down the thermostat, but your host just can’t bring himself to do it. Listen in for many other ways to fatten your wallet.

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Knighton Warbeck was born with a debilitating stuttering affliction. He tried everything to cure it and nothing worked. Finally, he surrendered and accepted that he would never be stutter-free. And then an amazing thing happened. He woke up one day with no stutter! How did it happen? It remained a mystery and then he discovered the KDUB method. Simply imagine the worst thing that can happen in any challenging situation you encounter. Once you accept the worst, you’re able to move on and succeed. Try it, I’ve been doing it for years.

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Michael Busch has started new businesses, bought existing businesses on the market and out of bankruptcy, and is an expert on purchasing franchises. He’s helped thousands become entrepreneurs and he believes that under the current economic conditions, it’s time for you to do it. There’s lots of prep work required, but once you get started, you won’t be able to kick the habit. There’s nothing more exciting and challenging than running your own business. And it may be your only path to financial salvation.

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Do you live in a Blue State complete with high taxes and numerous regulatory busy bodies? Perhaps it’s time to move to a Red State. Their economies are booming and this is leading to increased immigration. This is no accident. Those states with the no income and relative economic freedom are growing. States with high taxes and intrusive government are contracting. It’s not just a question of the weather, people move in search of economic opportunity. It’s no accident that lower tax states have greater opportunity. In a contracting economy, people are voting with their feet. Perhaps one day these blue states will get it, hopefully before they go totally bankrupt. Let’s see where Nanny Bloomberg winds up.

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Dr. Bob Christensen headed up a successful company that made jaw implants to treat jaw defects and arthritis. Then the FDA became his boss and forced the company out of business. While it is a long and tragic story, the lesson is clear. The FDA is not about protecting your health and promoting your welfare. They often have other agendas that act to prevent new drugs and devices from coming to market. The net result is that the public’s health is often diminshed by this devious agency. Ever wonder why it costs $1 billion to get a new drug approved. It’s because the FDA favors large drug companies with unlimited research budgets.

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Trace Mayer of RunToGold.com and Kenton Ralph Toews joined us to discuss what’s going on in the world of BitCoin. While BitCoin itself may not be the final answer to the monetary system’s woes, it certainly has a number of advantages that conventional currencies don’t possess. It is impossible to confiscate, to censor and it has never been compromised. It’s open source and the government doesn’t know what to do about it. Whether it will stay a store of value, no one can be certain of. However, it’s value vis-a-vis all fiat currencies has skyrocketed. Where it’s heading is anyone’s guess. One thing is certain, BitCoin and it’s successors will become an essential part of the economic system.

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