Most investments behave quite differently depending on whether we are in a deflationary or inflationary environment.  Get this answer wrong and it could rise up to bite you.

Are America's glory years over?

Lawrence G. McMillan reviews the options market in his weekly column for September 11.

There’s a time to buy gold; and there’s a time to sell it. Which time is it?

How is it possible for a consumer economy to grow when consumers are spending less money?

It's payback time. The private sector has cut back. Consumers need to under-consume to make up for the over-consumption of the bubble years.

What are the elements that comprise deflation?

The US system of capitalism has become a system where the capitalists have no capital.

Lawrence G. McMillan reviews the options market in his weekly column for September 4.

Two things make Bill Bonner think the bear market is not over.