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As people continue to digest breaking news out of Greece and around the world, the Godfather of newsletter writers, 90-year-old Richard Russell, warned people to prepare for something worse than the global collapse of 1929 – 1932. Russell also answered the question: Will the U.S. seize gold?
Richard Russell: “Subscribers may remember that I thought the stock market would have a melt-up before it settled into a destructive bear market. It occurs to me that the chances of a melt-up are diminishing because the market is losing its upside momentum.
Prepare For Something Worse Than 1929 – 1932
My thinking is that the market is preparing for one of the worst bear markets in history, one that will out do the 1929-32 affair. My old friend, Robert Prechter, of Elliot Wave fame, believes the Dow will go below 400. If this happens I think there will be doubts about whether the US can survive.
It suddenly occurred to me that my job will be to insist that no matter where the Dow ends, the US will survive, just as it did during the Great Depression.
In reading the newspapers, I note that almost every article is negative. And at the same time, the state of the country is bearish. Even such stalwarts such as McDonalds and Wal-Mart are having a hard time. An article in the NY Times warns that Apple is fated to go the way of IBM…..more here
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