by Rick Blaine | Jan 8, 2010 | Headline News, Rick Blaine
Let me start by reiterating something – all of this has to be kept in context. I know Scottsdale is not in dire straights (yet) like some other areas of the country (e.g., Detroit…with a real unemployment supposedly approaching 50%). However, as I said...
by Rick Blaine | Dec 24, 2009 | Headline News
First of all, my apologies to those that do not celebrate Christmas and are offended by the title. I use the phrase “Merry Christmas” as a generic holiday greeting, and it is intended to express holiday cheer for people of all faiths and/or lack...
by Rick Blaine | Dec 16, 2009 | Rick Blaine
An interesting dialogue with several SHTF Plan readers and contributors took place in response to the article Job Creation: The Spy Behind Enemy Lines. The original discussion began with commentor shogunole. We suggest to our readers that they start at the origin of...
by Rick Blaine | Dec 4, 2009 | Forecasting, Rick Blaine
I’ve made several comments on SHTF Plan recently saying that I was “guessing” that the dollar would rebound, the market would crash again, etc. In the video below, MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan is suggesting something that falls right in line with my...
by Rick Blaine | Nov 20, 2009 | Rick Blaine
Yeah, I know Scottsdale hasn’t been hit as hard as other areas of the country…like Detroit, etc… …but this morning I realized just how strange the current state of the little shopping center near my house is. The “anchor” store (an...
