Chris Martenson's Blog

Economic Researcher & Futurist, Author

Dr. Chris Martenson is an independent economist and author of a popular website, PeakProsperity.com. His Crash Course video series explores the intertwining significance of the “three E’s”—the economy, energy, and environment and offers articulate, dynamic insight into the workings of our monetary system.

Chris earned a PhD in neurotoxicology from Duke University, and an MBA from Cornell University. A fellow of the Post Carbon Institute, Chris’s work has appeared on PBS and been cited by the Washington Post. He is a contributor to SeekingAlpha.com.

Chris is an accomplished presenter who has offered the Crash Course seminar all over the United States. The online course has been translated into several languages, and been viewed over 1.5 million times. His website offers both daily free content as well as a newsletter service for enrolled members. His goal is to help as many people understand that we are in the midst of a profound economic shift and that equally profound risks and opportunities lie in our future. For those that can see them coming, tremendous advantages exist.

David Morgan on Silver Price Manipulation, Delivery Default and Supply Shortage Risks

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Yes, prices are manipulated and there's much less bullion underlying the traded market than participants realize.

James Turk: Gold Is Our Defense Against the Fiat Currency Graveyard

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Money printing will resume after a short pause, sending gold and silver prices much higher this summer.

Eric Sprott - Paper Markets Are A Joke: Prepare for Bullion Prices to Go Supernova

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The future likely holds a default where debts that cannot be repaid must be expunged. Seek assets which will not be affected by that.

The Screaming Fundamentals for Owning Gold and Silver

Both are going much higher, for different reasons

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Large gains remain, especially if monetary, fiscal, and fundamental supply-and-demand trends remain in play

Death By Debt

Expect more thin-air money printing

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There are no historical examples of any country ever digging itself out from so deep a hole, and yet we find that the entire developed world has bravely pushed itself deep into unknown territory

The Dangers of Fukushima Are Worse and Longer-lived Than We Think

Interview with Arnie Gundersen

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It will be years before true containment. Health risks still posed by the situation there and what individuals should do (including those on the US west coast) if it worsens.

Why Time Is Short Now That We're Past Peak Oil

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The only thing that could prevent another oil shock from happening before the end of 2012 would be another major economic contraction

Why Growth is Dead

Time to Prepare for the Coming Rout

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We're at the beginning of a very long period of treacherous economic and financial disruption.

Simon Black: The Most Sound Opportunities Are Outside the Western World

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A discussion of Simon's strategy for finding places that have the most solid fundamentals and the best growth potential

Axel Merk: Why Is Anyone Still Waiting to Sell the Dollar?

The Fed faces destroying the dollar or ushering in a new Depression

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By the time the Fed realizes the damage it has created, it will be quite late to undo this it and it is going to be very, very expensive and painful to address

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