Advice to a University Student

Advice to a University Student

Miss Catherine, It is a pleasure to be introduced to you. I have been on Solari.com and read many of your papers. Your Narco Dollars

Kirby's Letter to WSJ

Kirby's Letter to WSJ

Rob Kirby wrote to the Wall Street Journal earlier this week: Kate Kelly: Congratulations on your article, “Fear, Rumors Touched Off Fatal Run on Bear

Community Business – Banking Locally

Community Business – Banking Locally

Tonight, Dennis Bernstein and I are going to be back on Flashpoints helping Dennis switch from his existing bank, Wells Fargo, to a local credit

Mortgage Market Madness

Mortgage Market Madness

Oh, my. Terrorizing honest government regulators and their contractors in life threatening ways, seizing and stealing their software tools and databases providing public access to

The Auction Rate Securities Mess

The Auction Rate Securities Mess

If you are curious to know more about the headlines regarding losses on auction rate securities, here is a new lawsuit filed against UBS that

Your Tax Dollars At Work

Your Tax Dollars At Work

Good news! The Bureau of Labor Statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor has announced the April Producer Price Index. You will be delighted to

The Next Shoe to Drop

The Next Shoe to Drop

Rob Kirby of Financial Sense discusses his conversation with Catherine about the demise of Bear Stearns and related events. The Next Shoe to Drop By

Dmitry Orlov's "Reinventing Collapse"

Dmitry Orlov's "Reinventing Collapse"

Dmitry Orlov’s book “Reinventing Collapse” is an excellent introduction to the de-industrialization that numerous areas of the world have experienced, written for Americans interested in

A New Version of "Survivor"

A New Version of "Survivor"

And You Thought It Could Never Happen By Sharon Astyk – Casaubon’s Book Blog (14 May 2008) On Television, the new version of “Survivor” takes

Futures Market 101

Futures Market 101

One of the signs watched to determine risks of inflation or deflation is the relationship of current commodities prices to those expressed in future contracts.

Pricing Ethics

Pricing Ethics

Does Being Ethical Pay? By Remi Trudel & June Cotte – Wall Street Journal (12 May 2008) <ul>”After reading about the company and its coffee,

Freddie Mac Conference

Freddie Mac Conference

“Now previously we have said that we expect housing prices to fall at least 15% nationally, and today they [have fallen] about 9% through the

Man From Plains

Man From Plains

I am a great admirer of patience and fearlessness combined in a persistent person. I got a chance to see Man from Plains which chronicles

The Most Profitable Economic Hit in History

The Most Profitable Economic Hit in History

I was speaking with Dennis Bernstein of Flashpoints about our show, Community Business, which we do each Wednesday night. We were talking about Solari Audio

You Can't Take It With You

You Can't Take It With You

I just saw an excellent presentation by Kathryn W. Mirree, J.D, called The Top Ten Charitable Planning Ideas for 2008. The seminar was presented by

Volcano in Chile

Volcano in Chile

Chilean Volcano Erupts ~ View all photos in the series Chile Volcano Forces Evacuations BBC News (2 Jan 2008)

What's Up in Alabama?

What's Up in Alabama?

Update: Men’s Health ranks Birmingham as one of the four most impotent cities in the country. Could this help explain the problems in Alabama? Impotence

It Is That Simple

It Is That Simple

I just listened to a wonderful David Icke interview in which he says that solutions are simple. Right now, everyone pretty much acts by asking

Correction

Correction

For some reason (groan) a very old article is circulating on the internet. It includes an estimate of presidential campaign contributions from the largest states

Posts on Mission Investing

Posts on Mission Investing

Human Flourishing in a Constitutional Republic By Phil Cubeta – Gift Hub (4 May 2008) Two Gems From Gift Hub Catherine Austin Fitts Blog Post

Financial Ecosystems – Capitalism 3.0

Financial Ecosystems – Capitalism 3.0

I find Peter Barnes proposals in Capitalism 3.0 to be/have: 1. Well intended. That’s important. Smart people, who are willing to try to figure out

The Solari Model – Total Economic Return

The Solari Model – Total Economic Return

Introduction I am writing a series of posts on aligning investment with mission and values, including some point-counterpoints with Phil Cubeta at gifthub.org. I thought

More Financial Coup d’Etat

More Financial Coup d’Etat

Former Goldman Sachs chairman Hank Paulson is not the only person supporting increased powers for the Federal Reserve: Obama Calls for Overhaul of Financial Regulations

Study on Financial Returns of Angel Investors

Study on Financial Returns of Angel Investors

Largest study on angel investing is released by the Kauffman Foundation and Angel Capital Education Foundation. From the Press Release: The largest study on the

How Does Your Money Work?

How Does Your Money Work?

By Catherine Austin Fitts In 1998, I took a first-year Bible class. My teacher was a woman of fearless intelligence who, after spending her work day

From the Joe Mysak Transcript

From the Joe Mysak Transcript

Catherine: I’ve dealt with state and local government in many different – you know, just as a citizen or dealing in business or – and

Sub-Prime Mortgage Woes Are No Accident

Sub-Prime Mortgage Woes Are No Accident

By Catherine Austin Fitts In 1995, a senior Clinton Administration official shared with me the Administration’s targets for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage volumes

Letter to Investor’s Business Daily

Letter to Investor’s Business Daily

  Investor’s Business Daily Letters To The Editor 12655 Beatrice St. Los Angeles, CA Ladies and Gentlemen: Congratulations on your op-ed piece, “If U.S. Wins

Unanswered Questions About Andrew Cuomo

Unanswered Questions About Andrew Cuomo

By Catherine Austin Fitts “HUD is Being Run as a Criminal Enterprise” In 2000, three and a half years after Andrew Cuomo became Secretary of

Testimony of Anne Williamson

Testimony of Anne Williamson

Testimony of Anne Williamson Before the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the United States House of Representatives September 21, 1999 Before I begin

Anne Williamson Testimony

Anne Williamson Testimony

The Rape of Russia by Anne Williamson The following is Anne Williamson’s testimony before the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the U.S. House

The American Tapeworm

The American Tapeworm

[This article was originally published in April 2003] By Catherine Austin Fitts A Tapeworm’s Triumph The other day, a natural healing practitioner explained the strategy

Kay Griggs: Colonel’s Wife Tell-All Interview

Kay Griggs: Colonel’s Wife Tell-All Interview

Originally published in December 2005 Kay Griggs speaks freely about the unimagined corruption and extent of the oppressive systems of deception within the leadership nexus

Day Of The Dead: The Haunting Of The White House

Day Of The Dead: The Haunting Of The White House

Tuesday, 2 November 2004, 3:50 pm Opinion: www.UnansweredQuestions.org Distribution via the Unanswered Questions Wire http://www.unansweredquestions.org/ . Day of the Dead: The Haunting of the White

Where Would Jesus Bank?

Where Would Jesus Bank?

“And Jesus went into the temple and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the

US News & World Report Doth Protest Too Much

US News & World Report Doth Protest Too Much

Friday, 19 December 2003, 12:42 am Column: Catherine Austin Fitts Mapping The Real Deal with Catherine Austin Fitts US News & World Report Doth Protest

20 Questions On “Where Is The Money?”

20 Questions On “Where Is The Money?”

“When the government pays your expenses, then your gross is your net.” — Philadelphia Mafia Leader Think about it: 1. Rigging gold and oil prices

The Real Deal: Hitting On HUD

The Real Deal: Hitting On HUD

Monday, 12 August 2002, 11:32 am Column: Catherine Austin Fitts Mortgage Market Unanswered Questions – Hitting On HUD Questions For Investors and Financial Analysts to

Enron Let’s Play 20 Questions

Enron Let’s Play 20 Questions

Enron-gate: Let’s Play 20 Questions (2002) [CAF & BEN: Do you want a brief introductory or conclusion paragraph here, or do you want the sarcasm

The Real Deal on 9:11: Rewarding Failure

The Real Deal on 9:11: Rewarding Failure

BY CATHERINE AUSTIN FITTS On September 11, America experienced a national security failure. Despite America’s annual investment of approximately $350 billion in what is supposed

Enron: The Anatomy of a Cover Up

Enron: The Anatomy of a Cover Up

Enron: The Anatomy of a Cover-Up Republished from Scoop Media, The Real Deal,Tuesday, 12 March 2002 Column: Catherine Austin FittsWith Catherine Austin Fitts Flashpoints News

The Hijackers Of Harvard: A Name And Address

The Hijackers Of Harvard: A Name And Address

Sunday, 10 February 2002, 2:46 pm Column: Catherine Austin Fitts ********* THE HIJACKERS OF HARVARD: A NAME AND ADDRESS The earth is not dying. It

Catherine Austin Fitts: Hold the Line

Catherine Austin Fitts: Hold the Line

[CAF Note: Originally published on February 4, 2002 – Scoop] by Catherine Austin Fitts, In the movie THE PATRIOT, farmer-turned-soldier Benjamin Martin, played by Mel