Timothy Sumer

With all the announced stimulus, the FED's balance sheet going to $10 trillion, it is time to discuss Inflation and perhaps even hyperinflation. Government deficits are huge and will be only growing, thus currencies have to be debased! There is no other way. So, protect yourself and own real assets. This is also the reason why stocks have been going up even as we are entering the mother of all recessions. When it comes to the stock market, investing in stocks, looking for inflation protection, it is always about real assets. Enjoy the stock market news for today. Want to know more about my research and portfolios? Here is my independent stock market analysis and research! STOCK MARKET RESEARCH PLATFORM (analysis, stocks to buy, model portfolio) Sign up for the FREE Stock Market Investing Course - a comprehensive guide to investing discussing all that matters: I am also a book author: Modern Value Investing book: Check my website to hear more about me, read my a...

​In this revision video we look at arguments for and against bailing-out the banking system during a financial crisis. The UK government under Chancellor Alistair Darling and Prime Minister Gordon Brown took the decision to launch a multi-billion-pound bail out of the financial system during the Global Financial Crisis which reached a peak in the Autumn of 2008 with the bankruptcy of Lehman Bros in the United States. Four major commercial banks were given a financial life-line although not every bank required one, for example Barclays (later to become mired in controversies of its own). Royal Bank of Scotland (government acquired 84%) – still retains around 60% Lloyds Banking Group (government acquired 43%) – all shares now sold Northern Rock (100% nationalised) – sold to Virgin Money (2012) Bradford and Bingley (100% nationalised - 2010, Bradford & Bingley was renamed Santander UK Total spend on UK bank bail outs estimated at £137 billion, net spend is around £23 bill...