Jim Willie's Contributions

Golden Jackass Time

Friday, April 10, 2020 - 12:04pm
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It's a three-day market holiday weekend so you know what that means....a visit from The Golden Jackass, himself...Jim Willie. The last time we spoke was New Year's Eve and that seems like freaking years ago so, as you might expect, this is an update that you're going to want to hear.

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For Auld Lang Jackass

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 - 1:24pm
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Our old pal Jim Willie, The Golden Jackass, stops by today for his annual year-in-review and look ahead. If you can find some time over the holiday, you should be sure to have a listen.

As usual, Jim is full of valuable information. Over the course of this podcast, just a few of the...

Holiday Jackass

Saturday, August 31, 2019 - 9:00am
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It's a three-day US market holiday weekend. You know what that means! An update from The Golden Jackass himself, Jim Willie.

By now, you know the drill. I ask Jim to pontificate on three primary topics and Jim, of course, never disappoints. For this call, those three topics are:...

Thursday Conversation - Holiday Jackass

Thursday, July 4, 2019 - 9:00am
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It's not a full holiday weekend as the US markets will be open on Friday. Regardless, it's tradition around here to check in with Jim Willie for a mid-summer update so here you go.

As usual, we mainly tried to discuss three, major themes...though, as usual, the conversation often...

TFMR Podcast - Monday, June 3 - A Visit With The Jackass

Monday, June 3, 2019 - 1:00pm
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In lieu of a podcast today, here's an informal discussion of current events with our old friend, The Golden Jackass himself, Jim Willie.

This was meant to be a wide-ranging discussion where the conversation takes Jim and I to wherever we end up. And everything was fine...until...at...

Here Comes Jackass Cottontail

It's a holiday weekend. You know what that means...

Friday, April 19, 2019 - 11:47am
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What's a holiday weekend at TFMR without a visit with our old friend, The Golden Jackass himself, Jim Willie.

Over the course of this call, we primarily update a few of the recurring themes we've been following for the past few years, namely...

  • Ongoing de-dollarization
  • ...

2018 In Review With Jim Willie

Jim Willie recaps 2018 and looks ahead to 2019.

Friday, December 28, 2018 - 1:00pm
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In his own inimitable fashion, our old pal The Golden Jackass stopped by today to share his thoughts on the year that was and the year that soon will be.

This podcast can be broken into two segments. In the first, Jim lists nine events or topics that dominated 2018. Some of these you'...

Your Holiday Weekend Jackass

Jim Willie gets us ready for year end and 2019.

Thursday, November 22, 2018 - 9:46am
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We'll speak with Jim again in a few weeks for our annual year-in-review and look ahead. For today, however, I thought we should mainly focus upon the three main subjects that have Jim's attention into the end of 2018.

And those three, primary topics are:

  • The ongoing
  • ...

Discussing De-Dollarization with Da Jackass

Friday, August 31, 2018 - 5:26pm
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A perceived acceleration toward the end of US dollar hegemony has been a hot topic here at TFMR this week. Thus, we thought it should be the primary topic for our holiday weekend Jim Willie discussion, too.

Looking Ahead with The Jackass

Saturday, May 26, 2018 - 8:30am
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It's another three-day US market holiday weekend so The Golden Jackass, Jim Willie, stopped by on Friday to discuss the present situation and look forward to what promises to be a volatile and unpredictable summer.

Hippity-Hoppity, Jackass On His Way

Friday, March 30, 2018 - 10:48am
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For your holiday weekend listening pleasure, here's 75 minutes of fresh Jackass, recorded yesterday in our A2A webinar format.

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Ringing In 2018 With Jim Willie

Saturday, December 30, 2017 - 12:47pm
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Our old friend, Jim Willie, joins us for our annual tradition where we wrap up the year that was and look ahead to the year that will be.

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Give Thanks and Pass the Jackass

Thursday, November 23, 2017 - 9:28am
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In a holiday tradition here at TFMR, our old pal Jim Willie returns today to discuss a wide range of issues with questions posed by listeners in our A2A webinar format.

Jackass' Red Glare Upon The Petrodollar

Monday, July 3, 2017 - 8:51am
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For your holiday listening pleasure, Jim Willie returns for a comprehensive discussion of the petrodollar and how current events around the Arabian Peninsula are a sign of great distress for this monetary scheme.

Three Days of Jackass

Friday, May 26, 2017 - 1:08pm
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As per tradition, the Golden Jackass returns today with over an hour of A+ audio entertainment for your holiday weekend listening.

Holiday Weekend Jackass

Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 3:01pm
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It's a sort of tradition around here that whenever we have a three-day market holiday weekend, we try to check in with Jim Willie. And this time, we used our A2A webinar format so that subscribers of TFMR were able to ask their own questions in real time. It was great fun and I think you'll find it all quite thought-provoking.

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For Auld Lang Jackass

Friday, December 30, 2016 - 12:54pm
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One year ends and a new one begins. That means it's time to take stock of where we've been and where we're going and few are better at pointing the way than The Golden Jackass.

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Gobble Up Some Jackass

Thursday, November 24, 2016 - 10:01am
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It's a market holiday weekend so you know what that means....fresh Jackass for your listening pleasure!

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Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and The Jackass

Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 10:51pm
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On Thursday, our pal Jim Willie stopped by for another holiday weekend podcast. Making it even more special was conducting this program in our A2A format where our Vault subscribers got to ask the majority of the questions. The result is 90 minutes of compelling audio that you're definitely going to want to hear.

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Summer in Turdistan

Friday, May 27, 2016 - 12:04pm
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The Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer here in the U.S. This also means that another 3-day weekend is upon us and you know what that means. It's Jackass season!

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