Where to find safe investments in the US

Even as the American economy crumbles, you can still find solid investments in the US. The key is to buy companies who pay big dividends and own real assets, or who sell cheaply to price-conscious consumers.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are about to go bankrupt...

Leverage is the problem with these government-backed institutions. They bought $1.7 trillion in assets using only $70 billion of investors' money. So these assets only have to decline by $70 billion 4.1% to wipe out shareholders. Actually, if you include their mortgage guarantees, Freddie and Fannie are liable for $4.8 trillion worth of mortgages. So to wipe investors out, mortgage values only have to decline by 1.4%. And that's exactly what's happening right now...

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