http://itsrainmakingtime.com Amazing Breakthroughs, Conversations, and Discoveries for Everyone Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:09:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=7311 Amazing Breakthroughs, Conversations, and Discoveries for Everyone Kim Greenhouse no Kim Greenhouse itsrainmakingtime@gmail.com itsrainmakingtime@gmail.com (Kim Greenhouse) ©2010 The Rainmaking Company It's Rainmaking Time! its rainmaking time, variety talk show http://itsrainmakingtime.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://itsrainmakingtime.com/category/finance-econ/banking/ http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2010/faridkhavari2/ http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2010/faridkhavari2/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:00:32 +0000 Kim Greenhouse http://itsrainmakingtime.com/?p=2772 Farid Khavari returns to discuss solar energy and his plans for revitalizing the economy and creating jobs. Related posts:

1. State-Chartered Banks
2. Do Free Markets Still Exist?

]]> http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2010/faridkhavari2/feed/ 0 economic solutions,economy,politicians,solar energy,state-chartered banks Florida state gubernatorial candidate Farid Khavari returns to discuss solar energy and his plans for revitalizing the economy and creating jobs. Farid Khavari (http://www.khavariforgovernor.com/) is an economist and the author of Towards A Zero Cost Economy. A gubernatorial candidate for the state of Florida, Dr. Khavari is dedicated to starting a state bank in Florida, improving the way we treat our citizens, and creating millions of jobs by incentivizing the development of new industries, and rolling out new strategies to help people that are about to lose their homes, as well as those who have already lost their homes to foreclosure. Join us as we explore this passionate economist's strategic proposal for the USA, beginning with it's promising implications for the state of Florida. Back to Show Archive (http://itsrainmakingtime.com/category/shows/) Help this segment go viral. Share it with your friends, family, and social networks via the link below! Kim Greenhouse no http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2010/ellenbrown3/ http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2010/ellenbrown3/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:44:12 +0000 Kim Greenhouse http://itsrainmakingtime.com/?p=2435 her new article, which highlights Goldman Sachs' involvement in high frequency trading and computerized front running. Related posts:

1. State-Chartered Banks
2. Solarizing Florida & Zero-Costing the Economy

]]> http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2010/ellenbrown3/feed/ 0 computerized front running,economic solutions,free markets,goldman sachs,high frequency trading,max keiser,state-chartered banks,the quants Author Ellen Brown returns to discuss her new article, which highlights Goldman Sachs' involvement in high frequency trading and computerized front running. A few weeks ago I interviewed Scott Patterson (http://scottpattersonreports.com) who wrote the New York Times bestseller The Quants. We covered quite a bit of ground in that interview (http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2010/scottpatterson/); I thought I was done with the subject until I read Ellen Brown's (http://www.webofdebt.com) new article called "Computerized Front Running, Another Goldman Dominated Fraud" (http://www.webofdebt.com/articles/computerized_front_running.php). We were obviously tracking something similar, but Ellen had been interviewed on Max Keiser (http://maxkeiser.com/about) only to find out through her conversation with Max that he had filed a special patent years ago to do something beneficial with financial markets. Apparently, the powers that be in the financial arena filed new patents to turn his patent into a new breed of trading called high-frequency trading. This now gives rise to new questions and thought-provoking discussions about whether free markets exist - and, if they don't, what it will take to bring them back. Ellen Brown, author of Web Of Debt, (http://www.webofdebt.com) returns to the show to share new findings and insights with us and to discuss whether free markets still exist. Back to Show Archive (http://itsrainmakingtime.com/category/shows/) Help this segment go viral. Share it with your friends, family, and social networks via the link below! Kim Greenhouse no http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2010/creditdefaultswaps/ http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2010/creditdefaultswaps/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:00:23 +0000 Kim Greenhouse http://itsrainmakingtime.com/?p=2128 are they? Terry Duhon & Betsy Mettler of B & B Structured Finance spell it out for us. No related posts.]]> http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2010/creditdefaultswaps/feed/ 0 contracts,credit default swaps,derivatives,economic crash,financial instruments,insurance Many blame the economic collapse on credit default swaps. But what are they? Terry Duhon & Betsy Mettler of B & B Structured Finance spell it out for us. Many of us believe that a financial instrument called a credit default swap is to blame for the current economic collapse. I have also read that credit derivatives are another major point source for the global economic collapse. I didn’t know whether such assertions were correct, because I had no idea what these instruments are or what they do. Preliminary research indicated that I would never understand these seemingly mysterious securitized instruments without the help of an industry insider. What are credit derivatives? What is a credit default swap? Why were they created, how do they work, and whom do they benefit? Is there anything positive about them, or are they really just instruments of mass destruction? B & B Structured Finance (http://bandbstructuredfinance.com/) Managing Partner Terry Duhon and Partner Betsy Mettler join us with Web of Debt author Ellen Brown to shed much-needed light on this complex topic. Back to Show Archive (http://itsrainmakingtime.com/category/shows/) Kim Greenhouse no http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2010/brucewiseman/ http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2010/brucewiseman/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:50:26 +0000 Kim Greenhouse http://itsrainmakingtime.com/?p=1915 Crisis By Design author Bruce Wiseman explains the worldwide economic crash, the events that created it, and the players involved. No related posts.]]> http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2010/brucewiseman/feed/ 1 credit,crisis by design,economic crash,employment,savings Crisis By Design author Bruce Wiseman explains the worldwide economic crash, the events that created it, and the players involved. Guest Bruce Wiseman, financial consultant and author of the book (http://behindthewizardscurtain.com/) and movie (http://www.crisisbydesign.com/) Crisis By Design, introduces us to many of the causes of frozen credit markets, the downfall of industries and companies, the loss of peoples' life savings and investments, and the elimination of jobs. Global finance may be complex, but as Bruce lays out the other pieces of the puzzle, it becomes apparent that there is something more to the events of the last few years. His insight into how such destruction was possible, and why it is still unfolding, is truly chilling. We speak about the key elements involved, including the IMF, World Bank, the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 (http://www.investopedia.com/articles/03/071603.asp), the Bank of International Settlements, the Waiver of Capital Requirements, the Global Monetary Authority, and the deals, instruments, and agencies responsible for the destruction of the worldwide financial system. If you want to understand monetary reality on a local and a global level, please tune in! Back to Show Archive (http://itsrainmakingtime.com/category/shows/) Kim Greenhouse no http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2009/ellenbrown2/ http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2009/ellenbrown2/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:43:42 +0000 Kim Greenhouse http://itsrainmakingtime.com/?p=1039 Web of Debt author Ellen Brown enlightens us about the Bank of North Dakota, and explains how nations can safeguard against an IMF takeover. Related posts:

1. State-Chartered Banks

]]> http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2009/ellenbrown2/feed/ 2 economy,fiat money,imf,state government Web of Debt author Ellen Brown enlightens us about the Bank of North Dakota, and explains how nations can safeguard against an IMF takeover. Web of Debt author Ellen Brown recently wrote an article titled "EU, IMF REVOLT: GREECE, ICELAND, LATVIA MAY LEAD THE WAY (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ellen-brown/eu-imf-revolt-greece-icel_b_389409.html)". After reading it, I was so inspired that I had to have her back on the show to discuss it in more detail. Ellen discusses how countries can take back their power to create money and avoid selling out to the IMF. Join us for this timely and important 1-hour discussion. Countries are being pressured and threatened to play ball "or else". We talk about what it means when a country can't pay their debts, highlighting remedies that are within their grasp right now. Ellen was one of the first people in the USA with a smart, legal way to turn the economy around quickly and effectively. She proposes the inception of state- and county-chartered banks like the Bank of North Dakota (http://www.banknd.nd.gov), one of very few US banks that is not only solvent, but prospering. We should study this bank very carefully. Back to Show Archive (http://itsrainmakingtime.com/category/shows/) Kim Greenhouse no http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2009/faridkhavari/ http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2009/faridkhavari/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:37:43 +0000 Kim Greenhouse http://itsrainmakingtime.com/?p=959 Florida state gubernatorial candidate Dr. Farid Khavari provides insight on a remarkable economic philosophy. No related posts.]]> http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2009/faridkhavari/feed/ 4 florida,politicians,solution delivery,state government Toward a zero-cost economy at last! Florida state gubernatorial candidate Dr. Farid Khavari provides insight on a remarkable economic philosophy. In my October 2009 interview with author Ellen Brown (http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2009/ellenbrown/), I invited Florida state gubernatorial candidate Dr. Farid Khavari (http://www.khavariforgovernor.com) to join us as we discussed Web of Debt and monetizing the economy from a banking perspective. He is the author of many books on the economy such as Environomics, Towards A Zero Cost Economy, and many more. Tune in and learn about Dr. Khavari's great plans for the state of Florida. He has a firm grasp on many ways to ignite a massive wave of new jobs and reinvigorate the wary spirit that has overtaken this country. We discuss the revolutionary ideology of "carefreeism" and its capacity to create lasting economic security. Don't miss this important and refreshing interview! Back to Show Archive (http://itsrainmakingtime.com/category/shows/) Kim Greenhouse no http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2009/jamesturk/ http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2009/jamesturk/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:43:11 +0000 Kim Greenhouse http://itsrainmakingtime.com/?p=581 GoldMoney founder James Turk discusses the history of gold, the use of metals as money, and a new universe of financial transaction. Related posts:

1. Silver Investing with David Morgan
2. The Real Bills Doctrine
3. Ship of Gold: The Adventure

]]> http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2009/jamesturk/feed/ 1 digital money,dollar collapse,fiat money,gold,metals,new paradigms,silver GoldMoney founder James Turk discusses the history of gold, the use of metals as money, and a new universe of financial transaction. James Turk, the "Yoda" of the metals industry, joins us for an in-depth discussion regarding the use of digital money (metals as money), why his application opens up new worlds of transaction, in what context one should use and own metals, the paradigm behind GoldMoney (http://goldmoney.com?gmrefcode=itsrainmakingtime), and new ways to protect ourselves financially. This is one of the most exciting interviews for understanding the history of money, governments, and governance. It's a way to understand how history repeats itself and how people have an opportunity to be smart students of history while they still have a chance. You really feel as if you're part of something special as you listen to James share a marvelous opportunity to not only prosper and preserve our savings and investments, but to be part of a novel gateway of paying for goods and services, funding new projects, and affirming sound money by becoming part of business activities that use it. We ask questions that are not often asked in most of his financial interviews. James Turk is the Co-Author of The Coming Collapse of the Dollar and How to Profit From It (http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Collapse-Dollar-How-Profit/dp/0385512236). Back to Show Archive (http://itsrainmakingtime.com/category/shows/) Kim Greenhouse no http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2009/ellenbrown/ http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2009/ellenbrown/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:19:02 +0000 Kim Greenhouse http://itsrainmakingtime.com/wordpress/?p=197 Web of Debt, joins us to discuss state-chartered banks, a banking solution to guard the US economy from economic collapse. Related posts:

1. Solarizing Florida & Zero-Costing the Economy
2. Countries Resist an IMF Takeover
3. Do Free Markets Still Exist?

]]> http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2009/ellenbrown/feed/ 4 dollar collapse,economic solutions,fiat money,money,state government,state-chartered banks Ellen Brown, author of Web of Debt, joins us to discuss state-chartered banks, a banking solution to guard the US economy from economic collapse. Ellen Brown (http://webofdebt.com), author of Web of Debt (http://www.amazon.com/Web-Debt-Shocking-Truth-System/dp/0979560829/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259648730&sr=8-1), is one of very few people who has a comprehensive understanding of the detail and inner workings of the banking system. In the midst of national economic hardship, she and Dr. Farid Khavari (economist and Florida gubernatorial candidate) discuss a solution that is immediately available to state governments. Tune in and bask in their economic wisdom! Kim Greenhouse no http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2004/muhammadyunus/ http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2004/muhammadyunus/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2004 08:00:18 +0000 Kim Greenhouse http://itsrainmakingtime.com/?p=1198 Grameen Bank founder Dr. Muhammad Yunus is the brainchild behind micro-finance. Learn more about this exemplary human being in our special interview! No related posts.]]> http://itsrainmakingtime.com/2004/muhammadyunus/feed/ 0 humanitarian,microcredit,microfinance,microlending,new paradigms,poverty Grameen Bank founder Dr. Muhammad Yunus is the brainchild behind micro-finance. Learn more about this exemplary human being in our special interview! Microlending, microfinance, and microcredit were invented to eliminate poverty and usher in industry all over the world in develping nations.  When this interview was done, Dr. Muhammad Yunus (http://www.grameen-info.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=329&Itemid=363), the founder of The Grameen Bank (http://www.grameen-info.org), was not yet a Nobel Peace Prize Winner; but, in December of 2006, he finally got the recognition that he so rightly deserved for over 25 years. Dr. Yunus founded the only bank in the world that lends money to the rural poor without collateral. Due to global central banking paradigm and the stronghold it has had and still has on banking throughout the modern world, someone had to usher in a totally different paradigm, processes and protocols that connected in with the human heart. This is  one of the most revolutionary, wise, heart- based organizations and paradigms ever expressed in today's world up until this point in our current history. Individuals and organizations like this are rare indeed! Dr. Yunus is also the founder of The Grameen Foundation and the author of Banker to the Poor: Micro-lending and the Battle Against World Poverty, and Creating A World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism. The evidence is clear that banking can be done based on trust, good faith, positive expectation, humanity, wisdom, connectedness and practicality. We now know that "creditworthiness" and what constitutes it has always been a farce to keep billions of people out of the credit opportunity. "Creditworthiness" never required collateral. Collateral should have never been necessary for doing banking. Dr. Yunus has literally constructed an entirely new banking paradigm and system for the world. Everything he touches seems to turn to gold. Join us for this blockbuster interview and meet one of the most kindhearted leaders and businessmen in human history! Back to Show Archive (http://itsrainmakingtime.com/category/shows/) Kim Greenhouse no