Catherine Austin Fitts
Solari Inc. November 2006
“You’re either part of the solution, or you’re part of the problem.”
-Eldridge Cleaver
“You’re either or you’re financing the solution, financing the problem.”
-Solari
• Diagnosing The Tapeworm
• $1mm Portfolio Example - Before and After
Feeding the Tapeworm vs. your financially intimate networks
But, but, but … what if I don’t have $1mm?
• What that Means in Your Community
$1mm here and $1mm there, and pretty soon the Tapeworm has all our money
• Powershifting towards a New World Together
Opportunities expand as our financially intimate transactions and networks grow
• Getting Started
Seeing diamonds in your own backyard
Our Central Banking - Warfare Economy
Are you intimate with the Tapeworm?
• We are a “we”
• We have harnessed the power of prayer and meditation
• We are emerging fields and plans all the time
• We are networked globally
• We build our own maps
• We understand how $ works
• We use community currencies
• We are integrating sustainable technologies and reducing our economic footprint
• We have the power of nonviolence and right dealing
• We minimize money to and from government
• We have brought transparency to government money in our areas
• We pay each other well
• We are financially sustainable
• We invest in ourselves and our networks
• We admire ourselves and our networks
• We are attracting capital and building control of strategic and tangible resources worldwide; our living and financial equity is rising
-WE ARE MANY , THEY ARE FEW --
• Time, Attention & Admiration
• Currency
• Purchases
• Deposits and Debt
• Investments and Pension Funds
• Donations
• Taxes
Mapping the money flows through my home, my neighborhood and my networks
Example: A $1mm portfolio
US Govt Fixed Income
Full Faith & Credit:
$100,000 US Treasury Bonds
25,000 US Treasury Note
75,000 Mortgage Securities
Indirect Credit:
$25,000 Mortgage Securities
25,000 Mortgage Securities
25,000 Student Loan Securities Debentures
Global Govt Fixed Income
$140,000 World Bond Fund
Corporate Fixed Income
$50,000 Bond Fund
Bank CDs
$100,000 CD in NY Fed Member Bank
25,000 CD in NY Fed Member Bank
25,000 CD in NY Fed Member Bank
Short Term & Cash Equiv.
$25,000 Big Mutual Fund Co. Tax Exempt Fund
10,000 NY Fed Member Bank Checking Acct
Stocks
$75,000 Individual stocks in large govt contractors and large NY Fed banks
40,000 Energy Fund – oil, gas and coal
100,000 in two SRI Social Index Equity Funds
Home
$500,000 Split level in suburbs
350,000 Shore condo
700,000 Mortgage debt
Favorite Charity: Harvard University
Example: Novartis & Ritalin
Kids on Ritalin US (est.)
Novaritis P/E (est.)
Profit Per Kid (est.)
Stock Market Value: (est.)
Per Kid on Ritalin US
All US Kids on Ritalin
10,000,000
32x
$54
$1,720
$17,200,000,000
Central Banking - Warfare Economy
Our sample $1mm …what are we financing?
•NY Fed Member Banks
•Barrick
•Bank of NY
•CACI
•CCA
•Citibank
•Energy Companies
•Exxon
•Fannie/Freddie/Ginnie/Sallie
•Global governments
•IBM
•Halliburton
•Harvard
•Local school district and local govt
•Lockheed Martin
•McDonalds
•Monsanto
•Novartis
•RJR
•SRI Social Index Fund
•US Treasury
Centralization of political corruption
Financial Coup d’Etat: trillions missing from US government
Fiat currency and debasement of the currency
“Piratization” and market manipulation
Jobs moving abroad
Debt bubble and fraudulent inducement
Black budget ops & assassination
Food seed/water/energy monopoly
Environmental degradation
Arms and narcotics trafficking
Warfare and economic warfare
Dirty money, money laundering & financial fraud
Torture in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay
Space weaponry, surveillance and invasion of privacy
Drugging and poisoning of children
9-11 and global conquest
Suppression of technology
Suppression of financial disclosure
Corruption of government officials and process
• Solari Audio Seminar: Beyond SRI I
• Most SRI is pro-Tapeworm
• Most SRI promotes intentional naiveté
Our $1mm portfolio - is it sound?
• Zero Diversity
- Entirely dependent on US Federal Credit
• Federal Credit is Unsound
- Heart of the Negative ROI System
• What needs to grow to provide the investment yield?
Warfare … Dirty Money … Facism … Inflation …
Depopulation … IMF Workout …Market Manipulation …
Peak Oil … Suppression of Technology … IRS
• What always happens in the end?
- Insiders are protected … Outsiders thrown overboard
My Kids’
School
Mom’s
401k
My Bank
My Family
Budget
Taxes
Grandma’s
Church
The Tapeworm
Who’s Who
Large banks
Large corporations
US government
Corporate media
Oil companies
Defense and other govt contractors
Agribusiness
Activists
Municipality
Would YOU push the red button?
Dow Jones vs. the Popsicle Index
Dow Jones
Index
Popsicle
Index
1950s
150
Very High
Now
10,000 +
Low
After
Profile
Retail Sales
Govt $
Profits
Multiplier
Local Equity
Ownership,
Expertise,
& Control
Before
100 small businesses
& farms
$100,000,000
$50,000,000
$10,000,000
1-5x
$10-50,000,000
90% locally owned
100+ local owners
• Financially Intimate
• Reinvesting locally
• Local control, expertise
2 big businesses
$100,000,000
$50,000,000
$10,000,000
10-15x
$100-150,000,000
10% and declining
10+ local owners
• Loyal to the Tapeworm
• Reinvest in Tapeworm
• Declining control, exp
by Catherine Austin Fitts
“Make a law, make a business.”
-- old New Jersey street saying
It’s time to reverse the drain!
• Goal
-Maximize Your Returns
• Invest in Increasing
Total Returns
-You: time and money
-Your Ecosystem: living & financial equity
-The Players in Your Ecosystem: their needs and risks
• Risk Management
- Delete Bad Dogs & Debt
- Finance strategic resources/lower expenses
- Organize/invest in your allies
• Result
-Use knowledge about how to create value for the good guys and the whole system to create greater security and value for yourself
• Example: Monsters, Inc.
Makes Money
Loses Money
Popsicle Index
Ex: Anticipate
Popsicle Index
Play With
Tapeworm
Build Real
Wealth
Ex: Follow Ex: Drop Out
How do we make money turning the Red Button Green ?
Global Local
Liquid
Example:
Stock in Small
Sustainable
Technologies Co.
Example:
CD in Local Bank
Non-
Liquid
Real Estate in
High Popsicle
Index Place
Example:
Your Home,
Local Venture
Think “cui bono” – who are your financial intimates?
Note: Nothing in this presentation should be taken as individual investment advice.
Example: $1mm portfolio -- diversified and profitable
Local Non-Liquid
$550k
$300,000 30 acre farm in farm community with improvements (no debt)
95,000 Mortgages financing homes for my sister and a neighbor
5,000 Refinancing of cousin's credit card debt (warning/disclaimer)
150,000 Reserved for direct local investment and to pool with
Solari Investor Circle:
●
●
Financial investments
Networking, lobbying, asset mapping/databank
● Learning and intellectual mastery
● Donations/tithes
*Technically it is currently in Local Liquid – however treating as non-liquid for purpose of aggregates
Think “cui bono” – who are your financial intimates?
Note: Nothing in this presentation should be taken as individual investment advice.
Anyone seeking investment advice for his or her personal financial situation should seek out a qualified advisor and provide as much information as possible so that such advisor can take into account all relevant circumstances, objectives, and risks before rendering an opinion as to the appropriate investment strategy.
Example: $1mm portfolio -- diversified and profitable
Local Liquid
$75k
$5,000 Checking account/money market at well managed local community bank
20,000 CDs at well managed local community bank
10,000 Cash, silver and gold coins in deposit box
10,000 Cash, silver and gold coins at home
25,000 Publicly traded stocks for companies based in my area or region with leadership and products personally known to me or to people I trust
5,000 Local tax-exempt bonds of municipal agencies run by people we know and respect doing things that we believe raise our Popsicle Index
Think “cui bono” – who are your financial intimates?
Note: Nothing in this presentation should be taken as individual investment advice.
Anyone seeking investment advice for his or her personal financial situation should seek out a qualified advisor and provide as much information as possible so that such advisor can take into account all relevant circumstances, objectives, and risks before rendering an opinion as to the appropriate investment strategy.
Example: $1mm portfolio -- diversified and profitable
Global Non-Liquid
$200k
$100,000 IBC/Gold and silver bullion in depository in Europe
90,000 IBC/Investment in land and cottage next to cousin's in-law's farm in Central America (High Popsicle
Index, Low Cost)
Expected IBC/$25,000 Reserve for improvements to land and cottage (Currently held and counted in interest bearing accounts under Global Liquid)
Expected IBC/$25,000 Micro equity – Reserve to invest local
Currently held in interest bearing deposits at local bank in Central America under Global Liquid)
10,000 Angel investment in college roommate’s wind farm company
Think “cui bono” – who are your financial intimates?
Note: Nothing in this presentation should be taken as individual investment advice.
Anyone seeking investment advice for his or her personal financial situation should seek out a qualified advisor and provide as much information as possible so that such advisor can take into account all relevant circumstances, objectives, and risks before rendering an opinion as to the appropriate investment strategy.
Example: $1mm portfolio -- diversified and profitable
Global Liquid
$175k
$25,000 IBC/Digital Gold and Silver
75,000 IBC/High Popsicle Index Places
25,000 IBC/Basket of Local Stocks and Local Bank CDs
50,000 IBC/Small and Mid-Cap Stocks – Focus On:
•Decentralizing, sustainable solutions
•Products & services that lower monthly expenses and/or increase self-sufficiency, promote good health, save time, make fresh food more available/affordable
•Operations that are excellent on sustainable basis
•Stocks of above available on an economic basis
Think “cui bono” – who are your financial intimates?
Note: Nothing in this presentation should be taken as individual investment advice.
Anyone seeking investment advice for his or her personal financial situation should seek out a qualified advisor and provide as much information as possible so that such advisor can take into account all relevant circumstances, objectives, and risks before rendering an opinion as to the appropriate investment strategy.
Solari
Circles
My Kids’
School
Mom’s
401k
My Family
Budget
Taxes
Local Venture
Funds
Financially Intimate
Who’s Who
Local banks
Small companies
Local municipal
Independent media
Renewable energy
Local contractors
Local organic farmers
Grandma’s
Church
Activists
My Bank Municipality
Expanding intimate knowledge, intimate networks & places
What does a financially intimate neighborhood look like?
Decentralizing and growing the financial equity of a place
Now
Profile
100 small businesses
& farms
Retail Sales
Govt $
Profits
Multiplier
Local Equity
Ownership,
Expertise,
& Control
$100,000,000
$50,000,000
$10,000,000
8-12x
$80-120,000,000
51% locally owned
100+ local owners
1,000+ local investors
• Financially Intimate
• Reinvesting locally
• Local control, expertise
• Alignment of local/global
$30,000,000 capital gains locally for small business owners, individual investors, and Solari circles
WALL ST Central
Government
Main
Street
Main
Street
Main Street
Free up 2-4 hours/week + $x/month
- turn off your TV, eliminate corporate media, resign from Tapeworm organizations
Ask ‘Where do I live?’ and ‘Who is my affinity group?’
Acquire maps and techniques for Tapeworm evasion
Start coming clean
- prayer and meditation, bank local, eat fresh and local, purge Tapeworm toxins
Lower overhead and debt, increase self-sufficiency & skills
Become an investor
- cultivate intimate knowledge, intimate networks, sphere of influence
- become investment worthy, focus on tangibles, local, sustainable technologies
Network globally/Access offshore resources
Play Solari Strategy
- use the Popsicle Index to identify opportunities
- build equity, rather than yield
- cultivate transparency
Start or join a Solari Circle asap
Don’t ask if there is a conspiracy….if you are not in one, you need to start one
New at Finance and Investment Seasoned at Finance and Investment
• DVD Series
• Financial Workshops
• Alternative Energy Series
• Reducing Debt Together
• Finding a Local Bank Together
• Freecycle members homes
• Energy audit members homes
• Doing a Hand
• Lending within the Group
• Joining a Precious Metals Savings Plan
• Aggregating Purchases
• GP for local and sustainable technology securities
• GP for angel investment
• Going local campaign with local bank stock or farmers or home repair equity investment
• Do feasibility study for local venture fund
• Look for local government reengineering opportunity
• Back local candidate
One Neighborhood
Becoming Financially Intimate
• More and more neighbors practicing financial intimacy, building real wealth
• Forming Solari Circles to come clean together
• Forming financially intimate networks between individuals, circles, farmers, businesses, government, other locales
• Increasing liquidity of currency and equity outside the Tapeworm
• Expanding opportunities for place based and solution based investing
• Building databanks of how our money works
• Forming local venture funds; attracting investors; shopping where you invest
• Increasing Tapeworm risk management strategies
• Living and financial equity rising
Solari Workshop: Saturday
Access: Solari Audio Seminar CDs & DVD
Beyond SRI 1& II, Precious Metals Miniseries, Building Real Wealth, Where
Would Jesus Bank, Navigating the Housing Bubble
Consulting & Speeches: By appointment
Website: solari.com
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