Interest Rates : The Highest Rate We Can Afford Is Zero

Without the support of the Federal Reserve, long term interest rates are headed a lot higher and our economy is too broke to afford it. The highest rate we can really afford is zero at this point and the markets haven`t figured this out yet.

Peter Schiff is a well-known commentator appearing regularly on CNBC, TechTicker and FoxNews. He is often referred to as "Doctor Doom" because of his bearish outlook on the economy and the U.S. Dollar in particular. Peter was one of the first from within the professional investment field to call the housing market a bubble. Peter has written a book called "Crash Proof" and a follow-on called "The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets". He is the President of EuroPacific Capital, which is a brokerage specializing in finding dividend-yielding, value-based foreign stocks.