Over the weekend, Musk posted on X that he had set up the America Party to challenge the Republican and Democratic “Uniparty.” If it’s a success, it may be even bigger than when the South flipped from Democrat to Republican and fundamentally changed the electoral map. What does it mean for markets?
I read Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness 20 years ago, but I still keep a copy on my bookshelf as a reminder of what unchecked power can do to an otherwise civilized person. Our “leaders” may not be engaging in human sacrifice like Kurtz. But they seem to have the same God complex.
As members of The Freeport Society, we are committed to fighting for our financial independence with the same vigor. And we won’t let socialists, crony capitalists, mercantilists or any other wealth-destroying scoundrel get in our way. Today, as we celebrate our independence, let’s recommit to the fight for our financial freedom… together.
Like most gringos, this felt extravagant – even absurd – when I first got here. But when I realized I could hire a staff to run my household for roughly the cost of a monthly car payment, it was a no-brainer. But now, with Elon Musk’s Optimus robot nearing release, such luxuries might be closer at hand for everyone.
In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the crew hangs a dead albatross around the neck of the crewmate who killed it as punishment for his actions cursing the ship. Today, the U.S. dollar wears its own version of that dead bird. Here’s why, and what you should do about it.
Talk about a sweet setup… Back in April, I spotted the chance to double my subscribers’ money in a matter of weeks with one of my signature trades. This was in the wake of President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcements. Markets were in chaos. Volatility was spiking. And the TV news anchors and armchair analysts on social media were in full-on doomsday mode. But I wasn’t paying attention to the headlines or to the latest rant on X. Here’s what caught my attention instead…
Talk about a market that’s priced for perfection… The S&P 500 trades at 28 times reported earnings. That puts it between the 90th and 95th percentile of most expensive markets in history, depending on what timeframe you choose. So is now the time for buy-and-hold investing? Let’s talk through this…
On Monday, we were at war. By Tuesday, it was “TIME FOR PEACE.” And now, investors hold their breath, awaiting the next news flash. At any moment, the artillery shells could begin landing. And bonds are an obvious target of opportunity. They appear to have entered a long-term primary downtrend. If the patterns of history repeat themselves, we could be looking at higher interest rates for the rest of our lives.
There’s clearly no love lost between President Trump and Fed chair Jerome Powell. Trump doesn’t have the authority to fire Powell. So, Mr. Transitory Inflation will still be running the Fed for another 11 months, until his term ends. But Trump announced this week that he had already narrowed down Powell’s replacement to a handful of candidates… and that an announcement might be coming soon. As investors, we need to pay attention.
When you fight technology, you lose. Sure, you might win a few rounds. But it will always end in a knockout… with you on the mat. So, if you’re trying to trade without AI these days, you’re effectively fighting a losing battle. Because your competition on the other side of the trade is already using it. Here’s how to fix that.
