Chart of the Week #56 I recently read Ray Dalio’s Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order. While I take issue with many of Dalio’s views, his method for measuring national power is worth paying attention to. He breaks it down into eight key pillars—education, innovation, competitiveness, military strength, trade influence, economic output, financial center […]
Trump Just Pulled the Plug on the Penny It’s official. After 232 years in circulation, the humble penny is finally meeting its maker. The Treasury has confirmed it. The penny is being discontinued. The writing has been on the wall, with Musk’s DOGE being on the penny’s case pretty much since day one of the new president’s inauguration. And […]
What a Junior Engineer Can Teach Us About a Time When America Really Was Great We’re told we’ve never had it better. America and Americans are rich, they say. That wages are up, quality of life is high, and progress marches on. We all know that isn’t quite true, but it’s hard to pinpoint the […]
Trump’s new administration has a plan to reimagine America’s monetary policy through a pivot to gold and the devaluing of the Dollar. The tariffs are an indicator that what was done in 1971 when America depegged from gold might be a signal that a massive change is impending once again, this time in reverse. Matt […]
Debunking the Treasury’s Latest Claim About America’s Gold With gold soaring past $3,300, it feels like the perfect moment to revisit a topic many of us haven’t forgotten: the gold at Fort Knox—and whether it’s actually still there. And as it happens, something caught my eye that makes this question even more timely. Treasury Secretary Scott […]
“Crisis Investing” Issue 3 / March 2025 – Vol 2 Dear Reader, First off, a big welcome to all our new subscribers. We’ve had a solid influx since our last issue—many of you likely joined after reading Mat Smith’s Trump’s Monetary Reset report. If that’s you, welcome aboard. If you came in another way, I’d still encourage […]
Porter Stansberry: Robots, Market Crashes, and the Biggest Mistakes in History by Matt Smith Doug Casey’s Take [ep.#375] Read on Substack Porter Stansberry joined Doug Casey and me for a conversation packed with big ideas, predictions, and blunt truth-telling. It’s classic Porter—unfiltered, provocative, and deeply insightful. We dug into some fascinating questions: As always, Porter […]
“Crisis Investing” Issue 2 / February 2025 – Vol 2 Dear Reader, On a September evening in 1985, finance ministers from the world’s largest economies gathered at New York’s Plaza Hotel for what would become one of the most significant currency interventions in modern history. The dollar had become too strong for U.S. exports to […]