Its sales are falling&hellip; its technology is lagging&hellip; and its most recent product hasn&rsquo;t lived up to expectations&hellip;
Yet shares of Apple Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/AAPL">AAPL</a>) are on the rise.
Needless to say, our team has had a lot to say about the company &mdash; arguing whether Apple&rsquo;s stock will continue going higher&hellip; or if it&rsquo;s about to flame out.
We&rsquo;re also looking at several smaller businesses that could bounce higher as Apple moves to correct its missteps.
I&rsquo;ll share some of our research in a minute&hellip; including how to apply it to your portfolio.
But first, let&rsquo;s take a look at our top stories and the Reader Forum.
<h2 class="subhead nbp">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/the-easiest-way-to-make-a-killing-in-crypto">&ldquo;The Easiest Way to Make a Killing in Crypto&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/the-easiest-way-to-make-a-killing-in-crypto">Altucher Confidential</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/the-easiest-way-to-make-a-killing-in-crypto">, Chris Campbell)</a>: The cryptocurrency markets are getting wild again, with investors overreacting to every new sensationalized headline. So Chris takes a look at the three biggest drivers of today&rsquo;s crypto fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) &mdash; and reveals the truth lurking behind them. His rationale for keeping a cool head made this our most-liked free story last week. And his perspective will help you ride out any turbulence ahead!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/why-bad-earnings-spark-big-rallies/">&ldquo;Why &lsquo;Bad&rsquo; Earnings Spark Big Rallies&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/why-bad-earnings-spark-big-rallies/">Morning Reckoning, </a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/why-bad-earnings-spark-big-rallies/">Greg Guenthner</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/why-bad-earnings-spark-big-rallies/">)</a>: Earnings for Tesla Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/TSLA">TSLA</a>) came in far below expectations, yet its stock shot higher. Then Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/META">META</a>) saw its shares plummet after announcing great earnings. As Greg points out, mismatches like this happen all the time &mdash; yet many investors have no idea why. So he explains the psychology that drives them&hellip; as well as how to capitalize on these counterintuitive moves.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/amd-goes-on-sale">&ldquo;AMD Goes on Sale&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/amd-goes-on-sale">Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/amd-goes-on-sale">, James Altucher)</a>: Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/META">AMD</a>) also fell after positive earnings. And as James recently told his Investment Network readers, it&rsquo;s because traders were expecting the company to perform an overnight miracle. The current overreaction creates another great opportunity for you &mdash; like the &ldquo;Nvidia Corp. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/NVDA">NVDA</a>) Killer&rdquo; concept <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/">we talked about last wee</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/">k</a>. James&rsquo; in-depth analysis made this our most-liked story last week&hellip; and there&rsquo;s still time for you to benefit from his research. So it was an easy decision to unlock it for you.</li>
</ul>
Remember, we publish tens to HUNDREDS of stories. The write-ups above are our TOP ones for the week &mdash; including one that had been roped off from the public. If you want to stay ahead of the pack, make sure you&rsquo;re caught up now.
And if you&rsquo;d like to nominate any of our stories for next week&rsquo;s &ldquo;Top 3,&rdquo; just let me know at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
<h2 class="subhead nbp">The Reader Forum:</h2>
First from the mailbag today, Ryan O. used the <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a> inbox to tell us:
I cannot stress how much I enjoy reading Sean Ring's articles. His writing demonstrates a commitment to connect with his readers and to bring a fresh perspective other than the garbage the mainstream media spews out.
Thanks for the letter, Ryan. I can&rsquo;t think of a better way to compliment Sean on <a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/happy-rude-year-04-26">his third anniversary at the helm of </a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/happy-rude-year-04-26">Rude Awakening</a>.
Hopefully you&rsquo;ve also been keeping up with him every Thursday at the <a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/author/sring/">Morning Reckoning</a>, too.
And I&rsquo;ll admit, he&rsquo;s always a contender for our Top Stories of the week, with several members of our team nominating his work. (Make sure you check out <a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/the-lunacy-of-taxing-unrealized-gains/">this May 2 writeup</a>!)
In fact, I sometimes wonder if we should spotlight four tops, just to give him a permanent berth. Or you can keep nominating his stories, too.
In the meantime, I look forward to sharing this with Sean!
Next up, Larry F. left a five-star Google review to say:
Paradigm has a great team; their market analysis is 5 stars. I would recommend all of the publications. The membership has more than paid for itself. I am very pleased. 
Thank you, Larry, for taking the time to leave such a glowing review! We do have some of the best financial analysts you can find&hellip; and it&rsquo;s great to hear that they&rsquo;ve helped you achieve success.
Hopefully your words will convince others to join our community. You can bet I&rsquo;ll be sharing this with everyone at Paradigm!
And finally for today, IP tells us:
I could use more ticker symbols without all the preliminary fanfare and lengthy videos that follow. I trust James and his team so much &mdash; all I need is the symbol and I'll see what I can do. I am sure you have done all your due diligence and research. But really, having to go through a video presentation just to get some piece of info is too much for me. 
I appreciate you speaking your mind, IP! And I&rsquo;m glad to hear that you have so much faith in our recommendations.
But keep in mind, not everyone is willing to take our word for things. A lot of people don&rsquo;t know us at all.
So our video presentations need to explain who our experts are and why their research is worth paying attention to.
Whenever possible, we provide written transcripts of our events &mdash; giving you a chance to skim it for tickers. But our live events tend to be off-the-cuff, making it impossible to put a transcript together ahead of time.
In most cases, however, you will have a chance to review it after the broadcast!
That wraps up this week&rsquo;s Reader Forum.
Remember, your feedback is vital to our success&hellip; so please email me at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
This is YOUR forum!
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we also have a FREE library of introductory investment guides on our <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/archive/wealth-desk">Wealth Desk</a>. For customer service issues, please use our <a href="https://paradigmpressgroup.com/contact-us">contact page</a>.)
Now, here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s happening around the water cooler this week&hellip;
<h2 class="subhead nbp">The Water Cooler &mdash; Upcoming Events and More</h2>
Last Thursday, Apple released its latest earnings report. The numbers showed lower product sales and income.
And that&rsquo;s not the only trouble at the company. While <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/buy-this-ai-underdog-today">we had high hopes for its Apple Vision Pro</a>, the company is <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138487/apple-vision-pro-cut-shipment-forecast-kuo-rumor">slowing down production due to low demand</a>.
Then there&rsquo;s the fact that Apple is still lagging in the artificial intelligence (AI) race. Once a dominant tech player, it&rsquo;s now playing catch-up to rivals like Microsoft Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/MSFT">MSFT</a>) and Alphabet Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/GOOG">GOOG</a>).
You&rsquo;d think all this would be enough to sink Apple&rsquo;s share price.
Instead, the stock jumped $10 after the news came out&hellip; and is less than $15 away from hitting a brand-new all-time high.
That&rsquo;s mostly because Apple announced a massive share buyback program &mdash; planning to spend $110 billion to reduce the supply of its stock in the markets. That naturally makes each remaining share more valuable.
But it&rsquo;s not necessarily a good thing.
&ldquo;It is destructive to shareholder value,&rdquo; says our Dan Amoss. He points out that with high interest rates, Apple has to borrow money at 5%, then buy back shares that have a 2-3% free cash flow yield.
In other words, Apple is essentially losing money on every share it takes out of the markets.
Byron King agrees. Buying back shares &ldquo;takes company cash and pays it out to people who want to sell their stakes,&rdquo; he says.
&ldquo;Apple has nothing better to do with that money?&rdquo; he asks. &ldquo;No research and development? No growth projects?&rdquo;
Bob Byrne, one of James Altucher&rsquo;s top analysts, also thinks there are better uses for Apple&rsquo;s money.
&ldquo;Apple&rsquo;s topline revenue hasn&rsquo;t moved much in three years,&rdquo; he tells us. &ldquo;The company needs something to get things moving.&rdquo;
The good news is that Apple still has a ton of cash in the bank &mdash; even with its ill-advised buyback plans.
So our team is looking for smaller companies that Apple might team up with&hellip; or buy out altogether.
We think the company&rsquo;s management will hold off any announcements until mid-June, which gives you a window to position yourself before the news comes out.
Expect more details as we dig deeper into the impending catalysts
You might also have a chance to ride Apple shares higher, too &mdash; at least for a little while.
As our Alan Knuckman points out, Apple&rsquo;s price chart is showing signs of a &ldquo;bullish divergence.&rdquo;
He calls it a &ldquo;signal of internal shift,&rdquo; meaning bulls look ready to start buying again.
While that doesn&rsquo;t necessarily mean you should expect long-term gains from the stock, it could be an opportunity to collect shorter-term gains using call options.

Concierge Letter

Is Apple a Buy?

Nvidia Corp. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/NVDA">NVDA</a>) continues to be one of the hottest stocks on Wall Street&hellip;
But its reign will soon come to an end.
In fact, an entire coalition is working to overcome Nvidia&rsquo;s artificial intelligence (AI) edge.
Our team is closely tracking this story&hellip; and has identified some of the leading names in the quest to take down NVDA.
I&rsquo;ll give you all the details in a minute.
First, though, let&rsquo;s look at our Top Stories and the Reader Forum.
<h2 class="subhead">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://pro.paradigm-press.info/p/taa_1000spots_0424/ETAA4403/">&ldquo;James Altucher&rsquo;s 2024 Second Half Playbook&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://pro.paradigm-press.info/p/taa_1000spots_0424/ETAA4403/">James Altucher &amp; Doug Hill</a><a href="https://pro.paradigm-press.info/p/taa_1000spots_0424/ETAA4403/">)</a>: On Thursday, Paradigm Press and James Altucher hosted a special event: a live giveaway where every minute was worth $1,000. James didn&rsquo;t disappoint &mdash; delivering his boldest predictions for the latter half of 2024&hellip; including four recommendations for the biggest profit-making opportunities for the rest of the year. So even if you couldn&rsquo;t make the event, as the giveaway was live, you can still access James&rsquo;s 2024 roadmap for a limited time!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/the-price-of-empire">&ldquo;The Price of Empire&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/the-price-of-empire">Rude Awakening, </a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/the-price-of-empire">Sean Ring</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/the-price-of-empire">)</a>: The House&rsquo;s $95 billion foreign aid package sends $61 billion to Ukraine. Now Sean walks you through the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that allowed this bill to sail through Congress. From CIA briefings that left a "lasting impression" on recently elected House Speaker Mike Johnson, to allegations of rampant blackmail against congressional leaders, Sean exposes the forces driving America's priorities abroad at the expense of citizens at home.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/no-way-to-run-an-economy-concierge">&ldquo;No Way to Run an Economy&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/no-way-to-run-an-economy-concierge">Jim Rickards&rsquo; Strategic Intelligence</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/no-way-to-run-an-economy-concierge">, Jim Rickards)</a>: Last week Wall Street learned what Jim has been warning about all along: U.S. GDP is weakening while inflation is rising. So Jim recently told his Strategic Intelligence members why the Fed&rsquo;s actions aren&rsquo;t having their desired effects&hellip; and what that means to the markets going forward. With the Fed set to meet this week, I figured you should understand what Fed Chairman Powell is doing wrong. So I&rsquo;ve unlocked Jim&rsquo;s analysis for you.</li>
</ul>
Remember, we publish tens to HUNDREDS of stories. The write-ups and presentations above are our TOP ones for the week &mdash; including one that had been roped off from the public. If you want to stay ahead of the pack, make sure you&rsquo;re caught up now.
And if you&rsquo;d like to nominate any of our stories for next week&rsquo;s &ldquo;Top 3,&rdquo; just let me know at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
<h2 class="subhead">The Reader Forum:</h2>
One of our top stories from last week was James Altucher&rsquo;s Zoom broadcast, which received a ton of rave reviews.
Joy P. gushed:
I&rsquo;m overwhelmed with gratitude, overjoyed at the opportunity to be a part of this group of phenomenal greatness here today &mdash; and everyone at Paradigm Press taking time out of their day to host this live informative event. To everyone &mdash; Matt, moderators, Doug, James and your team &mdash; thank you profusely! 
Thank you very much, Joy, for your kind words and gratitude. As you noted, this was completely a team effort&hellip; and everyone worked hard to make sure things went without a hitch!
Matt, James, and Doug have already viewed this, but I'm excited to share it with the rest of our Paradigm family!
Next up, Dennis L. left a five-star Google review to say:
These guys are at the top of their game! A mix of investments and expert-looks at economic and world events that affect you and your wealth. If you aren't connected to Paradigm, you are missing out!
Wow, that's quite the compliment, Dennis. And thank you for the 5 stars! While I&rsquo;m quite proud of the cutting-edge insights and strategies our world-class team provides, our real strength comes from members like you.
By sharing your experiences, you&rsquo;re helping to convince more people to join our network. And the more like-minded members we add, the better our entire business will be for everyone!
I look forward to sharing your words with our entire team.
Of course, this is a business&hellip; and in the end, we need to keep the lights on. Sometimes that rubs people the wrong way.
For instance, William H. tells us:
Every time you launch a new subscription service, you are keeping recommendations I believe you should be giving to your existing members. Once we join a service is there a way you don't abandon us existing members while still growing new membership? 
I&rsquo;m glad you said something, William&hellip; but we never abandon our members! No matter which paid service you join, you&rsquo;re always entitled to new analysis, research, recommendations and updates.
Just keep in mind, not every investment is appropriate for everyone. So we build separate services around specific strategies, time frames, risk tolerances and more.
That way, people have to &ldquo;opt-in&rdquo; to the research and analysis they want. It makes it easier for members to get the strategies they want&hellip; while helping prevent others from making trades they&rsquo;re completely unprepared for.
And, yes, we&rsquo;re constantly uncovering new ways to help people make money &mdash; which can lead to brand-new services. That doesn&rsquo;t mean we forget about members of our other services.
Our team will continue to help you take maximum advantage of the strategy you chose when you joined us!
That wraps up this week&rsquo;s Reader Forum.
Remember, your feedback is vital to our success&hellip; so please email me at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
This is YOUR forum!
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we also have a FREE library of introductory investment guides on our <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/archive/wealth-desk">Wealth Desk</a>. For customer service issues, please use our <a href="https://paradigmpressgroup.com/contact-us">contact page</a>.)
Now, here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s happening around the water cooler this week&hellip;
<h2 class="subhead">The Water Cooler &mdash; Upcoming Events and More</h2>
Nvidia has been the darling of Wall Street&rsquo;s AI boom &mdash; up a stunning 216% in the past year alone.
Now the stock is surging again, thanks to Facebook, Google and others announcing even more AI spending.
The reason Nvidia dominates AI is because of InfiniBand, its ultra-fast data transfer system that&rsquo;s essentially what makes AI possible.
Nvidia got the technology by buying out a company called Mellanox in 2019.
&ldquo;Brilliant, brilliant acquisition,&rdquo; our Ray Blanco tells us.
However, Ray also says there&rsquo;s a new networking system on the horizon &mdash; one that&rsquo;s set to be just as fast, if not faster, than InfiniBand.
It&rsquo;s called Ultra Ethernet&hellip; and Nvidia has nothing to do with it!
Instead, the tech is being developed by the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC), made up of over 50 tech companies.
The roster includes tech giants like Microsoft Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/MSFT">MSFT</a>), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/AMD">AMD</a>), Cisco Systems Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/CSCO">CSCO</a>) &mdash; as well as many smaller names in the business.
&ldquo;An initial version of the new superfast standard is expected in the fourth quarter of this year,&rdquo; Ray tells us.
Once it&rsquo;s launched, Nvidia&rsquo;s near-monopoly on ultra-fast networking will end. Companies will suddenly have more choices when it comes to artificial intelligence applications.
Our team still believes Intel Corp. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/INTC">INTC</a>) is the <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/buy-this-ai-underdog-today">underdog to root for in this space</a>.
Not only is the company part of the UEC, but it&rsquo;s also still on track to create the world&rsquo;s most advanced microchips.
In fact, Microsoft has already placed an order to buy them for a very ambitious AI project.
&ldquo;It will be huge,&rdquo; Ray says, &ldquo;and will dwarf anything Microsoft &mdash; already a builder of massive data centers&mdash; has ever built before.&rdquo;
The chips won&rsquo;t be ready for a while, however, and impatient investors have pushed Intel&rsquo;s shares lower.
That could change once Ultra Ethernet is running &mdash; waking Wall Street up to what it means for Intel.
As Ray puts it, &ldquo;Nvidia is going to be left out in the cold.&rdquo;

The Nvidia Killer

Mark your calendar for Thursday, 2 p.m. ET.
That&rsquo;s when one of our top analysts will go live with his predictions for the rest of 2024&hellip;
While giving you a chance to win $1,000 every minute!
I&rsquo;ll share some of the details in a moment &mdash; including how to tune in for your chance to win.
But first, let&rsquo;s take a look at our Top Stories and the Reader Forum.
<h2 class="subhead">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/steroids-for-the-state-and-youre-the-dealer">&ldquo;Steroids for the State &mdash; And You&rsquo;re the Dealer&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/steroids-for-the-state-and-youre-the-dealer">Rude Awakening, </a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/steroids-for-the-state-and-youre-the-dealer">Sean Ring)</a>: Tax Day in the United States should make everybody angry &mdash; even if you&rsquo;re due for a refund from Uncle Sam. But we&rsquo;re being hoodwinked by an innovation that was developed to pay for World War II. Sean walks you through the whole ordeal, from how it started to where it&rsquo;s gotten us. He also shares an unconventional strategy to see exactly what the government takes from you.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/hold-on-the-gold-branches-are-shaking/">&ldquo;Hold on! The Gold Branches Are Shaking&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/hold-on-the-gold-branches-are-shaking/">Morning Reckoning</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/hold-on-the-gold-branches-are-shaking/">, </a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/hold-on-the-gold-branches-are-shaking/">Greg Guenthner</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/hold-on-the-gold-branches-are-shaking/">)</a>: Gold continues to hit new highs &mdash; and mainstream analysts are suddenly making sky-high price predictions for its top. But Greg cautions that there are some problems with this newfound optimism. While he&rsquo;s still bullish on the precious metal, he also thinks the Johnny-come-latelies are giving everyday traders bad intel. So he lays out a strategy for riding out the volatility he sees ahead.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/tesla-is-stalling">&ldquo;Tesla Is Stalling&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/tesla-is-stalling">Jim Rickards&rsquo; Strategic Intelligence</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/tesla-is-stalling">, Andrew Zatlin)</a>: Jim Rickards recently added a new heavyweight to his team &mdash; Moneyball Economics&rsquo; Andrew Zatlin. Bloomberg ranked him at the top of their list for payroll and jobs forecasting. Andrew used those skills to walk Jim&rsquo;s Strategic Intelligence readers through the latest layoff news from Elon Musk&rsquo;s electric car company. Then he names a company whose growing staff gives it a strong outlook. Andrew&rsquo;s analysis is a great representation of what he brings to the table, which is why I unlocked his six-minute video for you.</li>
</ul>
Remember, we publish tens to HUNDREDS of stories. The write-ups and presentations above are our TOP ones for the week &mdash; including one that had been roped off from the public. If you want to stay ahead of the pack, make sure you&rsquo;re caught up now.
And if you&rsquo;d like to nominate any of our stories for next week&rsquo;s &ldquo;Top 3,&rdquo; just let me know at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
<h2 class="subhead">The Reader Forum:</h2>
First in the Reader Forum today, Emily Clancy was kind enough to pass along Rich B.&rsquo;s comments for the <a href="https://paradigmpressroom.com/">5 Bullets</a> crew:
Thank you for offering such a dynamic service. While we may not agree on every point discussed or raised, the advice, information, insights and intel that you've been offering since I joined Paradigm Press in 2022 has been invaluable. In fact, so much so that I am now better informed across a whole array of disciplines (which, of course, is essential for investment strategy and decision-making purposes).
Thanks for the kind words, Rich. And I hope you&rsquo;re reading this because Paradigm Pressroom&rsquo;s 5 Bullets and this weekly Paradigm Concierge Letter have similar goals. We take insights from our broad spectrum of analysts and then distill their insights into information you can use.
Of course, sharing such a wide range of opinions means not everyone will agree with them. So I&rsquo;m glad to hear that you understand that. We look forward to continuing our partnership and supporting your investment journey!
Next up, Richard C. wrote Jim Rickards to say:
Great job by you and your team on your very thorough research and follow-up on today's important topics! I am very impressed and want to thank everyone for their time and efforts. 
Consider us thanked, Richard! Jim hand-selected his team to bring you the best and brightest minds in the industry. They dig deep and go the extra mile to tell you what&rsquo;s really going on in the world.
I&rsquo;ll be sure to pass along your encouragement!
Finally, for today, Rolando R. asks Zach Scheidt, our in-house income specialist:
What sector is the best to invest in for a 12-year-old kid so she can learn about investing?
Thanks for writing in, Rolando! I know you addressed this question to Zach, but I assume a lot of Paradigm Press members have similar questions. So I hope you don&rsquo;t mind that I shared it with the team.
Trading specialist Alan Knuckman offered his usual pragmatic view of the markets.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s more important how you invest than what you invest in,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;Have a money management plan in advance &mdash; knowing when to get out if things move in your favor or against you.&rdquo;
Once you lock down that discipline, you&rsquo;re ready to profit in &ldquo;any liquid market, any direction, any time frame.&rdquo;
Jim Rickards&rsquo; go-to analyst, Dan Amoss, suggests starting with retailers.
&ldquo;They are businesses that a 12-year-old knows and recognizes,&rdquo; Dan says. &ldquo;The notion that they buy products wholesale, hold them in inventory, and sell at a markup is easy to grasp.&rdquo;
That&rsquo;s important, Dan tells us, because &ldquo;learning how retail stocks create value will take a young student one step beyond the overly simplified Peter Lynch notion of &lsquo;buy what you like.&rsquo;&rdquo;
&ldquo;Plenty of people like Teslas,&rdquo; Dan explains, but the company&rsquo;s underlying fundamentals are just lousy.
And he&rsquo;s not the only person who suggests starting with retail. As a father of seven, Zach has some experience helping kids learn how to grow their money.
&ldquo;For kids &mdash; especially 12-year-olds,&rdquo; he says, &ldquo;it's all about helping them stay engaged, interested and helping them see the potential for profits over time.&rdquo;
Starting with a well-known name with a simple business model makes the first step easy. Then you can &ldquo;dive right into what it means to own a piece of the company.&rdquo;
He explains:
It's easy to talk about how Target Corp. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/TGT">TGT</a>) buys a thousand baseball gloves for maybe $15 each, then sells each one for a price near $25 &mdash; a net profit of $10. From there, you can explain that Target needs to rent its storefront, pay employees, keep its lights on and so forth. Eventually, you can even talk about retail companies going into debt to buy merchandise &mdash; and whether that's a wise decision or creates too much risk.
I hope these insights help, Rolando, and that they put your child on a path toward life-long prosperity!
That wraps up this week&rsquo;s Reader Forum.
Remember, your feedback is vital to our success&hellip; so please email me at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
This is YOUR forum!
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we also have a FREE library of introductory investment guides on our <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/archive/wealth-desk">Wealth Desk</a>. For customer service issues, please use our <a href="https://paradigmpressgroup.com/contact-us">contact page</a>.)
Now, here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s happening around the water cooler this week&hellip;
<h2 class="subhead">The Water Cooler &mdash; Upcoming Events and More</h2>
2024 has already been a huge year for cryptocurrencies&hellip; artificial intelligence stocks&hellip; billion-dollar buyouts&hellip; private equity deals&hellip;
And it&rsquo;s not even May yet!
So whatever investment roadmap you had for this year has probably gone out the window by now.
That&rsquo;s why James Altucher will be going live on Thursday, April 25, at 2 p.m. ET. 
He&rsquo;ll reveal what to expect for the rest of the year, focusing on several major investment pillars.
You&rsquo;ll also have a chance to submit your questions, getting answers straight from James himself.
Now, you might remember his similar broadcast from the South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference back in March.
Unfortunately, that event was marred by technical problems. And to make it up to you, he&rsquo;s doing something extra special for this next one&hellip;
Just tune in on Thursday, and you&rsquo;ll have a chance to win $1,000 every single minute of the broadcast!
James will be speaking and answering questions for about an hour &mdash; meaning you&rsquo;ll have at least 60 chances to win.
Keep in mind, this is a FREE, zero-obligation event. You don&rsquo;t need a credit card to watch&hellip; or to be eligible for one of the $1,000-a-minute giveaways.
Instead, winners will be chosen from a list of registered viewers.
<a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pigPYUeQR4ilXyBiUEzbDw">All you have to do is click here to be added to the list. </a>
Remember, you don&rsquo;t need to enter a credit card &mdash; just a valid email address in case you win.
Then tune in on Thursday to learn what the rest of 2024 holds for you&hellip; and whether you&rsquo;re $1,000 richer!
<a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pigPYUeQR4ilXyBiUEzbDw">Click here to make sure you&rsquo;re registered through Zoom for the event.</a>

“we kinda owe you”... $1,000?!?!

Sagging&hellip; drooping&hellip; cracking&hellip;
Getting older sure takes a toll.
But when we&rsquo;re talking about our country&rsquo;s infrastructure, the consequences of aging can be deadly&hellip;
For everyone!
That&rsquo;s why our team is now hunting for companies that will give U.S. roads, power grids, water systems and more a long-overdue facelift.
I&rsquo;ll share some of their early research in a second &mdash; including a stock to consider.
First, though, let&rsquo;s look at our Top Stories and the Reader Forum.
<h2 class="subhead">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/the-club-you-aint-in">&ldquo;The Club You Ain&rsquo;t In&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/the-club-you-aint-in">Rude Awakening, </a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/the-club-you-aint-in">Sean Ring</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/the-club-you-aint-in">)</a>: A leaked email suggests that the Bureau of Labor Statistics is secretly sharing non-public inflation data with Wall Street &ldquo;super users.&rdquo; These individuals may know things about the economy that you don&rsquo;t &mdash; and could use their privileged information to manipulate the markets. Sean delves into this burgeoning scandal. And if the government is truly tipping the scales in favor of the financial elite, he says there&rsquo;s only one way to even the score.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://paradigmpressroom.com/post/civil-war">&ldquo;Civil War&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://paradigmpressroom.com/post/civil-war">Paradigm Pressroom&rsquo;s 5 Bullets, </a><a href="https://paradigmpressroom.com/post/civil-war">Dave Gonigam</a><a href="https://paradigmpressroom.com/post/civil-war">)</a>: Over the weekend, the #1 movie in America was Civil War &mdash; depicting a modern battle between states and the federal government. The idea seems all too possible in today&rsquo;s political climate. Some would even welcome the conflict. But as Dave painstakingly explains, a new civil war wouldn&rsquo;t play out like most people picture. In fact, the reality would be much, much worse.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/cryptos-countdown-to-blastoff">&ldquo;Crypto&rsquo;s Countdown to Blastoff&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/cryptos-countdown-to-blastoff">Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/cryptos-countdown-to-blastoff">, James Altucher</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/cryptos-countdown-to-blastoff">)</a>: Bitcoin is on the verge of a major catalyst &mdash; and James recently told his Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network members what to expect. As he explains, this catalyst is a lot different than the ones that came before &mdash; which could send the entire cryptocurrency market even higher. It&rsquo;s easy to see why this was our most-liked story last week. And since you still have time to benefit from James&rsquo; insights, I decided to unlock it for you.</li>
</ul>
Remember, we publish tens to HUNDREDS of stories. The write-ups and presentations above are our TOP ones for the week &mdash; including one that had been roped off from the public. If you want to stay ahead of the pack, make sure you&rsquo;re caught up now.
And if you&rsquo;d like to nominate any of our stories for next week&rsquo;s &ldquo;Top 3,&rdquo; just let me know at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
<h2 class="subhead">The Reader Forum:</h2>
Back in November, we told you that <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/its-unanimous-buy-this-now">gold was poised for a major breakout</a>. Not only was our team right, but our members have been reaping the benefits &mdash; with multiple double- and triple-digit wins last week alone!
Diane E. was one of many reporting big profits &mdash; telling us in a 5-star Google review:
Made a gain of 180% on [SPDR Gold Trust] GLD ETF. Pretty happy right now!
Wow, that's incredible, Diane! I&rsquo;m not even sure which of our services delivered that win &mdash; because many of our analysts recommended taking profits on GLD positions.&nbsp;
But all that really matters is that you made out quite nicely. If you&rsquo;re reading this, thanks for your positive review. I expect many more big wins in your future, too.
I can&rsquo;t wait to share this with everyone at Paradigm!
Next up, Sam L. wrote Jim Rickards to say:
What I enjoy the most about my Paradigm subscriptions is the quality and presentation of useful information I get each and every time. Looking forward to enjoying your knowledge, experience and perspective for the long haul. 
Thank you, Sam, for the wonderful feedback. I see you belong to services from both James Altucher and Jim, so your thoughts about Paradigm mean a lot to me!
As you know, the entire team works extremely hard to deliver world-class research and ideas. And we look forward to having you with us for many years to come.
Speaking of Jim and James, David E. has a question for Jim that I feel we should address here. He writes:
For a long time, you [Jim] have been against or not recommending Bitcoin. Now you have joined with James Altucher. So do you recommend Bitcoin now? 
Thanks for writing in, David &mdash; and I hope you don&rsquo;t mind me tackling this one.
Jim and James are both part of Paradigm Press. So they often collaborate. But that doesn&rsquo;t mean they agree on everything.
We pride ourselves on bringing you a wide variety of viewpoints and perspectives.
As you correctly say, Jim doesn&rsquo;t believe cryptocurrencies will stand the test of time &mdash; though he does concede they could deliver short-term gains.
James, meanwhile, thinks cryptocurrencies are the future of money.
(I should mention, however, that James doesn&rsquo;t recommend buying Bitcoin, either&hellip; even with the major catalyst he sees ahead.&nbsp;)
That puts Jim and James on opposite sides of the <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/thunderdome-gold-vs-bitcoin">gold vs. crypto debate</a>.
Still, whichever side of the spectrum you support, we&rsquo;ll bring you plenty of opportunities to profit from it &mdash; <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/shocking-from-our-gold-vs-bitcoin-debate">even if your answer is &ldquo;both&rdquo;</a>!
That wraps up this week&rsquo;s Reader Forum.
Remember, your feedback is vital to our success&hellip; so please email me at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
This is YOUR forum!
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we also have a FREE library of introductory investment guides on our <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/archive/wealth-desk">Wealth Desk</a>. For customer service issues, please use our <a href="https://paradigmpressgroup.com/contact-us">contact page</a>.)
Now, here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s happening around the water cooler this week&hellip;
<h2 class="subhead">The Water Cooler &mdash; Upcoming Events and More</h2>
Baltimore&rsquo;s fallen Francis Scott Key bridge is still blocking vital ports. And while <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpkLrnyxZJI">we still don&rsquo;t know what caused a cargo ship</a> to plow into the bridges&rsquo; supports, we do know why it caused catastrophic damage&hellip;
The structures designed to protect the bridge haven&rsquo;t been updated since the 1970s &mdash; when cargo ships were much, much smaller.
Similar infrastructure problems plague the rest of the United States. Many of the systems we rely on for transportation&hellip; water&hellip; waste&hellip; power and more are decades old.
And they simply weren&rsquo;t built to withstand the demands of modern life.
Take the U.S. electric grid. As <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/suns-out-gigs-out">we talked about last week</a>, demand for electricity is poised to outstrip power companies&rsquo; ability to supply it.
But even if generating power keeps pace, there&rsquo;s still a question about how the electricity will get where it needs to go.
&ldquo;The majority of the nation&rsquo;s grid is aging,&rdquo; writes the American Society of Civil Engineers, &ldquo;with some components over a century old &mdash; far past their 50-year life expectancy &mdash; and others, including 70% of [transmission and distribution] lines, are well into the second half of their lifespans.&rdquo;
In other words, nearly every existing power line wasn&rsquo;t installed with today&rsquo;s electricity needs in mind.
Overloaded wires get hot and heavy, then start to sag.
Drooping power cables triggered a widespread blackout in 2003. They can also cause wildfires, like a 2017 blaze in California that killed four people.
The easiest and least expensive solution to this problem is called reconductoring. It simply replaces the current steel-and-aluminum wires with lighter, stronger materials that can handle more electricity.
As Byron King, our resident geologist and resource expert, explains, &ldquo;you can take the wires off the old pylons and put new wire on it &mdash; increasing your capacity by 40-50%.&rdquo;
And while the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act had <a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/first-down-payment-on-a-boondoggle/">a lot of problems</a>, it does mean there&rsquo;s money available to rewire parts of the grid.
The efforts should also continue no matter who wins the White House. In fact, don&rsquo;t be surprised if Donald Trump starts saying we need to &ldquo;make America young again.&rdquo;
The new power lines use more aluminum than current cables, which could be a boon to companies that mine and process the metal.
Rio Tinto (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/RIO">RIO</a>), for example, mines, smelts and recycles aluminum. So it can not only provide the aluminum for the new wires, but also reuse the aluminum found in the existing ones!
Meanwhile, aluminum prices are rising alongside every other metal &mdash; <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/dr-copper">like copper</a>.
And Rio Tinto produces that, too.
So it could be a key player in taking America&rsquo;s infrastructure into the future!

“M.A.Y.A” <<< Trump’s New Slogan?

Today&rsquo;s eclipse is generating more excitement than any astronomic event in recent history.
But our team says the disappearing sun also spotlights a flaw in the country&rsquo;s economic thinking&hellip;
The problem is tied to the rise of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies.
And the solution could lead to big profits for you!
I&rsquo;ll tell what our experts are saying in a minute &mdash; and where they&rsquo;re looking to play it.
Before we get to that, though, let&rsquo;s review our Top Stories and the Reader Forum.
<h2 class="subhead">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/73-mil-at-and-t-accounts-on-dark-web">&ldquo;73 Mil AT&amp;T Accounts on Dark Web&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/73-mil-at-and-t-accounts-on-dark-web">The Rundown, </a><a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/73-mil-at-and-t-accounts-on-dark-web">Matt Insley</a><a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/73-mil-at-and-t-accounts-on-dark-web">)</a>: Your Social Security number and other personal data might be up for sale right now &mdash; especially if you&rsquo;re one of the 73 million people exposed in AT&amp;T&rsquo;s recent data leak. You don&rsquo;t even have to be a current AT&amp;T customer, either&hellip; because over 65 million former account holders were affected, too. So it&rsquo;s a good time to review ways to keep your information safe. Matt shares expert-recommended strategies to shield yourself from fraudsters and scammers.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/ukraines-starting-to-get-dangerous/">&ldquo;Ukraine&rsquo;s Starting to Get Dangerous&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/ukraines-starting-to-get-dangerous/">Daily Reckoning, </a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/ukraines-starting-to-get-dangerous/">Jim Rickards</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/ukraines-starting-to-get-dangerous/">)</a>: The war between Ukraine and Russia has largely fallen off the front pages of Western news &mdash; but the stakes are higher than ever. Jim runs down the latest military and geopolitcal developments&hellip; then explains how quickly the situation could spin out of control. His analysis was not only picked up by Zerohedge, but it also landed him an <a href="https://rumble.com/v4no1ll-james-rickards-ukraines-starting-to-get-dangerous-putin-doesnt-bluff.html">interview with Steve Bannon</a>. He shares a perspective you won&rsquo;t find anywhere else.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/can-silver-do-what-cocoa-just-did">&ldquo;Can Silver Do What Cocoa Just Did?&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/can-silver-do-what-cocoa-just-did">Jim Rickards&rsquo; Strategic Intelligence</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/can-silver-do-what-cocoa-just-did">, Jim Rickards &amp; Byron King)</a>: A ton of cocoa beans costs nearly triple what they did two months ago &mdash; an unprecedented record spike that&rsquo;s left chocolate makers scrambling. Now, with precious metals prices showing signs of life, Byron King &mdash; our resident geologist &mdash;sees a similar set-up happening in silver. He recently walked Jim Rickards&rsquo; Strategic Intelligence and Lifetime Income Report readers through the supply-demand dynamics. It was our most-liked story last week, which is why I&rsquo;ve decided to unlock it for you, too.</li>
</ul>
Remember, we publish tens to HUNDREDS of stories. The write-ups and presentations above are our TOP ones for the week &mdash; including one that had been roped off from the public. If you want to stay ahead of the pack, make sure you&rsquo;re caught up now.
And if you&rsquo;d like to nominate any of our stories for next week&rsquo;s &ldquo;Top 3,&rdquo; just let me know at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
<h2 class="subhead">The Reader Forum:</h2>
First from the mailbag today, Derek B. addresses me personally to say:
Thank you and your team for the wonderful &amp; regular information. A very grateful thanks to everyone, as I am a subscriber to Jim RIckards.
You&rsquo;re quite welcome, Derek. And thank you for the kind words! Of course, I can&rsquo;t take credit for the world-class experts that Paradigm Press has put together. All I can do is try to share as much of their brilliance as I can.
I wish you much success with Jim&hellip; and hope the Concierge Letter encourages you to check out our other Paradigm Press analysts as well!
Next, Ian N. sends:
A little SHOUTOUT to James Altucher for his persistence and courage&hellip; Keep writing, keep informing, you're great at it. I don't personally have heroes &mdash; unless they rescue people from life-threatening situations &mdash; but I still consider myself a huge admirer. 
Ian, that was more than a &ldquo;little shoutout&rdquo; &mdash; and I really appreciate it. James has had his share of ups and downs in life&hellip; but he has always bounced back stronger than ever. Then he&rsquo;s shared his experiences&hellip; helping people avoid making similar mistakes.
I&rsquo;m sure he&rsquo;s encouraged by fans like you, too. Thanks for sharing your support! I&rsquo;ll be sure James and his team see it.
Finally for today, Jeff R. sent a long list of complaints to Sean Ring&rsquo;s feedback address:
Most of your content is long-form boring video that takes forever to get to the point (when it gets to the point). Most of your emails are "pump-a-chump" schemes (stock pushing &amp; dumping for miniscule profits). Most of your emails &ldquo;piggyback&rdquo; on the "whitelisted From:" email addresses of your respected contributors. In general, I think your organization's email campaigns place you just barely above the ranks of ambulance-chasing third-rate lawyers. 
No one can accuse you of holding back, Jeff! I hope you don&rsquo;t mind me tackling this, since it really has nothing to do with Sean or Rude Awakening.
But it&rsquo;s interesting that your list ends with the word &ldquo;lawyers&rdquo; &mdash; because it ties directly into why our videos need to be as long as they are.
Remember, we&rsquo;re a small, independent financial publisher. Most people don&rsquo;t know us from Adam. So our analysts can&rsquo;t just start spouting predictions. Who would listen to a complete stranger offering financial advice?
Instead, our experts need to establish their credentials. They need to explain the research behind their predictions. They need to be sure you understand why they can guide you through what lies ahead.
Essentially, they need to make a case for why their research can benefit you.
It&rsquo;s also why we need to send our messages through established email addresses. How else can we reach people who don&rsquo;t know who we are?
And I adamantly disagree with the notion that we promote "pump-a-chump schemes."
Our team works very hard and digs deep to bring you the absolute best investment opportunities. The recommendations they send are based on in-depth research.
If the stock is small enough, we warn that the sudden interest will cause volatility &mdash; giving our members instructions to make sure they don&rsquo;t pay too much. Then we don&rsquo;t recommend selling until the situation changes or the stock hits our analyst&rsquo;s profit targets.
But you don&rsquo;t have to take my word that our team puts our members first.
Look at what Ian and Derek have to say above. Check out <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/archive/concierge-letter">previous issues of this </a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/archive/concierge-letter">Concierge Letter</a> to learn the positive experiences other members have had, too.
Do &ldquo;ambulance-chasing third-rate lawyers&rdquo; earn as much respect? I doubt it. So I hope you&rsquo;ll read our future emails with an open mind.
That wraps up this week&rsquo;s Reader Forum.
Remember, your feedback is vital to our success&hellip; so please email me at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
This is YOUR forum!
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we also have a FREE library of introductory guides on our <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/archive/wealth-desk">Wealth Desk</a>. For customer service issues, please use our <a href="https://paradigmpressgroup.com/contact-us">contact page</a>.)
Now, here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s happening around the water cooler this week&hellip;
<h2 class="subhead">The Water Cooler &mdash; Upcoming Events and More</h2>
In just a few hours, the moon will cross in front of the sun, creating a shadow across much of the United States.
And while it will <a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/be-very-afraid-of-april-8">be an awesome sight to behold</a>, it will also put a strain on the nation&rsquo;s power grid.
It&rsquo;s pretty simple &mdash; reduced sunlight means reduced output from solar panels.&nbsp;
In fact, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a total of <a href="https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61743">84.8 gigawatts of power generation</a> will be affected by the eclipse.
Keep in mind, a single gigawatt can power 750,000 homes. So we&rsquo;re talking about a disruption to the electricity used by 63.6 million homes.
Of course, the sun will only disappear for a few minutes &mdash; and only solar farms in the path of totality will be reduced to zero power.
More importantly, it&rsquo;s not like the eclipse is a surprise. Everyone knows when one is coming, so utilities have plenty of time to prepare.
In fact, many power utilities will turn to a fossil fuel to get them through the minutes of darkness &mdash; natural gas.
Utilities have long relied on natural gas to run generators during times of peak electricity demand.
Our team says natural gas will be even more important for the power grid in the months and years ahead.
That&rsquo;s because things like artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies require a LOT of electricity.
According to the International Energy Agency, global data centers could be sucking up more juice than the entire country of Japan in just two years.
The demand for power could outstrip supply &mdash; especially if the grid continues to rely on a source that shines for less than half a day.
And utilities have a huge incentive to use natural gas to bridge the gap.
While other commodity prices have boomed, says our Zach Scheidt, &ldquo;natural gas is as cheap as it was in 2020.&rdquo;
Now he&rsquo;s starting to see &ldquo;investment capital flow back into that area.&rdquo;
Trade analyst Alan Knuckman agrees a good play is developing. &ldquo;The risk-reward is definitely on natural gas&rsquo; side,&rdquo; he says.
You can find plenty of inexpensive natural gas producers and pipeline companies that will start trading higher as demand for their products inevitably heats up.
Energy giants like Exxon Mobil Corp. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/XOM">XOM</a>) and Shell plc (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/SHEL">SHEL</a>) &mdash; which are already benefiting from higher oil prices &mdash; have extensive natural gas operations, too.
So try to watch the eclipse today if you can. Then look into the companies that helped keep the lights on while everyone was looking up.

Sun’s Out. Gigs Out.

Last week, I asked you to choose your champion &mdash; Bitcoin or gold.
The results were pretty shocking. 
I&rsquo;ll share the details in a minute, along with some of the comments we received about each asset.
They&rsquo;ll give you some insights into investors&rsquo; mindset right now.
But before we dig in, let&rsquo;s look at our Top Stories and the Reader Forum.
<h2 class="subhead">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/james-why-the-market-is-going-up">&ldquo;James: Why the Market Is Going Up&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/james-why-the-market-is-going-up">Altucher Confidential</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/james-why-the-market-is-going-up">, James Altucher)</a>: Global turmoil, inflation, political upheaval. Yet the S&amp;P 500 keeps hitting record highs and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is set to break 40,000. Maybe that&rsquo;s why this was the most-liked Altucher Confidential story last week. James digs into the excuses for Wall Street&rsquo;s optimism&hellip; then reveals his own provocative theory for what's fueling the rally. It&rsquo;s a back-to-basics perspective that will make you rethink everything about the market's resilience.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/thank-god-the-bridge-collapsed/">&rdquo;Thank God the Bridge Collapsed!&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/thank-god-the-bridge-collapsed/">Daily Reckoning</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/thank-god-the-bridge-collapsed/">, Brian Maher)</a>: Of course, Paradigm Press brings you a full spectrum of analysis. And Brian has a completely different view of what&rsquo;s happening in the markets. He explains how the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge &mdash; just a few miles from our corporate headquarters in Baltimore &mdash; reveals a perverse truth about Wall Street. Then Brian argues that the economy is completely out of balance, which points to very bad trouble ahead.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/gold-2600/">&ldquo;Gold $2,600&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/gold-2600/">Morning Reckoning</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/gold-2600/">, Greg Guenthner)</a>: Most investors are still laser-focused on stocks and Bitcoin &mdash; but Greg says, &ldquo;there&rsquo;s something special brewing in precious metals right now.&rdquo; He looks at the latest price action in gold, silver, mining stocks and more&hellip; then compares their prospects to cryptocurrencies. You&rsquo;ll also get the details behind his price predictions. (And keep reading for more thoughts on Bitcoin vs. gold.)</li>
</ul>
Remember, we publish tens to HUNDREDS of stories. The write-ups and presentations above are our TOP ones for the week. If you want to stay ahead of the pack, make sure you&rsquo;re caught up now.
And if you&rsquo;d like to nominate any of our stories for next week&rsquo;s &ldquo;Top 3,&rdquo; just let me know at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
<h2 class="subhead">The Reader Forum:</h2>
Starting us off today, Matthew S. spoke up during last week&rsquo;s James Altucher&rsquo;s Early-Stage Crypto Investor live call to say:
I&rsquo;ve been with you since 2017. Just want you to know that my crypto portfolio is currently sitting at 5X. Thank you, and looking forward to where this can go. 
Matthew, I&rsquo;m thrilled to hear about your success! Thanks for sticking with us through the ups and downs of the crypto markets.
Your patience has literally paid off&hellip; and with cryptocurrencies springing back to life, I expect James and his team will be leading you to similar gains in even less time!
Next up, Greg Gunether&rsquo;s Trading Desk recently gave members a chance to see double-digit gains with Transocean Ltd. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/RIG">RIG</a>) calls in less than two weeks. Ryan O. reports in the Trading Desk Live Chat:
88% return on RIG. I've made enough to cover the cost of the service in just two trades. Thank you so much! 
That&rsquo;s great to hear, Ryan! But I&rsquo;m not surprised. Greg currently has one of the top track records at Paradigm Press. So I expect you&rsquo;ll see plenty of more winners in the coming weeks.
Thanks for sharing your experience with Greg&rsquo;s live chat community!
Finally for today, Jim Rickards received a question that upset me so much that I&rsquo;m compelled to address it here. Michael G. asks:
Are you guys now using clickbait with your own subscribers?
Thanks for speaking up, Michael&hellip; but frankly, I&rsquo;m insulted to hear our content described as &ldquo;click bait.&rdquo;
The term implies that we&rsquo;re using salacious headlines to get you to open our emails &mdash; then presenting you with completely unrelated information.
First, to be clear, every publishing and media company on the planet needs you to &ldquo;click&rdquo; their content.
The mainstream guys need your eyeballs to please their advertising overlords.
We&rsquo;re a small, independent financial publisher, so we don&rsquo;t accept money from Wall Street. Instead, we need your attention to keep the lights on. Without you, we can&rsquo;t keep providing our world-class analysis.
And as I&rsquo;ve mentioned before, we want our <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/our-newest-employee">free e-letters to be a vital part of your day</a>.
So we work hard to earn your attention in an ocean of noise.
Yes, our headlines let you know we have something important to say. But we always back them up with in-depth research and insights you won&rsquo;t find anywhere else.
Nothing we ever send you should seem like a waste of time&hellip; unlike the true &ldquo;click bait&rdquo; practitioners out there.
If you disagree, please let us know! I&rsquo;m always standing by for your emails at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
This is YOUR forum!
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we also have a FREE library of introductory guides on our <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/archive/wealth-desk">Wealth Desk</a>. For customer service issues, please use our <a href="https://paradigmpressgroup.com/contact-us">contact page</a>.)
<h2 class="subhead">The Water Cooler &mdash; Upcoming Events and More</h2>
We had a tremendous number of responses to <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/thunderdome-gold-vs-bitcoin">last week&rsquo;s Bitcoin vs. gold survey</a>.
A lot of people were happy to take a side, letting us know exactly which asset they supported and why.
The reasons from each camp were pretty similar, too.
&ldquo;Gold is tangible and has a long history of worldwide recognition and acceptance,&rdquo; Kurt H. tells us. &ldquo;Nobody even knows how Bitcoin originated, and it can disappear in the blink of an eye.&rdquo;
Julian C. agrees: &ldquo;5,000 years of history doesn&rsquo;t disappear quickly.&rdquo; 
John A. says he likes gold because, &ldquo;I can hold it in my hand and there is absolutely no counterparty risk involved.&rdquo;
More than one person pointed out that Bitcoin depends on electricity. Lee D. sums up these arguments nicely: &ldquo;Bitcoin is toast without internet or power.&rdquo;
Bitcoin supporters were just as adamant.
Mart says that Bitcoin is &ldquo;more portable and divisible.&rdquo;
Chuck tells us Bitcoin has &ldquo;greater utility than gold [and is] cheaper to move.&rdquo; 
Kevin prefers the cryptocurrency simply because it offers &ldquo;rapid growth.&rdquo; 
Still, there was a clear winner in a purely head-to-head competition.
Gold garnered a full 34% of the vote. Bitcoin was chosen by just 13% of our members.
What really shocked me, however, was how many people voted for a third option.
Nearly half our members said &ldquo;both&rdquo;!
Pete likes the &ldquo;permanence of gold and flexibility of Bitcoin.&rdquo;
Wes tells us, &ldquo;I love the historical side of gold, but I also see the modern digital advantages of crypto.&rdquo; 
George O. says, &ldquo;I have both because I think that both are great assets for the long haul.&rdquo;
DJ explains, &ldquo;Gold is still the undisputed heavyweight champion. But Bitcoin is the middleweight champion and is still bulking up for a chance at the title. Soon&hellip;.&rdquo;
Plenty of folks in the &ldquo;Both&rdquo; camp made it clear they believe gold is superior, but think Bitcoin offers better short-term profit potential.
&ldquo;Bitcoin for speculation and trading, gold for wealth preservation,&rdquo; says a different George.
&ldquo;I like the upside potential of Bitcoin,&rdquo; agrees Ric R. &ldquo;These are just two of the items topping the greed meter at the moment. Gold is by far the safest.&rdquo;
It&rsquo;s great to know that so many members have open minds when it comes to Bitcoin and gold &mdash; and seem to have a good understanding of the risks vs. potential rewards.
Adopting that mindset will help you take advantage of the booming profit opportunities our team sees in both assets.
You can either invest in gold and Bitcoin directly, or target supporting markets that offer even bigger gains.
In fact, our team expects a massive short-term catalyst to send Bitcoin and related assets skyrocketing higher very soon. (Keep watching your inbox for details.)
So if you strictly focus on one asset and ignore the other, you&rsquo;re going to miss out on chances to dramatically increase your wealth!

Shocking: From Our “Gold vs. Bitcoin” Debate!

Welcome to the Thunderdome, where two men enter, one man leaves!
On one side, our reigning champion &mdash; with over 5,000 years of history as a store of wealth.
Weighing in at 244,000 metric tons and worth a total of $14.548 trillion, please make some noise for GOLD!
Its opponent is a relative newcomer, barely over 15 years old &mdash; but it&rsquo;s backed by science that may make it much more agile.
Sporting a total of 19,660,406 units worth $1.9 trillion, let&rsquo;s hear it for BITCOIN!
Both spent years languishing in a wasteland. Now they&rsquo;ve suddenly sprung to life&hellip; and people are choosing sides.
So who&rsquo;s your champion?
In a minute, I&rsquo;ll dig a little deeper into the fight card &mdash; sharing some of the pros and cons of each from our team.
Then I want to hear from you!
Before we get to that, though, let&rsquo;s look at our Top Stories and the Reader Forum.
<h2 class="subhead">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/dei-didnt-earn-it">&ldquo;DEI: Didn&rsquo;t Earn It&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/dei-didnt-earn-it">Rude Awakening, </a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/dei-didnt-earn-it">Sean Ring</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/dei-didnt-earn-it">)</a>: DEI stands for &ldquo;diversity, equity and inclusion&rdquo; &mdash; corporate initiatives that sound good in theory but which have had devastating results. So Sean reveals a much more apt acronym, then explains it with a series of personal experiences. Corporate America has essentially shot itself in the foot&hellip; but Sean hopes people are finally starting to recognize the problem. He also admits that DEI programs have had one positive result...</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/warning-your-crypto-is-at-risk">&ldquo;Warning: Your Crypto is at Risk!'' (</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/warning-your-crypto-is-at-risk">Altucher Confidential, </a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/warning-your-crypto-is-at-risk">Chris Campbell)</a>: This story received more positive feedback than anything else we published last week! If you&rsquo;re one of the millions of people who&rsquo;ve just started buying cryptocurrencies, you might not know how to keep your portfolio safe. So Chris provides a complete checklist for protecting your digital assets from threats. You&rsquo;ll get hardware and software tips, as well as strategies for spotting common scams. It&rsquo;s your guide to surviving the digital Wild West.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/fed-recap-what-markets-and-the-media-arent-telling-you-concierge">&ldquo;FED RECAP: What Markets and the Media Aren&rsquo;t Telling You&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/fed-recap-what-markets-and-the-media-arent-telling-you-concierge">Crisis Trader With Jim Rickards</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/fed-recap-what-markets-and-the-media-arent-telling-you-concierge">, Jim Rickards)</a>: Last week&rsquo;s Federal Reserve meeting was followed by the usual misinformation from the mainstream media. So Jim told his Crisis Trader With Jim Rickards readers what&rsquo;s really going on. He explains that the Fed has made a critical error &mdash; which could lead to &ldquo;the worst of all possible worlds.&rdquo; Since you won&rsquo;t hear this story anywhere else, I&rsquo;ve unlocked Jim&rsquo;s analysis for you.</li>
</ul>
Remember, we publish tens to HUNDREDS of stories. The write-ups and presentations above are our TOP ones for the week &mdash; including one that had been roped off from the public. If you want to stay ahead of the pack, make sure you&rsquo;re caught up now.
And if you&rsquo;d like to nominate any of our stories for next week&rsquo;s &ldquo;Top 3,&rdquo; just let me know at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
<h2 class="subhead">The Reader Forum:</h2>
First in the Reader Forum today, Omega Wealth Circle Member Pat B. tells us:
I finally got fed up with myself and started trading options on Jan 22, 2024. I want to thank you ALL!!! Since that date &mdash; basically 2 months &mdash; I have grown my accounts just under $35,000! And I&rsquo;m looking forward to continuing and increasing that progress!
Wow, Pat, that's fantastic news! And I&rsquo;m glad you&rsquo;re now using your Omega Wealth Circle membership to its fullest.
I hope you saw Matt Insley&rsquo;s reply in your Friday Executive Summary&hellip; because he&rsquo;s as happy for you as I am. I wish you continued success, and I&rsquo;ll share this with everyone at Paradigm.
Next up, Patrick N. has a reply to the <a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/worth-its-weight-in-silver">polar</a> <a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/costa-rica-crypto-odyssey-part-deux">opposite</a> stories I <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/dr-copper">featured last week</a>:
I really enjoy reading both Chris Campbell&rsquo;s [Bitcoin] and Byron Kings&rsquo; [precious metals] viewpoints. For almost no cost, I benefit from their time and experience. Having been a believer in Bitcoin from before Mt. Gox got hacked, I&rsquo;ve hoped to see it gain use as a currency. For all of that, I don&rsquo;t see it becoming a store of value. Byron King makes the most powerful argument: counterparty risk. Bitcoin has too many moving parts that can be exploited.&nbsp;
Thanks for weighing in, Patrick! As you can probably tell, Bitcoin vs. precious metals has become a major topic around here (more in a moment).
But I think it&rsquo;s important to note that our experts aren&rsquo;t keeping their opinions to themselves. Instead, they&rsquo;re sharing their valuable insights through our free e-letters. It gives even more people a chance to respond with their thoughts &mdash; which makes our community even stronger.
So I look forward to sharing this with Chris and Byron!
Finally for today, Darrell C. was a little confused by <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/dr-copper">last week&rsquo;s </a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/dr-copper">Concierge Letter</a> as well as <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/a-i-2-0-where-a-i-and-crypto-meet-the-hype">James Altucher&rsquo;s A.I. 2.0 broadcast</a> that we shared for free:
I was checking Fidelity Investments for Southern Copper Corp. (SCCO), and it was over $103 a share. So who do I believe? Also, James Altucher is recommending AMV. I can't locate AMV.
I&rsquo;m happy to clear things up for you, Darrell.
First, Fidelity is right &mdash; SCCO was trading for $103 a share last week. (It&rsquo;s up to $106 now.) If you ever want to double check a price for some reason, we offer stock quotes on our website. You can find <a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/SCCO">SCCO&rsquo;s price right here</a>.
But I&rsquo;m not sure why you wouldn&rsquo;t believe Fidelity. I didn&rsquo;t mention SCCO&rsquo;s price in my writeup. All I said was that &ldquo;its share price moves with copper&rsquo;s price.&rdquo; That doesn&rsquo;t mean SCCO&rsquo;s price matches copper&rsquo;s&hellip;
As for the live presentation from the South by Southwest Conference, James discussed Advanced Micro Devices Inc. &mdash; symbol AMD.
It may have been hard to hear James because of the technical difficulties during the broadcast. So we <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/media/sxsw-livestream-transcript">posted the transcript here</a>.
That wraps up this week&rsquo;s Reader Forum.
Remember, your feedback is vital to our success&hellip; so please email me at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
This is YOUR forum!
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we have a FREE library of introductory guides on our <a href="https://events-c.mb.paradigmpressgroup.com/z/7z0ywu3d09c704?uid=2f8cc47b-2250-4116-af21-7786df5b1782&amp;txnid=158a8537-1004-48b1-895b-02801b54904a&amp;mid=eecc8fe4-cf48-47a8-8232-2cc581528552&amp;utid=2f8cc47b-2250-4116-af21-7786df5b1782-PPGPAID&amp;bsft_ek=2024-03-04T14%3A45%3A24Z&amp;pk=8c2ba06b156adcbfa9544ff2b7962000&amp;utm_campaign=PPG_ALERT_3.4.24_%28CONCIERGE%29&amp;vid2=3232e6bc8bcec2fc0b37ad1dda2ed0226cfdf0e0bcd722e3117bdcc68183fcc6fe59efa00e3d4445924597704de88fac3185861bf2d8292159f178a1a833248c&amp;listCode=PPGPAID&amp;originType=list&amp;origin=PPGPAID&amp;bsft_mime_type=html&amp;bsft_tv=2&amp;bsft_lx=15">Wealth Desk</a>. For customer service issues, use our <a href="https://paradigmpressgroup.com/contact-us">contact page</a>.)
Now, here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s happening around the water cooler this week&hellip;
<h2 class="subhead">The Water Cooler &mdash; Upcoming Events and More</h2>
Lately, the talk around the Water Cooler reminds me of 1985&rsquo;s Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
No, our analysts aren&rsquo;t in a post-apocalyptic fight to the death.
Instead, they&rsquo;re watching Bitcoin and gold hitting new highs &mdash; competing for investment dollars every step of the way.
So our goldbugs and crypto enthusiasts are loudly cheering on their champion&hellip; while raucously predicting that the other won&rsquo;t survive.
Both sides are making good arguments.
As I mentioned, gold has been considered a source of wealth for over 5,000 years. It&rsquo;s also tangible money you can hold in your hand.&nbsp;
Bitcoin is much younger, of course. It&rsquo;s also much more portable. While gold requires physical storage space, Bitcoin exists in the digital cloud.
So if you have an internet connection, anywhere in the world, you have complete access to your cryptocurrency. It&rsquo;s easier than dragging a safe everywhere you go&hellip;
Of course, you have limited investment dollars, which is why this debate is so important.
Bitcoin might just be a fad, set to erase every dollar that&rsquo;s been spent on it.
Or it could be the future of money&hellip; making gold a barbarous relic unsuited for the digital age.
Which do you think will come out ahead in this brawl?
You can choose your Thunderdome champion in a quick two-question survey.
<a href="https://forms.gle/eQ31hjq8e1swpzYd6">Share your opinion here</a>.
I can&rsquo;t wait to read your thoughts!

Thunderdome: Gold vs. Bitcoin

Our team was right about Bitcoin and gold&hellip;
In fact, we told you to get in before they both set new highs.
Now another asset looks poised for a historic breakout.
And as usual, Wall Street isn&rsquo;t paying attention&hellip;
Which means you have another chance to get in before the crowd.
I&rsquo;ll share our team&rsquo;s analysis in a minute &mdash; including one of their top ways to play it.
But first, let&rsquo;s look at our Top Stories and the Reader Forum.
<h2 class="subhead">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/worth-its-weight-in-silver">&ldquo;Worth Its Weight In&hellip; Silver?&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/worth-its-weight-in-silver">Rude Awakening, </a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/worth-its-weight-in-silver">Byron King)</a>: Bitcoin is now the eighth-most valuable asset in the world&hellip; currently worth more than all the silver in existence. So Byron takes a sobering look at how the cryptocurrency stacks up against the other assets in the top 10 list. As he explains, Bitcoin has some pretty unique weaknesses compared to a lot of other investments you could buy. In fact, the crypto could face competition that it would be unable to match.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/costa-rica-crypto-odyssey-part-deux">&ldquo;Costa Rica Crypto Odyssey (Part Deux)'' (</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/costa-rica-crypto-odyssey-part-deux">Altucher Confidential, </a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/costa-rica-crypto-odyssey-part-deux">Chris Campbell</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/costa-rica-crypto-odyssey-part-deux">)</a>: Of course, Paradigm Press is home to a wide range of viewpoints. That&rsquo;s why you should also read Chris&rsquo; travelog from Costa Rica. He&rsquo;s experiencing real-world use of Bitcoin first-hand&hellip; which makes him much more confident about the cryptocurrency&rsquo;s future. While it&rsquo;s not meant as a response to Byron&rsquo;s critique, Chris shows how many of the supposed weaknesses in crypto are strengths in Central America. Let me know whose argument you find more compelling!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/small-cap-comeback-a-big-opportunity-for-wall-streets-smallest-stocks-concierge">&ldquo;Small Cap Comeback: A Big Opportunity for Wall Street&rsquo;s Smallest Stocks &rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/small-cap-comeback-a-big-opportunity-for-wall-streets-smallest-stocks-concierge">Lifetime Income Report</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/small-cap-comeback-a-big-opportunity-for-wall-streets-smallest-stocks-concierge">, Zach Scheidt)</a>: While Wall Street&rsquo;s biggest stocks continue to get all the attention, our team thinks it&rsquo;s only a matter of time before smaller stocks start moving higher, too. Zach recently made the case to his Lifetime Income Report readers&hellip; and shared the name of a stock that will benefit from the trend. Not only are its shares set to go higher, but it&rsquo;s also paying a generous dividend. You won&rsquo;t hear this kind of opportunity from a lot of analysts, which is why I&rsquo;ve unlocked an excerpt of Zach&rsquo;s recommendation for you.</li>
</ul>
Remember, we publish tens to HUNDREDS of stories. The write-ups and presentations above are our TOP ones for the week &mdash; including one that had been roped off from the public. If you want to stay ahead of the pack, make sure you&rsquo;re caught up now.
And if you&rsquo;d like to nominate any of our stories for next week&rsquo;s &ldquo;Top 3,&rdquo; just let me know at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
<h2 class="subhead">The Reader Forum:</h2>
Last week, James Altucher broadcast live from the South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference in Austin, Texas &mdash; and you had a <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/your-inside-guide-to-the-years-biggest-tech-event">chance to tune in absolutely FREE</a>.
Considering all the great information he shared, it&rsquo;s not surprising that we&rsquo;ve received so many compliments. For example, Dana W. tells us:
Thanks for the live talk from SXSW. I loved hearing the unedited chat. Awesome. Keep doing what you&rsquo;re doing! You are super gifted... Best to you and your team. 
Thank you so much for your kind words, Dana!
We know there were some unexpected technical difficulties during the broadcast, so I&rsquo;m glad you got so much out of James&rsquo; presentation. Even I was surprised by how many recommendations he shared!
I look forward to sharing this with James. And if you&rsquo;d like to view it again &mdash; or read the full transcript &mdash; <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/a-i-2-0-where-a-i-and-crypto-meet-the-hype">we&rsquo;ve posted everything on the Concierge website here</a>.
Next up, Brian B. wants to share his experiences with Kamil, a member of my customer service team:
Kamil was really great. I can't do this alone. I was lost when I called, but Kamil helped me sort things out. I want to give this recognition to Kamil.
Brian, thank you for sharing your experience!
As I always say, my team is trained to deliver exactly the help you need. So I&rsquo;m not surprised to hear that Kamil delivered&hellip; but I really appreciate you taking time to praise his efforts.
I'll be sure to pass along your kind words.
Finally for today, I want to address another complaint that we get fairly regularly.
Last week, Greg Guenthner told his Trading Desk members to sell their Block Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/SQ">SQ</a>) call options for a 97% gain in less than two weeks. He also asked his members to share their personal results in a Google survey.
That didn&rsquo;t sit well with Mark M., who tells us:
I cannot take the survey. Will NOT deal with Google just to take a survey. Please eliminate that horrible thing. Thanks.
Thanks for writing in, Mark&hellip; and I hope you were still able to profit from Greg&rsquo;s recommendation!
As for Google, our response hasn&rsquo;t changed much since I dealt with a similar letter in the <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/rickards-on-israel">Reader Forum back in October</a>.
Paradigm Press is a relatively small, independent financial publisher. So we don&rsquo;t really have the resources to create and curate in-house surveys.
If we want large-scale insights into what our members are thinking, we need to work with a company that can gather and process all that information. And Google simply offers the easiest and most affordable way to do that.
Yes, the company is well-known for sifting through data to figure out the most effective ads to show you. But you can bet its competitors are doing the exact same thing, too.
That&rsquo;s why we limit the amount of personal information we ask for &mdash; usually just your name and email address. After that, you have complete control over how much you want to say.
Of course, you&rsquo;re also free to simply email your thoughts to me and our team. It&rsquo;s a lot more work, but it allows you to avoid Google altogether.
I hope that helps!
That wraps up this week&rsquo;s Reader Forum.
Remember, your feedback is vital to our success&hellip; so please email me at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
This is YOUR forum!
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we have a FREE library of introductory guides on our <a href="https://events-c.mb.paradigmpressgroup.com/z/7z0ywu3d09c704?uid=2f8cc47b-2250-4116-af21-7786df5b1782&amp;txnid=158a8537-1004-48b1-895b-02801b54904a&amp;mid=eecc8fe4-cf48-47a8-8232-2cc581528552&amp;utid=2f8cc47b-2250-4116-af21-7786df5b1782-PPGPAID&amp;bsft_ek=2024-03-04T14%3A45%3A24Z&amp;pk=8c2ba06b156adcbfa9544ff2b7962000&amp;utm_campaign=PPG_ALERT_3.4.24_%28CONCIERGE%29&amp;vid2=3232e6bc8bcec2fc0b37ad1dda2ed0226cfdf0e0bcd722e3117bdcc68183fcc6fe59efa00e3d4445924597704de88fac3185861bf2d8292159f178a1a833248c&amp;listCode=PPGPAID&amp;originType=list&amp;origin=PPGPAID&amp;bsft_mime_type=html&amp;bsft_tv=2&amp;bsft_lx=15">Wealth Desk</a>. For customer service issues, use our <a href="https://paradigmpressgroup.com/contact-us">contact page</a>.)
Now, here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s happening around the water cooler this week&hellip;
<h2 class="subhead">The Water Cooler &mdash; Upcoming Events and More</h2>
Back in early November, our team predicted that <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/its-unanimous-buy-this-now">gold looked ripe for a breakout</a>.
By the end of the year, the precious metal was setting new highs &mdash; and is looking to continue marching upwards.
Then in January, James Altucher told you why <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoY_UF_tbuc">Bitcoin was poised to take off</a>.
Just a few weeks later, the crypto&rsquo;s price was also setting new records&hellip; and is up 45% since James&rsquo; broadcast.
So I&rsquo;m very excited about the team&rsquo;s latest prediction&hellip; even though it&rsquo;s about one of the world&rsquo;s most boring metals &mdash;
Copper. 
It&rsquo;s a &ldquo;base metal,&rdquo; meaning it&rsquo;s too common to be considered precious. But it&rsquo;s also an essential raw material in a countless number of industries.
In fact, Wall Street calls it &ldquo;Dr. Copper&rdquo; because its price is such a reliable indicator of economic activity.
Now our technical analysts see a very interesting pattern developing in copper&rsquo;s price chart.
The metal is currently selling for $4.10 a pound&hellip; up 10% from where it was trading a month ago.
Just a little more momentum could send it skyrocketing even higher.
&ldquo;If it crosses $4.35 per pound,&rdquo; says our Alan Knuckman, &ldquo;we&rsquo;re looking at another buck higher from there.&rdquo;
That would be $5.35 a pound&hellip; putting the base metal in record territory.
The only problem is that there aren&rsquo;t a lot of easy copper plays for everyday investors.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a very concentrated market,&rdquo; says our Greg Guenthner, meaning there are very few mining companies that specialize in copper.
Of the few large pure plays, Greg likes Southern Copper Corp. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/SCCO">SCCO</a>).
Its share price moves with copper&rsquo;s price, meaning it&rsquo;s set to move higher, too.
You can either buy the shares or consider trading call options on the stock.
And if our team is right &mdash; again! &mdash; you could be sitting on some nice profits very soon!

“Dr. Copper”

SXSW Livestream Transcript

A.I. 2.0 - Where A.I. and Crypto Meet the Hype

Right now, some of the world&rsquo;s top innovators have gathered to show off their latest breakthrough tech.
Think virtual reality&hellip; augmented reality&hellip; artificial intelligence&hellip; cryptocurrencies&hellip; medical devices&hellip; entertainment&hellip; food&hellip; energy&hellip; transportation &mdash; just to name a few!
Any one of the products or services they&rsquo;re demonstrating could change your life in amazing ways.
James Altucher says they&rsquo;ll also create tremendous profit opportunities as they go mainstream.
That&rsquo;s why he&rsquo;s hosting a live broadcast from the heart of the event on Tuesday, March 12, at 2 p.m. ET.
So mark your calendar &mdash; because you&rsquo;re invited to tune in absolutely FREE. 
You won&rsquo;t need your wallet. In fact, you don&rsquo;t need to register for anything at all.
I&rsquo;ll tell you everything you need to know in a minute&hellip;
But first, let&rsquo;s look at our Top Stories and the Reader Forum.
<h2 class="subhead">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/1-trillion-in-100-days/">&ldquo;$1 Trillion in 100 Days!'' (</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/1-trillion-in-100-days/">Daily Reckoning, </a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/1-trillion-in-100-days/">Brian Maher</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/1-trillion-in-100-days/">)</a>: It took the U.S. government 205 years to rack up a trillion dollars in debt. Now it&rsquo;s adding that much red every 100 days! Brian walks you through the numbers&hellip; and what it means for our country. He also shares two possible solutions. The first would have a dire impact on your wallet. The second has roots to ancient times&hellip; and could create even more chaos.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/prospera-freedoms-final-stand">&ldquo;Prospera: Freedom&rsquo;s Final Stand&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/prospera-freedoms-final-stand">Altucher Confidential, </a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/prospera-freedoms-final-stand">Chris Campbell)</a>: For the past few weeks, Chris has reported from an ambitious startup city called Prospera in Honduras. Now, on the eve of his departure, he shares the history of Prospera &mdash; and how it became an oasis of economic freedom and prosperity. He also details a plot that threatens to tear it apart. I think you&rsquo;ll enjoy this look at how the world could be&hellip; and why it&rsquo;s an idea worth fighting for.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/amazon-puts-robots-to-work">&ldquo;Amazon Puts Robots to Work&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/amazon-puts-robots-to-work">Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/amazon-puts-robots-to-work">, James Altucher)</a>: Human warehouse workers could soon be obsolete, thanks to stunning innovations in robotics. In fact, James recently told his Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network members that Amazon is already testing a humanoid automaton that can move boxes to conveyor belts. It costs almost as much to run the robot as it does to pay a flesh-and-blood employee. But as the technology advances, running costs will drop significantly. Soon, Amazon may be looking to take its robotic workers beyond the warehouse. The implications are huge &mdash; which is why I unlocked this story for you.</li>
</ul>
Remember, we publish tens to HUNDREDS of stories. The write-ups and presentations above are our TOP ones for the week &mdash; including one that had been roped off from the public. If you want to stay ahead of the pack, make sure you&rsquo;re caught up now.
And if you&rsquo;d like to nominate any of our stories for next week&rsquo;s &ldquo;Top 3,&rdquo; just let me know at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
<h2 class="subhead">The Reader Forum:</h2>
On Feb. 26, Zach Scheidt recommended Altucher&rsquo;s True Alpha members buy call options on Super Micro Computer Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/SMCI">SMCI</a>). Nine days later, he said to sell the calls for triple-digit gains.
True Alpha member Chad G. tells us:
Thanks for the SMCI trade advice. I made $20,000 profit for a 333.30% gain!... I&rsquo;m very happy with the profits.
That&rsquo;s amazing, Chad! I hope you were able to profit from Zach&rsquo;s other big winner last week&mdash; the 100% gain on Intuitive Surgical Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/ISRG">ISRG</a>) calls. And I expect he&rsquo;ll deliver even more gains ahead.
I can&rsquo;t wait to share this with James and Zach.
Next up, Nannette H. wrote in to say:
I learn so much from everything that Paradigm puts out there. Great stuff... When I first signed up for service, I was so overwhelmed with all the material. Now I am so grateful for it&hellip; I just want to read the facts about something, anything, on a topic, not the added rhetoric. Especially when it is useless to the material. Thanks for all the great insight &mdash; it is priceless.
Nannette, I really appreciate your positive attitude. The Reader Forum gets plenty of letters from people who feel overwhelmed by the amount of information we sent. So it&rsquo;s great to hear from someone who not only understands what we&rsquo;re trying to do&hellip; but appreciates it!
You can bet I&rsquo;ll be sharing this with everyone at Paradigm.
Finally today, while Bitcoin has been hitting fresh highs, gold has been on the move, too. And we&rsquo;ve heard from plenty of people asking how to benefit from higher precious metals prices.
Jackie C. wrote Jim Rickards to ask:
Since gold and silver have gone up so much, is it too late to buy it now? Or should I wait and try to get it when it goes down again? Who do you buy your silver and gold from and where do you store it at? 
Thanks for asking, Jackie. And since the answers to your questions will benefit everyone, I hope you don&rsquo;t mind me sharing them here.
First, our analysts say that gold and silver are at the very start of a long march higher.
&ldquo;It wouldn't be ridiculous for gold to double from here,&rdquo; says Alan Knuckman, our trading specialist.
And Jim Rickards has long made the case that gold could go as high as $10,000 an ounce.
So it&rsquo;s not too late to start buying precious metals. In fact, if you wait for the dips, you might miss your chance to buy in at all!
As for where to buy it, Paradigm Press has a long partnership with Hard Assets Alliance. It offers an easy platform for buying, holding and trading bullion bars and coins.
You can get started with just a few mouse clicks.
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(Keep in mind that our partnership with Hard Assets Alliance means we may be compensated if you open an account. But we only joined forces with them because they offer the best way to trade and hold precious metals.)
That wraps up this week&rsquo;s Reader Forum.
Remember, your feedback is vital to our success&hellip; so please email me at <a href="mailto:concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com">concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com</a>.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
This is YOUR forum!
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we have a FREE library of introductory guides on our <a href="https://events-c.mb.paradigmpressgroup.com/z/7z0ywu3d09c704?uid=2f8cc47b-2250-4116-af21-7786df5b1782&amp;txnid=158a8537-1004-48b1-895b-02801b54904a&amp;mid=eecc8fe4-cf48-47a8-8232-2cc581528552&amp;utid=2f8cc47b-2250-4116-af21-7786df5b1782-PPGPAID&amp;bsft_ek=2024-03-04T14%3A45%3A24Z&amp;pk=8c2ba06b156adcbfa9544ff2b7962000&amp;utm_campaign=PPG_ALERT_3.4.24_%28CONCIERGE%29&amp;vid2=3232e6bc8bcec2fc0b37ad1dda2ed0226cfdf0e0bcd722e3117bdcc68183fcc6fe59efa00e3d4445924597704de88fac3185861bf2d8292159f178a1a833248c&amp;listCode=PPGPAID&amp;originType=list&amp;origin=PPGPAID&amp;bsft_mime_type=html&amp;bsft_tv=2&amp;bsft_lx=15">Wealth Desk</a>. For customer service issues, use our <a href="https://paradigmpressgroup.com/contact-us">contact page</a>.)
Now, here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s happening around the water cooler this week&hellip;
<h2 class="subhead">The Water Cooler &mdash; Upcoming Events and More</h2>
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference in Austin, Texas, started on March 8&hellip; and will continue through March 15.
It&rsquo;s a huge event, attracting over 300,000 people.
While SXSW mostly focuses on media and interactive entertainment, it&rsquo;s also a showcase for emerging technologies.
There are sessions on artificial intelligence&hellip; augmented / virtual reality&hellip; cryptocurrencies... and more.
So naturally, our James Altucher will be in Austin, too.
As you probably know, James believes these innovations will reshape our entire economy &mdash; creating life-changing fortunes in their wake.
And he&rsquo;s made it his mission to help you earn a share of those profits.
He&rsquo;ll tell you more in a FREE LIVE broadcast from Austin on Tuesday, March 12, at 2 p.m. ET.
Not only will he share his first-hand impressions of SXSW, but he&rsquo;ll also tell you his latest insights into AI and cryptocurrencies.
Even better, you&rsquo;ll have a chance to ask him your most pressing questions.
Get his thoughts on the Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and the crypto&rsquo;s upcoming halving. Or learn his opinions on Nvidia Corp. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/NVDA">NVDA</a>) and other AI 2.0 players.
<a href="https://forms.gle/o7mZGCyX3zoajHjM6">You can submit your questions here</a>.
Keep in mind, this broadcast is completely free. You won&rsquo;t need your wallet for anything. In fact, you don&rsquo;t need to register at all.
Instead, we&rsquo;ll email you the link shortly before James goes on the air.
It&rsquo;s your chance to get the latest scoop on AI and cryptocurrencies from one of our top analysts &mdash; reporting from one of the world&rsquo;s biggest tech events.
Plus we&rsquo;ll have some giveaways!
I&rsquo;m very excited to hear what James has to say&hellip; and I hope you are, too.
Look for your invitation to James&rsquo; FREE broadcast from SXSW tomorrow!

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