Happy New Year!
Our team is starting 2025 on a strong note, despite Wall Street&rsquo;s ups and downs.
I&rsquo;ll tell you what they&rsquo;ve been right about so far&hellip; as well as what they see ahead.
I also have a promise to keep&hellip;
But before we get into all that, 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://million-mission.com/posts/want-to-build-wealth-in-2025-dont-do-this">&ldquo;Want to Build Wealth in 2025?? Don&rsquo;t Do This&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://million-mission.com/posts/want-to-build-wealth-in-2025-dont-do-this">The Million Mission</a><a href="https://million-mission.com/posts/want-to-build-wealth-in-2025-dont-do-this">, Davis Wilson)</a>: You might think that the key to investment success is waiting for the perfect opportunity to buy in. But as Davis explains, that kind of attitude can keep you from taking your wealth to the next level. A member of our team calls Davis&rsquo; take &ldquo;timeless, smart and personal.&rdquo; So I want to make sure you saw it, too!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/las-vegas-trump-international-hotel-explosion">&ldquo;Las Vegas Trump International Hotel Explosion&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/las-vegas-trump-international-hotel-explosion">The Rundown</a><a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/las-vegas-trump-international-hotel-explosion">, Matt Insley)</a>: With the election behind us, <a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/">The Rundown</a> has a brand-new mission. Every issue will now focus on &ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s Playbook&rdquo; &mdash; the president-elect&rsquo;s plans for his second administration. And last week, Matt looked into a terrorist attack that was dripping with symbolism against Trump and Elon Musk. He also points out some troubling coincidences that have cropped up as authorities look for answers.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/2025-the-year-enterprise-finally-embraces-ai">&ldquo;2025: The Year Enterprise Finally Embraces AI&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/2025-the-year-enterprise-finally-embraces-ai">Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/2025-the-year-enterprise-finally-embraces-ai">, James Altucher)</a>: While artificial intelligence promises to revolutionize businesses, we haven&rsquo;t heard much about the technology actually cutting costs. But James recently told his Investment Network members why he&rsquo;s confident it will happen in the next 12 months. His convincing arguments made this our most-liked story last week. And I want you to stay ahead of the next phase of AI &mdash; so I unlocked James&rsquo; analysis 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 in the Forum today, Coralie H. tells Dave Gonigam:
It is obvious to me that the whole [Paradigm] crew is impressively dedicated, knowledgeable and SMART! After a career as an executive in a Fortune 100 company, I highly value SMART and knowledgeable. 
I hope you&rsquo;re reading this, Coralie &mdash; because when the 5 Bullets team shared your email with me, I wanted to personally thank you for your kind words.
We&rsquo;ve put together a team of world-class analysts and commentators. Together, they&rsquo;ve made some stunning predictions that have come true&hellip; and given members multiple chances to lock in big profits.
Hearing how much you value our hard work means a lot to everyone at Paradigm!
Next, Don S. wants Jim Rickards to know:
I am enlightened when each Strategic Intelligence report comes out. Thank you for your depth of insight and historical knowledge that bodes well for guidance into my future plans. 
On behalf of Jim and his team, Don, you&rsquo;re welcome &mdash; and thanks for being such a loyal member.
Jim seems to know more about a given topic than anyone else on the planet. And in the rare cases where he needs more information, he has an extensive list of global contacts to call upon.
Of course, he&rsquo;s also surrounded himself with a crew of skilled and experienced analysts. Dan Amoss&hellip; Zach Scheidt&hellip; Byron King&hellip; and more &mdash; all sharing their collective knowledge with you.
With them in your corner, you&rsquo;re sure to have a great 2025 &mdash; and beyond!
Finally for today, Robert S. asks,
What are Chris' "Top 3"? 
Thanks for the question, Robert, and I&rsquo;d love to help you out. But you haven&rsquo;t given me enough information!
We have two analysts named Chris. There&rsquo;s Chris Campbell, who helps oversee James Altucher&rsquo;s Early-Stage Crypto Investor and Paradigm Mastermind Group. We also have Chris Cimorelli, an analyst for Microcap Millionaire.
They both contribute to Altucher Confidential and Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network. I see that you have a lifetime membership to the Investment Network&hellip; so I can&rsquo;t be sure which Chris you&rsquo;re asking about.
I also don&rsquo;t know what &ldquo;Top 3&rdquo; you&rsquo;re looking for. Since you sent this email to the Concierge inbox, I would assume you want the &ldquo;Top 3&rdquo; stories from Chris. But you could also mean stock picks&hellip; microcaps&hellip; cryptocurrencies&hellip; or something else entirely.
As I always say, I&rsquo;m standing by to answer all of your questions. In fact, my entire team is committed to helping you get the absolute most out of your membership.
We can&rsquo;t do that with incomplete information, however. So anytime you want to know something, be as specific as possible.
It&rsquo;s the best way to ensure we deliver the service you deserve!
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 &mdash; covering everything from finding a broker to how to trade stock options &mdash; 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 July, I asked you and our team to predict what would be the <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/your-halftime-predictions">biggest winners in the last half of 2024</a>.
And as I promised, I&rsquo;ve kept track of them ever since.
Stocks like Nvidia Corp. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/NVDA">NVDA</a>), Apple Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/aapl">AAPL</a>) and Tesla (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/TSLA">TSLA</a>) were popular choices &mdash; with NVDA winning the year by a wide margin.
We also had many precious metal predictions&hellip; though they all missed the mark.
But it&rsquo;s a new year&hellip; with plenty of big opportunities ahead of us.
And our team&rsquo;s forecasts have already delivered triple-digit gains.
On Dec. 26, the Microcap Millionaire team recommended buying shares of an artificial intelligence company that occupies a very specific niche.&nbsp;
As I type, shares are up 129% in 11 days &mdash; and looking to run higher!
Jim Rickards, meanwhile, predicted it would be a very big year for Ford Motor Co. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/F">F</a>). Right on cue, the company announced increased sales in 2024 &mdash; double the growth most automobile manufacturers are seeing.
And our team is just getting started!
As I type, Davis Wilson is at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas &mdash; where Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will share what&rsquo;s next for his red-hot company.
Sean Ring is preparing to tell you all about &ldquo;The Physics of Trump&rdquo;... an in-depth look at how the president-elect and his cabinet will influence the markets.
James Altucher and his team continue to follow Bitcoin&rsquo;s growth &mdash; finding evidence that it could double from here!
And our resident Maverick, Enrique Abeyta, is zeroing in on more &ldquo;<a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/the-echo-trade-an-ultra-rare-and-profitable-stock-pattern-ppg">echo trades</a>&rdquo; that no one is expecting to take off.
So strap yourself in&hellip;
Because while 2025 is less than a week old, our team is already tossing you lucrative ideas at full speed!

Executive Concierge Dustin Weisbecker curates top articles—including ones unlocked from behind the paywall—answers reader questions, and shares free investor resources.

Concierge Letter

Big Ideas to Start 2025!

Three more warning lights just flipped on for the U.S. economy&hellip;
But Wall Street remains blissfully in the dark.
So few people are prepared for what&rsquo;s coming next.
Our team is tracking the dangers.
And while they encourage you to cash in on the market&rsquo;s melt-up while it lasts&hellip;
You should also be prepared to pivot the second the winds change. 
I&rsquo;ll tell you what to look out for after our Top Stories&hellip;
<h2 class="subhead nbp">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://million-mission.com/posts/237-50-000-winner-revealed">&ldquo;+237% &rarr; $50,000 Winner Revealed&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://million-mission.com/posts/237-50-000-winner-revealed">Million Mission, </a><a href="https://million-mission.com/posts/237-50-000-winner-revealed">Davis Wilson)</a>: Our Paradigm Press Top Trader Challenge came down to the wire &mdash; with multiple people choosing the stock that rose the most. And last week, Davis shared the results of the Challenge. He also took a look at how our staff&rsquo;s picks performed, too. This was the top Million Mission last week. So if you missed the exciting finale, make sure you catch up now!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/avoid-lifestyle-creep-at-all-costs/">&ldquo;Avoid &lsquo;Lifestyle Creep&rsquo; at All Costs&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/avoid-lifestyle-creep-at-all-costs/">Daily Reckoning, </a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/avoid-lifestyle-creep-at-all-costs/">Adam Sharp)</a>: When people start making more money, they also spend more, too. But as Adam explains, it&rsquo;s a dangerous habit to get into &mdash; especially with prices getting more expensive all the time. So he offers some simple tips to hold onto more of your money. He also shares some types of investments you should consider looking at. While this wasn&rsquo;t Adam&rsquo;s most-liked story last week, it was very popular with our team. Discover why!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/a-semi-pro-poker-players-mindset">&ldquo;A Semi-Pro Poker Player&rsquo;s Mindset&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/a-semi-pro-poker-players-mindset">Jim Rickards&rsquo; Strategic Intelligence, </a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/a-semi-pro-poker-players-mindset">Zach Scheidt)</a>: You probably know that Zach was once a hedge fund manager. But he also cleaned up at the poker tables, too. His approach to the cards actually helped make him a better investor. Zach recently told Rickards&rsquo; Strategic Intelligence members how his experience can help with your investment decisions, too. He lays out three ways to help stack the odds of winning in your favor. It&rsquo;s smart, practical advice anyone can use. So I unlocked 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>.
You can also use that email to send questions and comments.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
Look for my replies in this Concierge Letter at the start of every month.
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we also have a FREE library of introductory investment guides &mdash; covering everything from finding a broker to how to trade stock options &mdash; 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>
Earnings from tech companies continue to defy expectations &mdash; which helped push the S&amp;P 500 to new highs last week.
The problem is that tech stocks are just about the only thing holding the major indexes up. Many more stocks in the indexes are trading at their 52-week lows.
According to research shared by Rude Awakening&rsquo;s Sean Ring, this has only happened three times in history&hellip;
July 1929&hellip; January 1783&hellip; and December 1999&hellip;
In other words, always just a few weeks before the markets suffered massive downturns.
Meanwhile, we&rsquo;re no closer to a resolution in the Middle East&hellip; and the lack of oil and other materials from the Strait of Hormuz is set to take an even bigger chunk out of your wallet.
Countries are burning through their stored oil at a record pace &mdash; with no idea of how or when it will be replaced.
Gasoline and diesel prices are already through the roof. And there&rsquo;s a big sign that U.S. consumers are nearing their breaking point.
Warehouse mega-store Costco Wholesale Corp. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/COST">COST</a>) keeps a close eye on everything its customers buy.
The company&rsquo;s management recently reported a shift in sales. Costco members are buying less fresh food and more canned. They&rsquo;re also switching from beef to chicken and pork.
It&rsquo;s a classic money-saving manuever&hellip; one that almost inevitably leads to a recession.
These three indicators &mdash; the number of rising stocks vs. falling stocks&hellip; oil&rsquo;s inventory crunch&hellip; and a change in consumer habits &mdash; add to a growing list pointing to trouble ahead.
Still, it makes sense to take advantage of investors&rsquo; optimism while you can.
Just keep in mind that it could come to a swift end.
So make sure <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/the-hedge-fund-playbook-for-market-volatility-my-masterclass-on-risk">your portfolio is properly allocated for volatility</a>&hellip;.
And stick with Paradigm Press for help navigating the twists and turns!

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3 Wall Street Warning Signs

We&rsquo;ve reached the finish line!
And in just a few hours, we&rsquo;ll announce who&rsquo;s claiming our $50,000 top prize.
But the past month has been about more than cash prizes and t-shirts.
In fact, our Chief Investment Director says everyone is walking away a winner!
I&rsquo;ll explain more after our Top Stories&hellip;
<h2 class="subhead nbp">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/americas-ticking-trucking-time-bomb">&ldquo;America's Ticking Trucking Time Bomb,&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/americas-ticking-trucking-time-bomb">Rude Awakening, </a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/americas-ticking-trucking-time-bomb">Sean Ring)</a>: Sean&rsquo;s father was a truck driver, so he knows it&rsquo;s a tough job that needs the right kind of person. But a shortage of qualified drivers has ledtrucking companies to take shortcuts &mdash; with deadly results. Sean explains how unqualified people are being allowed to drive big rigs&hellip; and why the government has looked the other way. Luckily, there may be some easy ways to fix the problems. This was the most-liked Rude last week, and it&rsquo;s easy to see why!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/california-nightmare-a-looming-energy-disaster/">&ldquo;California Nightmare: A Looming Energy Disaster&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/california-nightmare-a-looming-energy-disaster/">Morning Reckoning, </a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/california-nightmare-a-looming-energy-disaster/">Byron King)</a>: While most of the United States hasn&rsquo;t been directly affected by the war with Iran, California depends on oil from the Strait of Hormuz. But that&rsquo;s not the only reason the state is in trouble. Bryon walks you through the many missteps that have left California too dependent on outside fuel sources. He also shares what&rsquo;s ahead for California&hellip; and it isn&rsquo;t pretty!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/intel-the-ceiling-broke">&ldquo;Intel: The Ceiling Broker&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/intel-the-ceiling-broke">Altucher Confidential</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/intel-the-ceiling-broke">, Ray Blanco)</a>: Back in 2024, Ray predicted that Intel Corp. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/INTC">INTC</a>) would break an all-time that had held since the dot-com bubble. And after delivering earnings that defied expectations, the stock has soared to new heights. So Ray is now taking a &ldquo;victory lap,&rdquo; explaining what the company has done right&hellip; and where it will go next. See why this was our most-liked e-letter last week!</li>
</ul>
Remember, we publish tens to HUNDREDS of stories. The write-ups 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>.
You can also use that email to send questions and comments.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
Look for my replies in this Concierge Letter every month.
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we also have a FREE library of introductory investment guides &mdash; covering everything from finding a broker to how to trade stock options &mdash; 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>
Our Paradigm Press Top Trader Challenge was a nail-biter to the end.
So we took our time to verify all the winning entries. Later today, we&rsquo;ll announce the official winner, along with the other prize winners.
But Chief Investment Director Enrique Abeyta sees things differently.
&rdquo;We are ALL winners in this community,&rdquo; he declares.
That&rsquo;s because this wasn&rsquo;t just a contest &mdash; it was a learning opportunity.
Every trading day, our team shared analysis, strategies and stock tickers&hellip; completely free of charge.
Not surprisingly, it proved very popular. So we&rsquo;re working on ways to keep the excitement going.
For now, you&rsquo;re invited to learn the names of the winners live.
<a href="https://paradigmtoptrader.com/">Just click here and wait for the broadcast later today</a>!

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Today’s the Big Announcement!

The Trump administration just announced a new initiative &mdash; focusing on something it calls critical to national security.
Sounds like a new phase of Jim Rickards&rsquo; &ldquo;American Birthright&rdquo; thesis to me.
&ldquo;This is huge,&rdquo; says our resident commodities and real assets expert.
The announcement heralds a huge jump in prices for specific raw materials &mdash; set to boost shares of stocks that have been lagging the markets for years.
I&rsquo;ll tell you what our top commodities analyst sees ahead &mdash; including what it means for you &mdash; after our Top Stories.
<h2 class="subhead nbp">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/why-crypto-breaks-next">&ldquo;Why Crypto Breaks Next&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/why-crypto-breaks-next">Altucher Confidential</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/why-crypto-breaks-next">, Chris Campbell)</a>: Last week saw major rallies on Wall Street &mdash; with one notable exception. Even though investors seem hungry for risk, cryptocurrencies are still lagging. Chris digs into what&rsquo;s holding them back&hellip; and he shares three things to watch for as signs of a turnaround. As you&rsquo;ll see, there&rsquo;s a breakout coming&hellip; but most people haven&rsquo;t noticed yet. See why this was our top-rated e-letter of the week!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/trump-accounts-coming-soon-do-not-wait">"&rsquo;Trump Accounts&rsquo; Coming Soon (DO NOT Wait)&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/trump-accounts-coming-soon-do-not-wait">Truth &amp; Trends</a><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/trump-accounts-coming-soon-do-not-wait">, James Welsh)</a>: This wasn&rsquo;t actually one of our most-liked stories last week. But Paradigm Press Chief Investment Director Enrique Abeyta calls it too important not to share. The Trump administration is about to give every American child born this year and beyond a financial head start. Learn how to take advantage of these upcoming accounts. James also shares two other strategies to help the kids in your life have a bright future.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/update-the-global-energy-tab-comes-due-concierge">&ldquo;The Global Energy Tab Comes Due&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/update-the-global-energy-tab-comes-due-concierge">Real Wealth Insider</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/update-the-global-energy-tab-comes-due-concierge">, Matt Badiali)</a>: With the Strait of Hormuz still closed, countries are questioning their overreliance on Mideast oil and gas. Even the United States is suffering from this lack of foresight&hellip; despite not needing oil from other parts of the world. And as Matt recently told his Real Wealth Insider members, it&rsquo;s creating the perfect environment for a specific commodity to skyrocket. No one is paying attention to the supply and demand situation here, which is why I decided to unlock Matt&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>.
You can also use that email to send questions and comments.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
Look for my replies in this Concierge Letter at the start of every month.
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we also have a FREE library of introductory investment guides &mdash; covering everything from finding a broker to how to trade stock options &mdash; 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>
Shortly after Donald Trump&rsquo;s election victory, Jim Rickards predicted that the incoming president would &ldquo;unlock&rdquo; a treasure trove of raw materials under federal lands.
You could invest in the private companies rushing to develop these newly released resources &mdash; setting yourself up for a wave of profits that Jim calls your &ldquo;American Birthright.&rdquo;
But Trump has done much more than allow access to valuable deposits. He&rsquo;s also directed the federal government to actually invest in businesses developing domestic supplies of critical resources.
Members who followed Jim&rsquo;s research have benefitted as the Trump administration has moved to support rare earths&hellip; lithium&hellip; oil and gas&hellip;coal&hellip;semiconductors&hellip; and more.
Now the Trump administration has announced a new focus: shoring up the national energy grid &mdash; which it calls critical to national defense.
The U.S. Department of Energy will now directly support efforts to keep U.S. electricity flowing, from securing the fuels needed to enhancing its transmission.
There&rsquo;s no shortage of industries and commodities that will benefit, from companies that produce natural gas to the ones churning out the copper we need for power lines.
Our resident natural resource expert &mdash; formerly head of a copper mining company &mdash; is very excited about Trump&rsquo;s power grid announcement.
&rdquo;This is huge,&rdquo; says the man we call the CEO.
Stay tuned for his specific recommendations to play the breakouts he sees ahead.

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What’s Next for the American Birthright

It&rsquo;s been a wild couple of weeks on Wall Street, with even more twists and turns ahead.
But you&rsquo;ve had a chance to sail through the chaos &mdash; with daily coaching sessions&hellip; live market analysis&hellip; hot tickers to watch&hellip; answers to your biggest questions&hellip; and more&hellip;
All without spending a dime. 
If you&rsquo;ve missed any of this complimentary research and insights, it&rsquo;s not too late to catch up.
I&rsquo;ll tell you more after our Top Stories!
<h2 class="subhead nbp">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/remedy-for-the-tax-day-hangover">&ldquo;Remedy for the Tax Day Hangover&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/remedy-for-the-tax-day-hangover">Truth &amp; Trends, </a><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/remedy-for-the-tax-day-hangover">Enrique Abeyta)</a>: Most people deal with their taxes at the very last minute. But Enrique argues that you should always be thinking about what you&rsquo;ll owe Uncle Sam. And right now is the best time to start adopting better tax habits. He shows you how to match gains with losses to reduce your overall tax burden&hellip; rotate in and out of stocks while improving your tax position&hellip; and develop a long-term mindset that helps you avoid oversized short-term capital gains taxes. It&rsquo;s your guide to making April 15, 2027, less painful!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/trump-takes-aim-at-passport-tourism/">&ldquo;Trump Takes Aim at Passport Tourism&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/trump-takes-aim-at-passport-tourism/">Daily Reckoning, </a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/trump-takes-aim-at-passport-tourism/">Byron King)</a>: Byron has seen pregnant foreign nationals standing in line at U.S. border control stations &mdash; likely hoping to give birth to automatic U.S. citizens. So he was very alarmed by an exchange during the Supreme Court&rsquo;s recent case on the matter. He walks you through the arguments for and against a &ldquo;living Constitution,&rdquo; including when new developments require a fresh look at older Amendments. With Byron&rsquo;s history-filled and measured take, it&rsquo;s easy to see why this was our most-liked e-letter last week!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://paradigmtoptrader.com/post/the-profit-keepers-framework">&ldquo;The Profit Keepers Framework&rdquo; (Paradigm Press Top Trader Challenge, Matt Insley)</a>: Even though $50,000 is up for grabs, our Top Trader Challenge is about much more than who wins. Our team has been broadcasting daily video sessions, featuring tickers to consider and strategies to explore. Perhaps one of the most important has been our guide to holding on to more of your profits &mdash; protecting yourself from any sudden pullbacks. Be sure to check it out&hellip; and keep tuning into the latest thoughts from our analysts until the contest ends on April 30.</li>
</ul>
Remember, we publish tens to HUNDREDS of stories. The write-ups 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>.
You can also use that email to send questions and comments.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
Look for my replies in this Concierge Letter at the start of every month.
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we also have a FREE library of introductory investment guides &mdash; covering everything from finding a broker to how to trade stock options &mdash; 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>
We&rsquo;re coming into the home stretch of the Paradigm Press Top Trader Challenge&hellip; where one member will win $50,000 if their stock pick goes the distance.
And thanks to the situation with Iran, the Challenge has been unpredictable &mdash; with the #1 spot changing hands several times.
But it&rsquo;s about more than winning and losing.
Our team has been providing in-depth training every day&hellip; sharing in-depth strategies that can help with all of your investment decisions.
We&rsquo;ve even shared the names of stocks that look ready to make big moves.
You don&rsquo;t even need to be part of the Challenge to benefit from this wisdom.
Everything we&rsquo;ve posted is <a href="https://www.paradigmtoptrader.com/">available for free right here</a>.
If you haven&rsquo;t checked it out, I urge you to take a look&hellip;

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Even More Important Than Winning

Donald Trump has announced a U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Once again, Wall Street is scrambling to figure out what it will mean for prices.
But our team isn&rsquo;t worried, thanks to a man we call &ldquo;The Banker.&rdquo;
Both Jim Rickards and James Altucher consider him a secret weapon&hellip; tapping into his strategies that can help deliver the #1 thing your portfolio needs to survive any financial crisis.
I&rsquo;ll tell you more about The Banker after our Top Stories&hellip;
<h2 class="subhead nbp">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/this-unobtanium-metal-powers-the-future-of-tech/">&ldquo;This &lsquo;Unobtanium&rsquo; Metal Powers the Future of Tech&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/this-unobtanium-metal-powers-the-future-of-tech/">Daily Reckoning, </a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/this-unobtanium-metal-powers-the-future-of-tech/">Matt Badiali)</a>: One of Earth&rsquo;s rarest elements is also seeing a rapid rise in demand. Matt charts the history of this overlooked block on the periodic table &mdash; and how it&rsquo;s becoming essential to the next wave of tech innovation. While there aren&rsquo;t any pure plays on the metal, there are some secondary opportunities to explore. See why Matt&rsquo;s analysis was one of our most-liked stories last week!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/irans-bitcoin-tollbooth">&ldquo;Iran&rsquo;s Bitcoin Tollbooth&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/irans-bitcoin-tollbooth">Altucher Confidential, </a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/irans-bitcoin-tollbooth">Chris Campbell)</a>: The Strait of Hormuz has been a trade chokepoint for centuries. As Chris recounts, ships in the 1500s needed to pay for a document called a cartaza in exchange for passage. Now the Iranian government has resurrected that idea &mdash; this time using cryptocurrency. Chris runs down how it works&hellip; how much Iran stands to make from the move&hellip; and how long it can keep the scheme running. This was a staff and member favorite for a reason!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/gold-flashes-red">&ldquo;Gold Flashes Red&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/gold-flashes-red">The Situation Report with Jim Rickards, </a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/gold-flashes-red">Jim Rickards)</a>: Precious metals prices are falling &mdash; and if you&rsquo;re holding gold, you&rsquo;re probably wondering what to do now. Jim recently walked his Situation Report members through the downturn, explaining exactly what&rsquo;s happening and what to expect next. Truthfully, this wasn&rsquo;t Jim&rsquo;s most-liked story last week. But I think everyone needs to hear Jim&rsquo;s analysis, so I unlocked 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>.
You can also use that email to send questions and comments.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
Look for my replies in this Concierge Letter at the start of every month.
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we also have a FREE library of introductory investment guides &mdash; covering everything from finding a broker to how to trade stock options &mdash; 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>
The U.S. plan to restrict passage through the Strait of Hormuz is taking a lot of investors by surprise.
But our Chief Investment Director, Enrique Abeyta, predicted <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/invasion-iran">this would happen two weeks ago</a>.
And our top analysts have been planning for this day with the help of a man we call The Banker.
James Altucher calls him, &ldquo;The most impressive person I&rsquo;ve ever met in finance.&rdquo; Jim Rickards considers him &ldquo;the most important man in my network.&rdquo;
He doesn&rsquo;t actually work at a bank.
Instead, his strategies can help provide the #1 thing you need to weather any Wall Street crisis.
I&rsquo;m talking about cash &mdash; investment income that doesn&rsquo;t depend on a paycheck, a pension or a politician.
In the first two months 2026, his entire portfolio was already up 105%... despite the market craziness.
That&rsquo;s money you can use to pay bills as everything gets more expensive. Or put towards &ldquo;buy-the-dip&rdquo; opportunities, investing in stocks that have fallen much further than they deserve.

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 Re: "The Banker"

Wall Street is set for another volatile week as Iran and the United States keep trading threats&hellip; while also dropping hints of a potential ceasefire.
And even though Americans have already seen higher prices thanks to the war, the next big hit to your wallet is coming soon &mdash; no matter what happens in the Middle East.
In fact, according to our experts, you may only have a few days to prepare.
I&rsquo;ll tell you what they see ahead &mdash; and what you can do about it &mdash; after our Top Stories and this month&rsquo;s Reader Forum.
<h2 class="subhead nbp">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://paradigmpressroom.com/post/wartime-sacrifice">&ldquo;Wartime Sacrific&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://paradigmpressroom.com/post/wartime-sacrifice">Paradigm Pressroom&rsquo;s 5 Bullets, </a><a href="https://paradigmpressroom.com/post/wartime-sacrifice">Dave Gonigam)</a>: Politicians aren&rsquo;t the only ones telling Americans to shut up about rising prices while the conflict with Iran drags on. Dave highlights a Wall Street billionaire&rsquo;s tone-deaf plea to be grateful as you struggle to make ends meet. He also talks about the stock market&rsquo;s resiliency&hellip; looks at the growing number of supply chain snarls&hellip; discusses the rise of space-based exchange-traded funds&hellip; and more. Many on our team gave <a href="https://paradigmpressroom.com/post/pontius-pilate-powell">Dave&rsquo;s write-up on Jerome Powell a top nod</a>, but this one was a bigger hit with members. Let me know which one you think deserved to be more liked!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://million-mission.com/posts/spacex-the-math-is-ugly">&ldquo;[SpaceX] The Math Is Ugly&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://million-mission.com/posts/spacex-the-math-is-ugly">The Million Mission, </a><a href="https://million-mission.com/posts/spacex-the-math-is-ugly">Davis Wilson)</a>: After months of speculation, SpaceX has finally filed the paperwork to trade on a public stock exchange. But should you buy shares when you can finally get your hands on them? Davis walks you through the numbers, explaining all the hurdles SpaceX has to clear before becoming a good investment. (Luckily, there are other ways to play excitement over the upcoming IPO.) This analysis was our most-liked e-letter last week. So make sure you check it out!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/video-update-jay-powells-endgame-concierge">&ldquo;Video Update: Jay Powell&rsquo;s Endgame&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/video-update-jay-powells-endgame-concierge">Crisis Trader with Jim Rickards, </a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/video-update-jay-powells-endgame-concierge">Jim Rickards)</a>: The end of the Federal Reserve Chairman&rsquo;s official term is just over a month away. But Jim recently told his Crisis Trader members that Jerome Powell may not actually get off the stage. As he explains, Powell has some final cards to play that could keep him in office until 2028. It&rsquo;s a story that might have a huge impact on the markets and your wealth&hellip; yet no one is talking about it. That&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;ve decided to unlock 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>.
You can also use that email address to send questions and comments&hellip;
At the start of every month &mdash; like today &mdash; I&rsquo;ll highlight some of the feedback we&rsquo;ve received!
<h2 class="subhead nbp">The Reader Forum:</h2>
Last week, we kicked off the Paradigm Press Paradigm Press Top Trader Challenge with a video sharing all of our team&rsquo;s recommendations.
Ann D. writes in to say:
Wow! To see the range of perspectives &amp; interests all in one hour! Thirty days creates a bold energy! So much to investigate and watch! Looking forward to learning! A watchlist of high potential tickers! Joining the gratitude group!
We&rsquo;re really glad you enjoyed it, Ann! And I&rsquo;m happy that you&rsquo;re one of the over 23,000 people shooting for the $50,000 top prize.
But as you&rsquo;ve seen, this isn&rsquo;t just about winning. It&rsquo;s also about learning tips and strategies from our team &mdash; information that can help you become a better trader, no matter your skill level.
Hopefully you can join us for our live updates every day of the Challenge. And you can expect plenty of surprises along the way!
(While it&rsquo;s too late to join the Challenge, you can keep track of it &mdash; and our bonus content &mdash; <a href="https://www.paradigmtoptrader.com/">right here</a>.)
Next up, Larry F. left us a five-star Google review, adding:
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. The team, every member, is top talent.
I really appreciate you taking the time to leave that review, Larry. And I&rsquo;m glad our recommendations have been so profitable for you.
We really do have some of the world&rsquo;s top analysts on our team&hellip; and you really can&rsquo;t go wrong with anything we publish!
We also heard from Jasmine P., who says:
I would like to just say I like all the stories. Everyone has their own opinion/ take on current events. It's a great insight to all things happening in this world. I may not agree with everything, but it does open my eyes to other people's perspectives.
Thank you for that, Jasmine, because you make a very important point. Our diverse team of experts don&rsquo;t agree on everything&hellip; but having a full range of viewpoints can help you make better investment decisions.
I&rsquo;m so glad that you understand that!
Switching gears a little, Mike S. tells us:
Sean hit it out of the ballpark again today with his Rude column: &ldquo;<a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/the-unseen-cost">The Unseen Cost</a>&rdquo;... Would I be OK copying Sean&rsquo;s essay and posting it to my friends on Facebook - giving full attribution to Sean and Paradigm?
I&rsquo;m happy to hear that, Mike! Just about everything Sean writes is so good that it&rsquo;s a challenge to not include him in our Top Stories every week.
But why go through all the trouble of cutting-and-pasting Sean&rsquo;s thoughts onto Facebook when you can share the story with two clicks?
Just go to <a href="https://rudeawakening.info/">The Rude Awakening</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/"> website</a> and click the story you want to share. You&rsquo;ll find buttons on the left side of the screen to print the story&hellip; change its font size&hellip; or share with people on social media.
<img class="aligncenter" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/vha3zb1lo47k/6Ihj05JBzLzFJSkpSnqXcT/f388da038ae0915468f85b5135aef3ff/ppg-issue-04-06-26-img-2.png" alt="" width="70px" />
Click the Facebook logo to share it on your Facebook wall. Even better, you can add your thoughts to the post &mdash; explaining why everyone should read it. And since all the correct attribution is done for you, there&rsquo;s no need to worry about triggering a content violation.
It also makes it easier for your friends to find Sean&rsquo;s follow-up articles, like &ldquo;<a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/do-this-with-unseen-costs">Do This With Unseen Costs</a>.&rdquo;
No copy-and-paste needed!
Next up, Leigh S. tried to find a specific option on Interactive Broker&rsquo;s platform using the ticker from one of our alerts. She tells us:
What you sent as information does not directly relate to IBKR&rsquo;s option window&hellip; Any support you can provide is very much appreciated.
This is the kind of question our <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/archive/wealth-desk">Wealth Desk</a> was built for, Leigh!
As our free &ldquo;<a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/paradigm-press-presents-the-ultimate-beginners-guide-to-stock-options">Ultimate Beginner&rsquo;s Guide to Stop Options</a>&rdquo; explains, every stock option is assigned &ldquo;a standardized 21-character code&hellip; but not every site uses the standardized symbols.&rdquo;
It sounds like Interactive Brokers doesn&rsquo;t. Instead, you&rsquo;ll need to figure out how to find the option using the other information in the recommendation. Start by entering the ticker of the underlying stock, then look for a way to view available options on the stock.
There should be a way to narrow the search by option type (calls vs. puts), expiration date and strike price.
Again, our &ldquo;Beginner&rsquo;s Guide&rdquo; has all the details &mdash; and it&rsquo;s free. So be sure to check read it &mdash; and our <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/archive/wealth-desk">other free guides right 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 as I mentioned, we also have a FREE library of introductory investment guides &mdash; covering everything from finding a broker to how to trade stock options &mdash; 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 week a U.S. plane went down in Iran. And while the pilots were rescued, it&rsquo;s a stark reminder that our troops are in harm&rsquo;s way.
Then on Easter Sunday, President Trump issued another deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz&hellip; while also hinting that the United States was negotiating a ceasefire.
Meanwhile, the Iranians have kept striking targets in the region and pushing a list of demands to stop the fighting.
If you&rsquo;ve been to a gas station lately, you&rsquo;ve seen how much this uncertainty is costing you.
But buckle up&hellip; because it&rsquo;s about to get much, much worse &mdash; even if peace were declared today!
&ldquo;Depending on destination, tankers take 30 to 60 days to get from the Gulf to their destinations,&rdquo; our in-house military and energy expert Byon King tells us.
&ldquo;So all the tankers that didn't sail in early March are now NOT arriving at unloading piers.&rdquo;
Europe, Asia and Australia are now facing fuel shortages. And even though the United States is a net energy exporter, a surprising number of U.S. refineries rely on imported oil.
&ldquo;Eventually the energy wave will greatly affect the U.S. West Coast,&rdquo; Byron continues. &ldquo;Especially California, Nevada and Arizona.&rdquo;
Obviously the biggest beneficiaries will be the major U.S. and Canadian oil companies working to make up the difference.
Our team is also looking for other angles to this story that Wall Street has overlooked.

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Iran's Next Target: Your Wallet!

Investors are once again cheering Donald Trump&rsquo;s positive comments about Iran&hellip;
But our team thinks the war won&rsquo;t end unless the U.S. military makes some major moves.
In fact, Paradigm Chief Investment Officer Enrique Abeyta has laid out a four-step roadmap that Trump could follow to permanently reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
And it&rsquo;s not the plan the White House has been hinting at to rile up the mainstream media.
I&rsquo;ll share Enrique&rsquo;s predictions &mdash; as well his thoughts on how they&rsquo;ll impact the markets &mdash; after our Top Stories.
<h2 class="subhead nbp">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/gold-had-one-job">&ldquo;Gold Had One Job&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/gold-had-one-job">The Rundown</a><a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/gold-had-one-job">, Matt Insley)</a>: With all of today&rsquo;s uncertainty, precious metal prices should be on fire right now. Instead, gold has been steadily falling. Matt explains the apparent disconnect, quoting Jim Rickards to describe what&rsquo;s really happening. If you think the precious metals story is over, think again. This most-liked Rundown shows you why today&rsquo;s weakness is setting the stage for another epic run. So discover how to take advantage of it!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/the-cavalry-isnt-coming">&ldquo;The Cavalry Isn&rsquo;t Coming&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/the-cavalry-isnt-coming">Rude Awakening</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/the-cavalry-isnt-coming">, Sean Ring)</a>: Iran seems too far away to harm the United States. But as Sean reveals, there have been a suspicious number of incidents on American soil. Meanwhile, the world is facing raw material shortages not because of supply chain issues&hellip; but because the supplies no longer exist! It&rsquo;s the recipe for a crisis Wall Street is ignoring. So Sean shares some practical steps you can take now to prepare yourself. Our team preferred <a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/loan-shark-in-a-three-piece">Sean&rsquo;s look at private credit</a> &mdash; and it was our second-most liked e-letter last week. However, members made this one the most-liked!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/spacexs-ipo-could-create-the-next-usd1t-sector">&ldquo;SpaceX&rsquo;s IPO Could Create the Next $1T Sector&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/spacexs-ipo-could-create-the-next-usd1t-sector">Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/spacexs-ipo-could-create-the-next-usd1t-sector">, Ray Blanco)</a>: Ray was at the SATELLITE 2026 conference in Washington, D.C., when the news broke: SpaceX is getting ready to file paperwork to trade on the public stock exchanges. That&rsquo;s huge news for any company in the satellite game. So Ray tracked down the president of one of his top picks in the industry for an exclusive interview. Then Ray told Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network members exactly how he&rsquo;s playing the new space race. This was easily our most-liked story of the week, which is why I unlocked 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>.
You can also use that email to send questions and comments.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
Look for my replies in this Concierge Letter at the start of every month.
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we also have a FREE library of introductory investment guides &mdash; covering everything from finding a broker to how to trade stock options &mdash; 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>
This trading week is <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/dont-buy-the-taco-yet">starting just like last week</a>&hellip;
Trump says positive things about Iran and investors start jumping back into the markets. As the days go on, doubts start creeping in&hellip; then stocks retreat.
But according to Enrique, the U.S. military can break the cycle in just a few moves &mdash; and not the ones anyone is expecting.
He even thinks the action could start as early as this coming weekend!
Keep in mind, Enrique predicted that the United States would launch attacks on Iran <a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/israel-india-and-iran-the-calm-before-the-strike">three days before the missiles start flying</a>.
So there&rsquo;s a good chance he&rsquo;ll be right again.
First, you&rsquo;ve probably heard a lot of talk about the possibility that American Marines will be deployed to Kharg Island, where Iran ships out most of its oil.
Enrique calls it misdirection. He and our in-house military expert Byron King say it makes more sense to put mines in the waters around Kharg &mdash; essentially shutting down the island without endangering our troops.
Next, the United States will target the small islands in the Strait of Hormuz that are essential to Iran&rsquo;s blockade. The one-two punch will neutralize Larak Island, Iran&rsquo;s primary staging base, and the group of islands, including Abu Musa, that are key to restricting traffic in the Gulf.
With those out of the way, the United States can blockade Iran instead&hellip; giving the Iranians no choice but to negotiate.
News of these attacks would take the world &mdash; and Wall Street by &mdash; surprise. Enrique says oil could jump as much as $20 a barrel while stocks tank.
But there&rsquo;s nothing Iran could do to stop this from happening. So we could see a major relief rally.
&ldquo;Expect oil back at $75 and a huge squeeze upward in stocks if this works,&rdquo; Enrique tells us.
We are watching the situation very closely, of course, and will keep you up to date!

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Invasion: Iran

Markets are soaring after Donald Trump announced &ldquo;productive talks&rdquo; with Iran.
Investors seem to think it&rsquo;s another &ldquo;TACO&rdquo; moment &mdash; the tongue-in-cheek acronym for &ldquo;Trump Always Chickens Out.&rdquo;
In other words, soaring gas prices and falling stocks convinced the president to walk back some of his rhetoric.
But don&rsquo;t be fooled&hellip; because our experts warn that there&rsquo;s a long way to go before things are back to &ldquo;normal.&rdquo;
So if you&rsquo;re buying into the TACO rally, you could be in for a nasty surprise.
I&rsquo;ll tell you more after our Top Stories.
<h2 class="subhead nbp">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/when-everything-falls-at-once">&ldquo;When Everything Falls at Once&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/when-everything-falls-at-once">Rude Awakening, </a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/when-everything-falls-at-once">Sean Ring)</a>: As prices rise in one part of the market, they&rsquo;re usually falling somewhere else. That&rsquo;s why you&rsquo;re supposed to diversify your assets &mdash; to take advantage of those different movements. But diversification won&rsquo;t save you if things get bad enough. And the tenuous truce with Iran could trigger a very costly lesson. So Sean shares what you can do now to truly protect yourself. This practical guide was his most-liked story last week &mdash; and the second-highest of all our e-letters.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/private-equity-killed-grandma/">&ldquo;Private Equity Killed Grandma&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/private-equity-killed-grandma/">Daily Reckoning,</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/private-equity-killed-grandma/"> Adam Sharp)</a>: Imagine your health decisions in the hands of deep-pocketed investors &mdash; who are only interested in making as much profit as possible. Adam explains that it&rsquo;s happening in hospitals all over the United States as private equity firms swoop in. And statistics show that cost-cutting measures are actually leading to more sickness and death. But that&rsquo;s not the worst part about private equity firms&rsquo; business practices. Discover why members made Adam&rsquo;s expose last week&rsquo;s most-liked e-letter.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://paradigmpresslive.com/TechTurningPoint2026">&ldquo;Tech Turning Point 2026&rdquo; (James Altucher and his team)</a>: More than 30,000 people tuned into James&rsquo; special broadcast from just outside Nvidia&rsquo;s GTC Conference. He and his team shared insights into the future of artificial intelligence &mdash; from AI agents to orbiting data centers. Viewers also heard about companies that are making these innovations possible&hellip;. Including two that James added to his Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network. If you missed it the first time &mdash; or just want to see it again &mdash; we have a replay and transcript 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. 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>.
You can also use that email to send questions and comments.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
Look for my replies in this Concierge Letter at the start of every month.
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we also have a FREE library of introductory investment guides &mdash; covering everything from finding a broker to how to trade stock options &mdash; 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>
Earlier this morning, Trump posted news that he was pausing strikes against Iran for five days thanks to &ldquo;productive talks.&rdquo;
Wall Street immediately cheered the news.
But as our Sean Ring points out, there&rsquo;s no word on whether or not Israel has agreed to stop its attacks on the country.
Iran, meanwhile, says it hasn&rsquo;t been negotiating with the United States.
So don&rsquo;t be surprised if the fighting suddenly flares up again.
And even if Trump&rsquo;s overtures do bear fruit, we&rsquo;re still not out of the woods.
Global supply chains have been completely disrupted. Critical oil infrastructure has been destroyed.
It will take months &mdash; if not years &mdash; to get everything up and running again.
As Jim Rickards&rsquo; top analyst, Dan Amoss puts it, Trump&rsquo;s decision to postpone attacking Iran&rsquo;s electrical grid could mean the world avoids &ldquo;a humanitarian catastrophe.&rdquo;
Instead, the destruction means we&rsquo;ll &ldquo;only&rdquo; have to deal with &ldquo;a global recession with pandemic-like fiscal stimulus and the Federal Reserve injecting more cash into the economy.&rdquo;
Our team is keeping a close eye on things and will let you know the best ways to prepare and protect yourself!

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Don’t Buy the TACO Yet!

Investors&rsquo; eyes are focused on San Jose, Calif., to learn the latest breakthroughs from AI giant Nvidia Corp.
Our James Altucher is there in person.
And on Tuesday, March 17, at 2 p.m. ET, he&rsquo;ll share his boots-on-the-ground insights with you live.
You&rsquo;ll also get the name of his top recommendation based on what he&rsquo;s learned.
This event is open to all Paradigm members &mdash; absolutely free, with zero strings or obligations.
You don&rsquo;t even have to sign up.
I&rsquo;ll tell you more after our Top Stories!
<h2 class="subhead nbo">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/dispatch-from-2028-everything-got-weirder">&ldquo;Dispatch from 2028: Everything Got Weirder&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/dispatch-from-2028-everything-got-weirder">Truth &amp; Trends, </a><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/dispatch-from-2028-everything-got-weirder">Enrique Abeyta)</a>: A lot of strange and unexpected things have already happened this year. And that trend could continue until the next presidential election. So Enrique takes an over-the-top look at what the future could hold &mdash; from Trump adding himself to Mount Rushmore to stepping down as president before the next Congress is seated. Maybe it&rsquo;s satire&hellip; or maybe it&rsquo;s prophecy. Either way, it was Enrique&rsquo;s most-liked story of the week.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/ai-lobster-eats-china">&ldquo;AI Lobster Eats China&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/ai-lobster-eats-china">Altucher Confidential, </a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/ai-lobster-eats-china">Chris Campbell)</a>: The world has fallen in love with a new AI software platform, which can start doing things for you right away. But it wasn&rsquo;t built by Nvidia... Google&hellip; Meta&hellip; or even some team in China. And it&rsquo;s being adopted faster than almost any computer program in history &mdash; despite a serious flaw. While our team preferred <a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/ai-agents-the-last-unfair-advantage">Chris&rsquo; look at AI agents</a> &mdash; which will be a big topic during tomorrow&rsquo;s Altucher event &mdash; members made his &ldquo;OpenClaw&rdquo; story the most-liked Altucher Confidential of the week.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/trumps-long-short-war">&ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s Long, Short War&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/trumps-long-short-war">Rude Awakening, </a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/trumps-long-short-war">Byron King)</a>: As the war with Iran enters its third week, people are still asking why Trump decided to act and when things will end. So Byron attempts to answer those questions using the classic words of Karl von Clausewitz. Comparing what&rsquo;s happening in the Middle East with Clausewitz&rsquo;s thoughts on war leads to some surprising insights. It also cuts through the conflicting narratives you&rsquo;ve probably heard. This was one of last week&rsquo;s most-like stories for a reason!</li>
</ul>
Remember, we publish tens to HUNDREDS of stories. The write-ups 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>.
You can also use that email to send questions and comments.
Questions? I&rsquo;ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I&rsquo;ll try to solve them!
Look for my replies in this Concierge Letter at the start of every month.
(And don&rsquo;t forget, we also have a FREE library of introductory investment guides &mdash; covering everything from finding a broker to how to trade stock options &mdash; 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>
Today is the first day of the Nvidia GTC Conference &mdash; a gathering of the top names in artificial intelligence (AI).
Over the last few years, Nvidia has used the conference to make major announcements&hellip; often a breakthrough that completely reshapes the AI landscape.
James Altucher doesn&rsquo;t think 2026 will be any different. So he&rsquo;s in San Jose, attending the GTC Conference in person.
And on Tuesday, March 17, at 2 p.m. ET, he&rsquo;s going live with his team to share what they&rsquo;ve learned &mdash; as well as how to play it.
We&rsquo;re calling it Tech Turning Point 2026.
James will even share a sneak peek of his next recommendation for Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network &mdash; a specific stock that plays into everything he&rsquo;s heard in San Jose.
As a Paradigm member, you&rsquo;re invited to tune in absolutely free. You don&rsquo;t need to sign up. You don&rsquo;t need your credit card.
All you&rsquo;ll need is the link we send shortly before James and his team go live with Tech Turning Point on Tuesday.
For a detailed look at what they&rsquo;ll be discussing at Tech Turning Point &mdash; and why you don&rsquo;t want to miss it &mdash; <a href="https://d2z65klgtz99km.cloudfront.net/TechTurningPoint2026/?sms={{sms}}">click here</a>.&nbsp;
Then look for the link in your inbox when the countdown hits zero!

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EARLY ACCESS to Altucher’s Next Recommendation

It&rsquo;s set to be another wild week for investors as the fighting in the Middle East shows no sign of stopping and oil tops $100 a barrel.
That&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;m pleased to announce that we&rsquo;ve added a new report to our Wealth Desk.
It&rsquo;s written by Enrique Abeyta &mdash; our Chief Investment Director who&rsquo;s managed several billion-dollar hedge funds during his long career.
He walks you through building a portfolio that can maximize gains while minimizing your risks&hellip; no matter what Wall Street throws your way.
And like all of our Wealth Desk guides, it&rsquo;s yours absolutely free &mdash; with zero strings attached.
I&rsquo;ll tell you more after 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://rudeawakening.info/posts/vicious-patriotism">&ldquo;Vicious Patriotism,&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/vicious-patriotism">Rude Awakening, Sean Ring)</a>: There are a lot of unanswered questions about the ongoing battles in the Middle East. And Sean argues that it&rsquo;s Americans&rsquo; duty to ask them. This was more than just Sean&rsquo;s most-liked story of the week. Member Mike S. tells me it &ldquo;deserves to be in your Top 3,&rdquo; because it&rsquo;s &ldquo;one of his all-time best articles and worthy of greater circulation.&rdquo; So give it a read and feel free to pass it along to friends!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://million-mission.com/posts/8-stocks-to-buy-march-4th-2026">&ldquo;8 Stocks to Buy March 4th, 2026&rdquo; (The Million Mission, Davis Wilson)</a>: Fear and uncertainty continue to push stocks down. But Davis says it&rsquo;s also your chance to buy stakes in great companies at discount prices. He shares some names from his &ldquo;shopping list,&rdquo; explaining why each is set to rebound once Wall Street finds more confidence. As the weakness continues, these will become even better values.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/iran-all-out-cyber-warfare-is-coming">&ldquo;Iran: All-Out Cyber Warfare Is Coming&rdquo; (Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network, James Altucher)</a>: While Iranian drones and missiles can&rsquo;t threaten the United States directly, the nation&rsquo;s army of computer hackers can strike almost anywhere. And James recently told his Investment Network members why the problem will never go away &mdash; even if peace were declared today. So he introduces a stock whose expertise will always be in demand&hellip; making it a great candidate for any long-term portfolio. Since Wall Street is getting this story completely wrong, I decided to unlock James&rsquo; analysis 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>.
You can also use that email address to send questions and comments&hellip;
At the start of every month &mdash; like today &mdash; I&rsquo;ll highlight some of the feedback we&rsquo;ve received!
<h2 class="subhead nbp">The Reader Forum:</h2>
First from the mailbag today, Jeff B. shares his thoughts on Nick Riso&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/how-the-machine-ate-itself">How the Machine Ate Itself,</a>&rdquo; &mdash; one of our Top Stories a few weeks back:
My deepest appreciation for Nick&rsquo;s very informative article. A teaching moment for those of us studying options and the associated &ldquo;Greeks&rdquo; that measure movements. I like Paradigm because if you stay around long enough, study and do the work, we will become a more successful investor.
Thanks for the compliment, Jeff. Rest assured that I&rsquo;ve shared it with Nick, too.
Choosing our Top Stories every week is very difficult &mdash; our team is constantly posting helpful and insightful commentary. So I&rsquo;m glad that you agree Nick&rsquo;s Rude Awakening piece deserved a spot on our list.
It&rsquo;s also great to hear that you&rsquo;re learning a lot from us. But you shouldn&rsquo;t need to work too hard to succeed, because our team does the hard parts for you.
They use their unique strategies to scour the markets for great opportunities &mdash; chances to score big profits no matter which way stocks are going. We also tell you exactly when to get in and out.
If you can use our research to lock in gains outside of our specific recommendations, that&rsquo;s great! You should also do quite well with our official picks&hellip; no studying required!
Next, Edie M. left us a five-star Google review, adding:
I&rsquo;m really glad I joined Paradigm Press. Jim Rickards and James Altucher have given sound advice that is not only educational but also very accurate. A look back at my IRA earnings speaks for itself. I&rsquo;m so glad I joined this group.
We&rsquo;re glad to have you, too, Edie. If you&rsquo;re reading this, thanks for taking the time to share your experiences with us so far.
Jim Rickards and James Altucher are truly some of our greatest visionaries. Hopefully you&rsquo;ve checked out some of the other notable names on our roster, like Enrique Abeyta&hellip; Matt Badiali&hellip; Zach Scheidt&hellip; and more!
Combining the analytical powers of all our team is a great way to take your retirement accounts to an entirely new level.
And finally for today, Joe B. tells us:
I've never ever bought a single stock in my whole life. I'm 78 years old and don't know what to do or where to start.
Thanks for writing in, Joe. Taking your first steps into investing can be intimidating, no matter how old you are. But we have plenty of resources to help you!
First, check out our <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/archive/wealth-desk">Wealth Desk</a>, home to a series of free instructional reports. One tells you <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/how-to-choose-the-best-brokerage-account-for-you">how to choose a brokerage and open an account</a> &mdash; your key to buying and selling on the stock market.
There&rsquo;s also a guide that <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/stock-investing-101-buying-selling-and-earning-income">walks you through making a trade, from buying to selling</a>&hellip; as well as ways to collect income in between.
(I&rsquo;ll introduce our newest Wealth Desk report in a minute.)
With those basics in mind, you can look for help from the specific services you&rsquo;ve signed up for. Just go to its homepage, then look for the &ldquo;Getting Started&rdquo; section.
You may have to click the &ldquo;hamburger&rdquo; button &mdash; a stack of three parallel lines &mdash; and scroll down to find it
<img class="aligncenter" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/vha3zb1lo47k/71Rc8kX3U2oHwsm9uRqOyB/38b8d47d6d567402372769bdee26f04c/ppg-issue-03-09-26-img-2.png" alt="" width="400px" />
The Getting Started pages will tell you more about the service&rsquo;s strategy and goals&hellip; as well as how to take advantage of its recommendations.
And it should give you all the information you need to start your investment journey!
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 as I said, we also have a FREE library of introductory investment guides &mdash; covering everything from finding a broker to how to trade stock options &mdash; 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>
Oil prices are soaring while stock prices tumble.
So many investors are going to get a very harsh lesson this week&hellip;
Our team spent the weekend drawing up battle plans for their members &mdash; and they&rsquo;re ready to guide you through the worst of what&rsquo;s to come.
But their analysis and recommendations won&rsquo;t mean much if you don&rsquo;t know how to apply it properly.
The fact is, what you buy is just part of the equation for investment success.
How much you buy is just as critical. 
If you focus too much of your money on speculative plays, you&rsquo;ll get wiped out when things go south. Play things too conservatively, on the other hand, and you&rsquo;ll watch big gains pass you by.
So the latest addition to our Wealth Desk will help you get your allocations just right.
It&rsquo;s called <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/the-hedge-fund-playbook-for-market-volatility-my-masterclass-on-risk">The Hedge Fund Playbook for Market Volatility: My Masterclass on Risk Management</a>.
As I mentioned, it&rsquo;s written by Enrique Abeyta. And it&rsquo;s based on the rules he followed when he was managing billions of dollars for his clients.
You&rsquo;ll learn the exact same three steps that kept his hedge funds in the green during the 2008 global financial crisis&hellip; the COVID panic&hellip; even the 2022 bear market.
And you can apply it to your portfolio starting today.
Like all of our Wealth Desk reports, Enrique&rsquo;s masterclass is available to you absolutely free &mdash; no registration, sign-up or credit card required.
<a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/the-hedge-fund-playbook-for-market-volatility-my-masterclass-on-risk">All you have to do is click here</a>.
With this blueprint, you&rsquo;ll have a chance to hold onto more of your gains while preserving capital for the inevitable turnaround.
Please enjoy it with our compliments!

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Your “Risk Management” Playbook — New Benefit Alert!

Paradigm Press LLC, provides independent economic commentary, analysis and education through print and online publications, videos, online seminars, conference calls and more.

We provide independent economic commentary, analysis and education through print and online publications, videos, online seminars, conference calls and more.