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How To Choose The Best Brokerage

To take advantage of most of Paradigm Press&rsquo; recommendations, you&rsquo;ll need an account with a stock brokerage to place the trades. You might already have a brokerage account&hellip; but is it the best one for you? Or maybe you&rsquo;ve never traded so much as a stock in your life&hellip; so where do you start?

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The major indexes and &ldquo;magnificent seven&rdquo; stocks aren&rsquo;t the sure bets they used to be.
If you want to make money in today&rsquo;s markets, you need to choose your stocks more carefully.
That&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;re getting ready to launch a brand-new service specifically designed to find the lucrative stories that Wall Street is overlooking.
In fact, it&rsquo;s already uncovered a tech connection few people are talking about &mdash; involving Elon Musk&rsquo;s latest invention.
Our expert predicts it could trigger an even bigger crash in stocks like Nvidia Corp. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/NVDA">NVDA</a>)... while giving lots of regular Americans a chance to get rich in the process.
More details 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://truthandtrends.com/posts/3-wall-street-myths-costing-you-money">&ldquo;3 Wall Street Myths Costing YOU Money&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/3-wall-street-myths-costing-you-money">Truth &amp; Trends</a><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/3-wall-street-myths-costing-you-money">, Enrique Abeyta)</a>: Enrique has managed billions of dollars in his decades-long career &mdash; making money in even the worst market environments. But today he helps everyday investors get ahead, revealing secrets and strategies that professional investors have kept to themselves. Last week he exposed the entire &ldquo;Wall Street machine&rdquo; and named three investment mistakes you might be making right now. Member Jo R. tells us she appreciated Enrique&rsquo;s insights and adds, &ldquo;This is so true!&rdquo;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/a-monster-run-on-gold">&ldquo;A MONSTER Run on Gold&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/a-monster-run-on-gold">Rude Awakening</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/a-monster-run-on-gold">, Sean Ring)</a>: Gold topped $3,000 an ounce for the first time last week&hellip; and Sean says that&rsquo;s just for starters. He explains the geopolitical forces that are pushing precious metals higher &mdash; and a potential crisis that will send them through the roof. As you&rsquo;ll learn, everyday investors are completely ignoring this story&hellip; otherwise gold would be much, much higher. See why you only have a few weeks left to make your move!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://paradigmpressgroup.com/techturningpoint2025">&ldquo;Tech Turning Point 2025&rdquo; (James Altucher and his team)</a>: Our live event at the South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas, went off without a hitch. And if you haven&rsquo;t seen it yet, you&rsquo;ve missed top-tier analysis tied to several specific recommendations. Learn what&rsquo;s new in biotech&hellip; quantum computing&hellip; even small- and micro-cap stocks. Hear the hottest funds, companies and cryptocurrencies you should buy today. It&rsquo;s all completely free. (You can also <a href="https://media.paradigm.press/transcripts/TechTurningPoint2025_Transcript.pdf">find the transcript here</a>.)</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 nbp">The Reader Forum:</h2>
As I said, our <a href="https://paradigmpressgroup.com/techturningpoint2025">Tech Turning Point 25</a> event was a huge success. But you don&rsquo;t have to take my word for it!
During the broadcast, viewers had a chance to submit live comments in a chat window as our experts were talking. Among the many compliments we saw was this one from Rosalina B.:
Thank you for allowing us to watch and listen to all of you at the same time. What a luxury and privilege. AWESOME GIFT!
That&rsquo;s high praise, Rosalina. And I hope you&rsquo;re reading this, because all the gratitude should go to you and our other members!
Paradigm Press wouldn&rsquo;t exist without your support. That&rsquo;s why we host events like this &mdash; to reward you for your time and loyalty.
So we will definitely put on more events like this in the future.
And while we&rsquo;re talking about things we give away, Tim F. writes Davis Wilson of <a href="https://million-mission.com/">The Million Mission</a> to say:
I am no huge investor by any means. And I don't remember ever paying you at all. I'm not sure how you make a living doing this. But I just wanted to thank you very much. Almost everyone else is just trying to get extra money.
If you&rsquo;re reading this, Tim, thanks for the compliment!
I also have good news to share &mdash; you haven&rsquo;t paid Davis a dime. Instead, Davis shares his insights for free to anyone who wants them.
The Million Mission has the same goal as Paradigm&rsquo;s other e-letters. We want you to understand what&rsquo;s really happening in the world&hellip; and give you the tools to make the most of it. Hopefully we entertain you along the way.
Of course, we are still a business, so we have to keep the lights on somehow. But we don&rsquo;t risk our independence by accepting advertising money from giant Wall Street firms. Instead, we give people the option to pay for deeper insights and specific recommendations from our analysts.
That actually leads to our last letter for today. It comes from Pepsi N., who saw our Paradigm Mastermind Group presentation and tells us:
At $2,500, much too pricey for everyday people. And it&rsquo;s not like the trio have proven anything to us. All we have to go by is their word.
I appreciate you speaking up, Pepsi. We often get complaints that our presentations are too long&hellip; but your comments demonstrate why they need to be.
The trio you&rsquo;re talking about is Jim Rickards, James Altucher and Ray Blanco. Those names might be familiar to you&hellip; or you might not know them at all.
So we need to make sure our viewers understand who our experts are and why you can trust them.
I also get that a Paradigm Mastermind Group membership might seem pricey. But keep in mind that we&rsquo;re talking about securing the services of world-renowned market analysts &mdash; bringing powerful tools, research and contacts with them.
Also, the recommendations they focus on aren&rsquo;t appropriate for all investors &mdash; and we have a responsibility to make sure our members don&rsquo;t get in over their heads.
If you&rsquo;re not ready for this level of investing, no problem! I suggest you focus on our introductory services, like Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network, Jim Rickards&rsquo; Strategic Intelligence or Lifetime Income Report.
They&rsquo;ll help you build the foundation you need to start exploring more advanced investment strategies!
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>
Tesla Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/TSLA">TSLA</a>) vehicle owners have had to deal with harassment and vandalism simply because of Tesla&rsquo;s connection to Elon Musk.
When President Donald Trump heard this, he declared he was buying a Tesla &mdash; even having a fleet of the electric vehicles drive up to the White House.
The message couldn&rsquo;t be clearer &mdash; the Trump administration will support Elon however it can.
That&rsquo;s important, says one of our top analysts, because Elon is about to reveal his latest invention&hellip; and a partnership that will completely change the artificial intelligence (AI) race.
Now, I know what you&rsquo;re probably thinking&hellip;
The markets have been up and down. Investors are losing faith in AI. Safe havens like gold are dominating the headlines.
So another tech investment might seem like a terrible idea.
But our expert has a habit of making money even in the worst downturns. His hedge fund clients even saw profits during the dot-com crash and 2008 meltdown.
In other words, he knows how to find stocks that will swim against the currents &mdash; delivering gains while everything else struggles.
Now he&rsquo;s saying that Elon&rsquo;s little-known partner has all the makings of a big winner:
<ul>
<li>It&rsquo;s already set to receive billions of dollars from the U.S. government.</li>
<li>Top hedge funds have already taken huge stakes in the company&rsquo;s stock.</li>
<li>And it&rsquo;s flashing unique indicators that are the best predictor of rising prices.</li>
</ul>
Toss in the White House connection &mdash; and this company&rsquo;s stock could leave its competitors in the dust.
Look for the full story when our expert goes live with his research later this week!

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Concierge Letter

Elon: “Adios, Nvidia!”

I hope you&rsquo;ve cleared your calendar for 2 p.m. ET tomorrow&hellip;
That&rsquo;s when James Altucher and his team will go live with their latest analysis and recommendations from the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, TX.
We&rsquo;re calling it Tech Turning Point 2025.
And you can tune in absolutely free &mdash; no sign-up or registration&hellip; no cash or credit card&hellip; no hidden strings!
In a minute, I&rsquo;ll give you a sneak peek at what you can expect.
But first, let&rsquo;s take a look at our Top Stories and the Reader Forum&hellip;
<h2 class="subhead nbp">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/greenland-gambit/">&ldquo;Greenland Gambit&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/greenland-gambit/">Morning Reckoning</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/greenland-gambit/">, Sean Ring)</a>: The mainstream press has been using Donald Trump&rsquo;s Greenland talk as a punchline. But Sean tells us that owning the world&rsquo;s largest island is actually a matter of national security. For one thing, Russia and China have been building up their presence in the Arctic Circle &mdash; threatening to box the United States out of the region. And that part of the world will be ever-more important in the years to come. Several members of our team praised this story, with one saying Sean&rsquo;s &ldquo;annotated Arctic map alone is worth the read.&rdquo;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/the-truth-about-tariffs-busting-the-inflation-myth">&ldquo;The Truth About Tariffs: Busting the Inflation Myth&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/the-truth-about-tariffs-busting-the-inflation-myth">Altucher Confidential</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/the-truth-about-tariffs-busting-the-inflation-myth">, James Altucher)</a>: Trump is also taking fire for his whiplash tariff executive orders &mdash; with many claiming that they&rsquo;ll drive consumer prices higher. James disagrees. He uses historical and common-sense examples to explain why taxing imports doesn&rsquo;t lead to the kind of economic disasters people are predicting. It&rsquo;s yet another antidote to the misinformation you&rsquo;ve probably heard elsewhere. See why member Jim R. nominated this one for a top spot.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/a-political-tour-de-force">&ldquo;A Political Tour De Force&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/a-political-tour-de-force">Jim Rickards&rsquo; Strategic Intelligence</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/a-political-tour-de-force">, Jim Rickards)</a>: Trump&rsquo;s address to Congress last week wasn&rsquo;t technically a &ldquo;State of the Union&rdquo; report. But that didn&rsquo;t stop the president from sharing his vision for the United States. The morning after the speech, Jim shared his analysis with his Strategic Intelligence readers. It quickly became our second most-liked article of all time. Naturally that compelled me to unlock Jim&rsquo;s thoughts 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>
Corinthia B. tells us she is
So grateful for James Altucher and his team for making it so affordable for us to join James and his group so that we may have a huge possibility to become very well-to-do indeed! Thank you for all that you are doing for us that we still have hope.
Thanks for the heartfelt compliment, Corinthia!
As I&rsquo;ve said before, we try to give away as much analysis as we can for free &mdash; as we&rsquo;ll demonstrate with the Tech Turning Point 2025 event tomorrow.
But we&rsquo;re also an independent publisher who doesn&rsquo;t accept advertisement money from giant Wall Street firms. So we try to keep the lights on while still making our in-depth research and recommendations as cost-effective as possible.
That&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;m glad to hear you&rsquo;re happy with your membership. And the ideas you&rsquo;ll get from James and his team will be worth every penny!
In a similar vein, Charles R. tells us:
I am so happy to be a part of Paradigm Press. I believe the advice I get from everyone in this organization is going to help me accomplish my goals of being wealthy. There&rsquo;s a lot of information out there, but everyone in this organization helps me to understand it better.
That&rsquo;s exactly what we&rsquo;re here for, Charles!
Our publisher, Matt Insley, has hand-selected experts in a wide range of financial fields. And they&rsquo;re all committed to helping you protect and grow your wealth!
We&rsquo;re also always looking for new strategies you can explore. In fact, later this week we&rsquo;re launching a new service that can help you cash in on Elon Musk&rsquo;s latest invention. And Mason Sexton is crafting another new service to add to our lineup.
Look for more details soon!
Finally for today, Kelly B. writes to say:
I am a new member to The Map service&hellip; I have tracked some of the predictions and speculations and have been very impressed with the results. Being I am still working full time, I have found I am missing much of the information in a timely manner. Are there any alerts or apps for my phone that I can set to help me be timelier with the notification?
Great question, Kelly!
Creating a smartphone app has been our tech team&rsquo;s top priority. And we want it to be perfect right out of the gate.
It&rsquo;s now nearing the finish line&hellip; meaning you&rsquo;ll soon have the power to keep up with our recommendations while you&rsquo;re on the go. I&rsquo;ll let you know as soon as it launches.
In the meantime, almost all of our services &mdash; including The Map &mdash; can send you a text message whenever there&rsquo;s a new action to take.
Look for the sign-up link at the bottom of our email alerts.
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Please keep in mind that text alerts are only available in the United States.
But our upcoming app should work for everybody!
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>
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dramatically reshaping the U.S. economy &mdash; and technology will be one of the transformation&rsquo;s key drivers.
That&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;ve dispatched James Altucher and his team to the SXSW Conference.
The event brings together some of the biggest innovators in the world. They spotlight the absolute latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI)... cryptocurrencies&hellip; medical technology&hellip; and more!
And the Altucher team is right in the middle of it &mdash; ready to share their on-the-ground insights with you absolutely FREE.
Make no mistake&hellip; this isn&rsquo;t a sales pitch or promotional stunt.
You&rsquo;ll get up-to-the-minute analysis and recommendations with ZERO obligation. There&rsquo;s nothing to sign up for&hellip; no personal information necessary&hellip; not even a reason to pull out your credit card.
Instead, you&rsquo;ll learn&hellip;
<ul>
<li>What's REALLY happening inside Musk's AI empire&hellip; and why the first 100 days of Trump&rsquo;s term are shaping to deliver a $10 trillion wealth transfer.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>How top hedge funds are positioning for AI's next move &mdash; and what you should do now.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Why billionaires are flooding into longevity research&hellip; plus the name of a health-tech stock that could be the next Moderna Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/MRNA">MRNA</a>).</li>
</ul>
You&rsquo;ll also have a chance to interact with other viewers and ask the team questions during the broadcast.
(<a href="https://paradigmpressgroup.com/techturningpoint2025">Find the full itinerary &mdash; and add the event to your calendar &mdash; here</a>.)
All you have to do is look for the link in your inbox shortly before we go live at 2. p.m. ET tomorrow, March 11.
I hope to see you there!

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Trump & Elon's First 100 Days: The $10 Trillion Play

Before we get started today, there&rsquo;s a date you need to save&hellip;
On Tuesday, March 11, James Altucher will host a FREE livestream broadcast from the South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference.
So mark your calendar to hear first-hand insights from one of the biggest, most important technology events of the year:
<ul>
<li>Are artificial intelligence stocks in a bubble that&rsquo;s ready to pop?</li>
<li>How will Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shake up drugmakers and biotechs?</li>
<li>Can quantum computers become the next trillion dollar-industry, or are they just sci-fi hype?</li>
</ul>
James and his team will also talk about Bitcoin (BTC), which has a MAJOR catalyst set for later this week.
In fact, we&rsquo;re fixating on other cryptocurrencies that could ride it to even bigger gains.
This could be your last chance to buy in at the best prices.
I&rsquo;ll give you the details 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://truthandtrends.com/posts/pltr-your-second-chance-at-a-174-profit">&ldquo;PLTR: Your Second Chance at a 174% Profit&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/pltr-your-second-chance-at-a-174-profit">Truth &amp; Trends</a><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/pltr-your-second-chance-at-a-174-profit">, Greg Guenthner)</a>: Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/PLTR">PLTR</a>) shot from $24 to as high as $124 in less than a year. But not long after peaking, they suffered a steep drop. Greg doesn&rsquo;t think the party is over just yet, though. He lays out a case for PLTR to surge again. And he gives you precise instructions for cashing in on its recovery &mdash; whether you&rsquo;re an aggressive or conservative investor.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/trump-effect-hits-germany">&ldquo;Trump Effect Hits Germany&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/trump-effect-hits-germany">The Rundown</a><a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/trump-effect-hits-germany">, Emily Clancy)</a>: German citizens hit the polls last Sunday in record numbers &mdash; echoing concerns that drove American voters. And when the ballots were counted, a &ldquo;far-right&rdquo; party had secured a quarter of the seats in Germany&rsquo;s equivalent of the U.S. House of Representatives. Emily walks you through the election results, connecting the dots behind this massive upheaval in German politics. She also explains how these changes will affect Germany&rsquo;s relationship with Europe, the United States, even Russia.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/sxsw-2025-techs-turning-point">&ldquo;SXSW 2025: Tech&rsquo;s Turning Point&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/sxsw-2025-techs-turning-point">Altucher Confidential</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/sxsw-2025-techs-turning-point">, Chris Campbell)</a>: As I mentioned, James Altucher and his team will host a live broadcast from the South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, March 11. And you&rsquo;ll be invited to listen in absolutely FREE. Chris offered a sneak preview of his talk last week &mdash; becoming our most-liked e-letter. I hope it whets your appetite for what&rsquo;s to come, because you won&rsquo;t want to miss this zero-obligation event &mdash; highlighting some of the hottest up-and-coming technologies. I&rsquo;ll tell you more about it next week!</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 nbp">The Reader Forum:</h2>
First from the mailbag today, Mark W. wants me to know:
All your information is very valuable. Keep sending it.
Thanks for the encouragement, Mark!
Our team works very hard to make sure all of our research and analysis is worth your time.
So I&rsquo;m glad to hear you find our information valuable&hellip; and we&rsquo;ll do our best to continue living up to your expectations.
In a similar vein, Edson P. tells me:
Thank all of you with the Paradigm Press. James Altucher, in my view, is providing premium knowledge for Paradigm members like me.
Glad to hear it, Edson. And I agree that we&rsquo;re really lucky to have James Altucher on our team.
His podcast and best-selling books have made him a household name. He&rsquo;s proven again and again that he really wants to help people live better lives.
That means giving them practical knowledge they can use &mdash; including the best ways to grow your wealth.
I&rsquo;ve passed along your kind words to James and his team. And I have no doubt you&rsquo;ll continue to benefit from everything they have to share.
(Also don&rsquo;t forget to tune into James and his team next Tuesday!)
Finally for today, Phyllis G. tells us:
I love the information you are sharing and I hope to profit from it. But it is hard to read when you all sound enthusiastic and excited about government workers losing their jobs&hellip;. I think you should measure the way you speak about Trump's plans. People may lose their home or will not be able to provide for their family, and there is nothing exciting about that. 
I appreciate you speaking up, Phyllis!
Several members of our staff have family and friends who work in government, too &mdash; so they know what federal employees are going through. We&rsquo;ve had plenty of internal conversations about how to discuss Trump and Elon&rsquo;s moves without appearing crass or cruel.
Our team has been talking about government overspending for years. Washington, D.C., has racked up trillions of dollars in debt &mdash; fueling inflation and preventing necessary market corrections. The longer those excesses continue, the worse the inevitable fallout will be.
So we&rsquo;re naturally excited to see someone trying to tackle out-of-control federal spending. At the same time, we&rsquo;ve also been upfront about <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/tariffs-mean-war">potential negative reactions to Trump&rsquo;s actions</a>. We&rsquo;re also well aware that everyday people will get caught in this mess, largely through no fault of their own.
It&rsquo;s a tough balancing act. The team is happy that Trump is taking action&hellip; worried about how it will affect people and the markets&hellip; and sympathetic towards everyone who is or will be unemployed.
The best thing we can do is what we&rsquo;ve always done &mdash; give you the tools and knowledge to become financially independent. Our research can help you make ends meet&hellip; build enough cash to start a business&hellip; or even fund an early retirement.
Yes, it might sometimes seem like we&rsquo;re doing more celebrating than commiserating. But remember, Paradigm Press wouldn&rsquo;t exist without members like you. So rest assured that your problems and setbacks are always on our minds!
That wraps up this week&rsquo;s Reader Forum.
As I just said, 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>
It&rsquo;s been a rough few weeks for cryptocurrency investors.
They surged after President Trump&rsquo;s election victory&hellip; only to slump again as his administration focused its attention elsewhere.
But Trump hasn&rsquo;t forgotten his promise to create a National Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve. In fact, he&rsquo;s hosting a cryptocurrency summit at the White House this week.
The news alone has sent Bitcoin soaring higher.
And according to James Altucher, lesser-known cryptos are set for even bigger gains!
That&rsquo;s because Trump wants the United States to hold more than just Bitcoin.
In fact, he&rsquo;s specifically named Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) and more as likely components of the Reserve.
James has long said he prefers Ethereum over Bitcoin because its blockchain is much more versatile.
This time, however, Solana might be the better bet.
Over the weekend, 11.2 million Solana tokens were auctioned off to help settle the debts of disgraced cryptocurrency broker FTX.
The sudden surge of supply should have caused SOL&rsquo;s price to shrink dramatically. Yet its price actually surged instead.
And now it&rsquo;s set to receive attention from the Trump administration&hellip;
So don&rsquo;t be surprised if this is the last time that Solana is available at such a low price!

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Austin TX Next Week? Plus, Bitcoin's BIG Bounce...

Elon Musk&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues to clean house in Washington, D.C.
And his xAI company just released Grok-3, the most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) program to date.
DOGE might seem like a distraction from Musk&rsquo;s AI advancements&hellip; or maybe his focus on Grok is slowing down his efforts to streamline the U.S. government.
But our team thinks the two ambitions are closely related &mdash; and are about to kick off a new frenzy on Wall Street.
In fact, the next salvo will come as early as this Wednesday!
I&rsquo;ll reveal DOGE&rsquo;s ultimate goal &mdash; as well as what you can do to prepare &mdash; after our Top Stories and the Reader Forum&hellip;
<h2 class="subhead nbp">Your Top Stories &amp; Analysis of the Week:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/vances-historical-munich-speech">&ldquo;Vance&rsquo;s Historical Munich Speech&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/vances-historical-munich-speech">Rude Awakening</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/vances-historical-munich-speech">, Sean Ring)</a>: Not only was this Sean&rsquo;s most-liked article last week, it was also the most talked about. Martha W. nominated it for our Top 3. Debbie H. called it one of Sean&rsquo;s &ldquo;best pieces.&rdquo; See why Sean was delighted by Vice President J.D. Vance&rsquo;s message to European leaders&hellip; and learn why his thoughts on the matter received such high praise.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/stablecoins-the-walking-debt">&ldquo;Stablecoins: The Walking Debt&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/stablecoins-the-walking-debt">Altucher Confidential,</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/stablecoins-the-walking-debt"> Chris Campbell)</a>: Jim Rickards has long predicted the end of the U.S. dollar&rsquo;s dominance. But Chris thinks there&rsquo;s a plan afoot to ensure the greenback keeps its throne for a while longer. And, perhaps not surprisingly, it involves crypto. Chris connects all the dots for you. While members of our team nominated the <a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/libra-mileis-memecoin-disaster-unplugged">Tuesday</a> and <a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/everything-is-rigged-until-you-hack-it">Wednesday</a> AC editions, this one received the most likes from members. So check out all three and let me know which one was your favorite!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/rip-chatgpt-concierge">&ldquo;RIP ChatGPT&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/rip-chatgpt-concierge">Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/rip-chatgpt-concierge">, Ray Blanco)</a>: As I mentioned, Elon&rsquo;s Grok-3 is proving faster than AI rivals DeepSeek and ChatGPT. And within hours of Elon&rsquo;s announcement, Ray told Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network members what makes Grok so revolutionary &mdash; as well as why it opens a new chapter in the AI race. This was one of our most-liked stories last week. It also explains why the AI race is about to heat up again. So I&rsquo;ve unlocked Ray&rsquo;s up-to-the-minute 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 Reader Forum today, Edward N. tells Jim Rickards:
Thank you for everything you and the Paradigm Press group do in trying to educate people in financial and political matters. Certainly not an easy task.
I appreciate your letter, Edward, and want you to know that Jim and his team have seen it.
I&rsquo;ve shared it with the rest of our staff, too, because I think all of Paradigm Press goes the extra mile to help our members succeed. It&rsquo;s a lot of hard work&hellip; and not everyone appreciates our efforts.
So I&rsquo;m always happy to spotlight kind words for the Paradigm crew.
Next, Billy P. left us a five-star Google review saying:
So far the stock advice I'm receiving from James and his associates has been very good. The reports are insightful and I'm comfortable with the buy/sell advice.
If you&rsquo;re reading this, Billy, thanks for taking time to leave such a stellar review! James and his team have been hitting it out of the park lately, delivering a steady stream of giant gains.
On Friday, James recommended closing a gold play for a 118% gain. Just a few weeks ago, Altucher&rsquo;s True Alpha recommended taking 50% and 100% gains on a pair of tech plays&hellip; Microcap Millionaires has open recommendations that are up 89%... 118%... even 243%...
I could go on and on. But I look forward to hearing from you again as you keep racking up wins!
Finally for today, Charles G. asks James Altucher:
Is the information that we are paying for now available free on YouTube? 
I hope you don&rsquo;t mind me fielding this one, Charles, because I&rsquo;m sure anyone who&rsquo;s visited our YouTube channels &mdash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ParadigmPress">Paradigm Press</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ParadigmProfits">Paradigm Profits</a> &mdash; might wonder the same thing.
Our team likes to share their research and analysis with anyone who will listen. So our YouTube channels are just another outlet we use to reach people.
We&rsquo;ll even share a stock name or two when we feel it&rsquo;s appropriate.
But for the most part, we make sure our paying members hear our most critical analysis first. More importantly, only paid members get specific recommendations.
I&rsquo;m talking about names and ticker symbols&hellip; risks and potential rewards&hellip; even alerts when it&rsquo;s time to sell, hopefully for big profits.
You won&rsquo;t hear that kind of information on YouTube or any of our other free outlets. It&rsquo;s strictly reserved for people who have paid for it!
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 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 mainstream media is hyper-focused on who Elon is firing and wondering who will fulfill their functions.
Our team expects Elon to hand those duties over to AI&hellip;
It&rsquo;s not as crazy as it sounds.
As Byron King tells us, the Federal Aviation Administration basically runs on 1960s and &lsquo;70s technology on &lsquo;70s and &lsquo;80s computers. Air traffic continues to grow, straining humans&rsquo; ability to track it all.
But artificial intelligence could help make the skies safer, quickly modelling a million different scenarios for every plane in the air, then directing them to the best paths.
The software could also sift through government databases to find incongruities, like 360-year-old people collecting Social Security checks.
It could flag other things, too, such as $4.7 trillion in payments that are missing tracking codes.
Implementing these new systems will mean uprooting what&rsquo;s already there, then attracting top talent to oversee them.
In fact, we&rsquo;re hearing more and more stories about experienced tech executives landing government jobs.
As Daily Reckoning&rsquo;s Adam Sharp puts it, &ldquo;all of a sudden, it&rsquo;s cool to be a tech wizard who works for the government.&rdquo;
The possibilities are already trickling into Wall Street corporate offices, where there&rsquo;s suddenly a lot of talk about major tech mergers.
Shares of Intel Corp. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/INTC">INTC</a>) are picking up thanks to rumors that Broadcom Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/AVGO">AVGO</a>) and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/TSM">TSM</a>) are looking to buy its operations.
Elon&rsquo;s xAI may be looking at potential buyouts, too.
If other AI giants want to maintain an edge over their rivals, they&rsquo;ll need to go on an acquisition spree, too.
That&rsquo;s why our team is paying close attention to Wednesday, Feb. 26.
It&rsquo;s the most likely day that Nvidia Corp. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/NVDA">NVDA</a>) will announce its next buyout &mdash; which could send shares of its target soaring.

Elon: "You're Hired!"

Elon Musk and Donald Trump are getting ready to shake up Wall Street again.
In fact, our team is tracking three major moves that could send shockwaves through the markets.
And if you&rsquo;re not paying attention, you could miss out on big profit opportunities.
I&rsquo;ll tell you what to look for 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://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/ukraine-surrenders-by-february-24th">&ldquo;Ukraine SURRENDERS By February 24th&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/ukraine-surrenders-by-february-24th">The Rundown</a><a href="https://newsyoucanacton.com/posts/ukraine-surrenders-by-february-24th">, Matt Insley)</a>: Russia&rsquo;s war with Ukraine has lasted longer than anyone expected. But the end may finally be in sight. Matt explains what will force Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate &mdash; and how the world economy will benefit if he chooses to stand down. The fighting could even be over before the invasion&rsquo;s third anniversary. (More on Ukraine below.)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://paradigmpressroom.com/post/9-11-x-10">&ldquo;9/11 x 10&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://paradigmpressroom.com/post/9-11-x-10">Paradigm Pressroom&rsquo;s 5 Bullets</a><a href="https://paradigmpressroom.com/post/9-11-x-10">, Dave Gonigam)</a>: While things may settle down in Eastern Europe, Trump&rsquo;s rhetoric could fan flames in the Middle East. Dave recently devoted an entire 5 Bullets issue to the idea of &ldquo;taking over&rdquo; Gaza &mdash; explaining why the United States should just stay out of it. Our team had high praise for Dave&rsquo;s analysis&hellip; and I think you deserve to know what&rsquo;s at stake if U.S. foreign policy continues down this path.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/still-sticky">&ldquo;Still Sticky&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/still-sticky">Jim Rickards&rsquo; Strategic Intelligence</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/still-sticky">, Jim Rickards)</a>: Inflation continues to plague Americans&hellip; and the latest numbers show it&rsquo;s not getting better. Jim recently took his Strategic Intelligence members on a deep dive of the numbers, explaining what will happen next. As you&rsquo;ll see, there&rsquo;s only one way it can end. This was our most-liked story last week. It&rsquo;s also important analysis into forces that will impact you and your wealth. So I unlocked Jim&rsquo;s thoughts 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>
Things have been rather quiet in the Concierge&rsquo;s mailbag&hellip; but members have been sending feedback directly to our top commentators and analysts.
For example, Ron A. tells The Map&rsquo;s Mason Sexton:
Thank you for joining Paradigm &amp; the results of your market call have been spot on for me. It&rsquo;s been a great learning process I will use going forward. 
Mason has seen your kind words, Ron, but I want to share my appreciation, too.
Paradigm Press is always looking for unique ways to help you protect and grow your wealth. And Mason&rsquo;s strategies are unlike anything we&rsquo;ve offered&hellip; so I&rsquo;m glad to hear you&rsquo;re excited by the newest addition to our team.
I hope to hear from you again when you start locking in gains from Mason&rsquo;s recommendations!
Next, Monjit G. left us a five-star Google review, saying:
Great information from different points of view and the research and time that was done to gather it all. This provides myself with the understanding of world events to make better sound investment decisions.
I hope you&rsquo;re reading this, Monjit, because you pretty much recited our mission statement. Paradigm Press literally goes to the ends of the Earth to bring you insights and analysis you can&rsquo;t find anywhere else.
And then we turn those efforts into actionable recommendations &mdash; stocks and options you can trade for a chance to lock in profits.
Even if you don&rsquo;t follow our instructions, you&rsquo;ll at least walk away with knowledge you can use to become a better investor!
Finally for today, Vicki J. tells us:
I fully support President Trump and all that he is doing. It's about time we have someone in the White House that is working for the people. If you continue to bash him in any way, you can just take my name off your mailing list.
I have to be honest, Vicki &mdash; I&rsquo;m not sure if you&rsquo;re addressing me or one of our other commentators.
Last week&rsquo;s Concierge Letter discussed <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/tariffs-mean-war">potential consequences of Trump&rsquo;s tariffs against Mexico</a>. I didn&rsquo;t criticize Trump for taking action&hellip; nor did I call for him to suspend the tariffs permanently.
Frankly, I don&rsquo;t see anything that could be considered &ldquo;bashing.&rdquo;
As I said when <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/big-news-about-our-free-predictions-summit">people accused us of being too &ldquo;pro-Trump,&rdquo;</a> our team shares their honest opinions about what could happen, based on their independent research and analysis.
We&rsquo;ve talked about the positive effects Trump&rsquo;s decisions could have on the economy. But we&rsquo;d be doing you a disservice if we ignored any negative effects the White House could have, too.
If you only want to read good things about Trump and be completely unprepared for any market disruptions he may cause, you may want to take <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/stop-publishing-politics">Publisher Matt Insley&rsquo;s advice from last year</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 &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>
As we start the short trading week, our team is closely following three separate but related headlines:
<ul>
<li>U.S. and Russian officials are meeting to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Elon Musk has set his sights on the U.S. military.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>And the Trump administration is rethinking gold&rsquo;s role in the U.S. economy.</li>
</ul>
Each has the potential to move the markets in dramatic ways.
Let&rsquo;s start with Ukraine. In our Top Stories, Matt Insley predicts the war could be over before the month ends.
Any peace deal would involve ending or at least reducing sanctions against Russia.
That would let Russian oil and gas trade freely, a sudden boost to supply that could send energy prices plummeting.
Our team also says that German industrial stocks will be major beneficiaries of natural gas pipelines opening back up. And we may see pent-up demand for Russian stocks that have been frozen on U.S. exchanges.
Peace would also be bad for defense companies that have been supplying weapons to the conflict.
Companies like Lockheed Martin Corp. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/LMT">LMT</a>) and Boeing Co. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/BA">BA</a>) could get hit even harder as Elon Musk and DOGE turn their attention to the Pentagon&rsquo;s books.
Our in-house military expert, Byron King, has long criticized Lockheed&rsquo;s F-35 fighter plane &mdash; and believes the program will take a massive hit once the real numbers behind it are brought to light.
More recently, Elon has announced that he wants to take a tour of Fort Knox&hellip; this time to check on the gold that&rsquo;s supposed to be there. He&rsquo;s even suggested bringing cameras so the American public can see it for themselves, too.
It&rsquo;s part of the Trump administration&rsquo;s bigger focus on gold.
In fact, the government could revalue gold based on Treasury certificates that still list the official price of the precious metal at around $42 an ounce. (An ounce of gold on the open market sells for over $2,900.)
A revaluation would instantly improve the nation&rsquo;s balance sheet, assuming we actually own all the gold we claim to.
But either way, it would have a dramatic effect on gold&rsquo;s market price&hellip; perhaps sending it on its way to $10,000 an ounce, as our Jim Rickards has predicted.
We&rsquo;re watching all three of these topics very carefully.
So count on our team to show you the best ways to play them!

Elon and Trump’s Next Moves

Trump is set to announce more tariffs, this time targeting steel and aluminum imports.
So far, investors don&rsquo;t seem scared&hellip; but they probably should be.
That&rsquo;s because tariffs are putting us on a direct course for war &mdash; right here in North America!
In a minute, I&rsquo;ll tell you where our team thinks the shooting will start&hellip; and what it could mean for your portfolio.
You&rsquo;ll get the details 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/elon-blowtorches-war-partys-money-pallets">&ldquo;Elon Blowtorches War Party&rsquo;s Money Pallets&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/elon-blowtorches-war-partys-money-pallets">Rude Awakening</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/elon-blowtorches-war-partys-money-pallets">, Sean Ring)</a>: The mainstream press is having a field day as Elon Musk targets government agencies &mdash; conveniently ignoring the corruption Musk and his team have uncovered. Sean shares some of what we know about the people who are helping drag the fraud into light. He also lists some of the biggest abuses of power Musk aims to put a stop to. One read and you&rsquo;ll understand why it was the most-liked Rude Awakening last week!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/trumps-trade-playbook-what-he-does-next-with-100-certainty">&ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s Trade Playbook: What He Does Next&hellip; With 100% Certainty&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/trumps-trade-playbook-what-he-does-next-with-100-certainty">Truth &amp; Trends</a><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/trumps-trade-playbook-what-he-does-next-with-100-certainty">, Nick Stern)</a>: Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/tariff-terror">Canadian and Mexican tariffs briefly caused terror</a> on Wall Street&hellip; but both countries were given a reprieve. Now Enrique Abeyta believes Trump is getting ready to announce his next round of regional tariffs&hellip; and has pinpointed the stocks that will suffer the most. This chance to get ahead of tomorrow&rsquo;s headlines was Truth &amp; Trends&rsquo; most-liked article last week. So be sure to check it out!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/a-common-sense-strategy-for-the-current-market-concierge">&ldquo;A Common Sense Strategy for the Current Market&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/a-common-sense-strategy-for-the-current-market-concierge">Lifetime Income Report</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/a-common-sense-strategy-for-the-current-market-concierge">, Zach Scheidt)</a>: The major index&rsquo;s big ups and downs aren&rsquo;t likely to end anytime soon. So Zach recently told his Lifetime Income Report members about a simple strategy that can help you generate income, create more stability and potentially profit in the months and years ahead. As he points out, too many people chose the wrong time to take this advice, resulting in big losses. But Zach also explains why the pendulum is now swinging the other way. It&rsquo;s timely analysis that offers major benefits, so I went ahead and 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>.
<h2 class="subhead nbp">The Reader Forum:</h2>
First in the Forum today, Greg Guenther recently gave Trading Desk members a chance for big gains. He recommended buying call options on the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/GDX">GDX</a>)... then said to sell them three weeks later for a 157% gain.
But that was just his official &ldquo;cash line&rdquo; result. The Trading Desk live chat has been flooded with comments from people who saw even bigger gains.
Evan K. reports he got &ldquo;in GDX at $0.96 and out at $2.51 for a 169.47% net profit.&rdquo; Charles S. says he &ldquo;closed the position in GDX for a 163% gain.&rdquo; And Eric H. got &ldquo;out of GDX at $2.55 [for a] 183% gain.&rdquo;
Congrats on those gains, guys&hellip; and I hope you&rsquo;ll be reporting more wins soon!
Next, Wallace T. responded to a survey to tell us that Microcap Millionaire is an:
Excellent service that provides insightful and actionable information regarding excellent microcap companies that can provide returns significantly above the Dow, S&amp;P and NASDAQ indexes. Since I began utilizing this service, my actual performance exceeded all other newsletters until the recent selloff due to DeepSeek announcement. However, I am confident that it will turn around and outperform once again. 
Thanks for taking the time to answer a few questions about Microcap Millionaire, Wallace!
And I&rsquo;m really glad to hear you&rsquo;re not letting the &ldquo;DeepSeek&rdquo; pullback get you down. Sure, no one likes to see their portfolio lose value &mdash; especially over something so unexpected.
But the markets have finally started to realize that China&rsquo;s artificial intelligence breakthrough isn&rsquo;t as revolutionary as we&rsquo;ve been told. And the overreaction has given you a chance to buy great names at discount prices.
I hope to hear from you again when your gains start taking off again!
Finally for today, Daryl G. sent an email to the Concierge inbox to say:
I am new to this and placed my first trades this past Friday on your recommendations. So what is hot today?
Congratulations, Daryl! I see that you&rsquo;re a lifetime member of Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network, and I&rsquo;m glad you&rsquo;re already putting its research to work for you!
But I think you meant your letter to go to James Altucher, not me. I don&rsquo;t make recommendations&hellip; and I&rsquo;m the last person who could tell you which investments are worth buying.
Instead, you can reach James by using the address you&rsquo;ll find at the bottom of every email alert he sends. Just look for the phrase, &ldquo;We welcome comments or suggestions at&hellip;&rdquo;
<img class="aligncenter" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/vha3zb1lo47k/7LTXo9f0RnytLneyzgzgll/cf1e0196cc22eb74ef926362a3e8fe20/ppg-issue-02-10-25-img-1.png" alt="" width="540px" />
But also keep in mind that our team can&rsquo;t personally answer questions directly to you. Instead, you&rsquo;ll get their responses in issues, updates, live events and other similar forums.
Also, our analysts don&rsquo;t force trades. That means they won&rsquo;t make new recommendations every day or on command. James and his team usually save new trades for Altucher&rsquo;s Investment Network issues, which come out monthly.
We also keep a very close eye on their open positions, so there&rsquo;s no need to ask for updates on specific recommendations. If there&rsquo;s something you need to know or action you need to take, expect an alert!
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 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>
Trump carried out his tariff threat against Canada and Mexico last week &mdash; only to put them on pause for a month after the countries made some concessions for his demand.
Now steel and aluminum are on the table&hellip; most of which reaches the United States through Canada and Mexico.
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has shown she&rsquo;s willing to do whatever necessary to keep her country&rsquo;s economy running smoothly.
But the things she&rsquo;s doing to get on Trump&rsquo;s good side are bad news for the people who hold the real power in Mexico &mdash; the drug lords and cartels.
&ldquo;Mexico is not a country,&rdquo; Jim Rickards tells us. &ldquo;It's a narco-state dressed up as a sovereign.&rdquo;
And Trump is targeting the cartel&rsquo;s most important exports &mdash; illegal drugs and human trafficking.
While steel and aluminum tariffs might not directly cut into those revenues, they give Trump more leverage to deal with the drug lords.
So it&rsquo;s only a matter of time before the cartels start striking back.
&ldquo;They&rsquo;re not going down without a fight,&rdquo; says our Byron King. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re going to turn the border into a warzone.&rdquo;
Jim&rsquo;s analysis is even more grim. &ldquo;&ldquo;I expect a shooting war between Mexico and the U.S. in the near future.&rdquo;
Mexico is still a major trading partner. So a hot war would have major effects on our economy, not to mention the stock market.
Our team is looking into the most vulnerable industries&hellip; as well as pockets of opportunities.
One clear loser would be the iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/EWW">EWW</a>), which tracks a broad range of Mexican stocks.
Expect more ideas as we dig deeper into this story!

Tariffs Mean War

Over the weekend, President Trump enacted his promised tariffs against China, Mexico and Canada.
The markets are dropping like a stone&hellip;
But our team knew from the beginning that Trump wasn&rsquo;t bluffing &mdash; and are ready to guide you through what&rsquo;s next.
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://altucherconfidential.com/posts/quantum-isnt-what-they-told-you">&ldquo;Quantum Isn&rsquo;t What They Told You&rdquo; </a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/quantum-isnt-what-they-told-you">(Altucher Confidential</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/quantum-isnt-what-they-told-you">, James Altucher)</a>: You&rsquo;ve probably heard that the next big tech boom will be quantum computers. They don&rsquo;t rely on binary &ldquo;yes-or-no&rdquo; programming, opening doors to advanced functions. But people have already formed a lot of misconceptions about what these computers can and can&rsquo;t do. So James recently interviewed a pair of quantum experts for his podcasts. Discover what will change and what will stay the same as this intriguing technology enters the mainstream.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/in-the-face-of-disaster-hold-cash">&ldquo;In the Face of Disaster, Hold Cash&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/in-the-face-of-disaster-hold-cash">Rude Awakening</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/in-the-face-of-disaster-hold-cash">, Byron King</a>): The Los Angeles wildfires may not be dominating national headlines any more &mdash; but the city still has a very long recovery ahead of it. Byron shares the plight of a friend who lost just about everything except his life&hellip; and the challenges he faces getting back to normal. You&rsquo;ll also learn why the disaster isn&rsquo;t just a local problem, as Byron shows with a historical example. And he ends with steps you can take to be prepared for any emergency.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/the-manifest-destiny-into-the-stars">&ldquo;The Manifest Destiny Into the Stars&rdquo; </a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/the-manifest-destiny-into-the-stars">(The Map</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/the-manifest-destiny-into-the-stars">, Mason Sexton)</a>: Mason Sexton is now part of Paradigm Press &mdash; bringing his unique methodology and market &ldquo;prophecies&rdquo; with him. The PHASE system he developed not only uncovers opportunities for short-term gains, but also helps him look further ahead. And last week, he introduced The Map members to cycles that will play out for the rest of 2025. It&rsquo;s a look ahead you won&rsquo;t find anywhere else, so I went ahead and unlocked his forecast 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, Dan M. wants us to know:
I look forward to and value your weekly and monthly products in live, online and print form. I have financially profited from your recommendations, and expanded some good techniques into my own future market analysis around creating groups of manufacturing, energy and technology stocks for the Trump years and out.
Thanks for the compliment Dan&hellip; and, of course, we value your commitment to us! I&rsquo;m also glad to hear that you&rsquo;re using our analysis as a launching pad to build your own investment strategies.
Don&rsquo;t get me wrong &mdash; our team offers some of the best financial research you can find. But everybody has different goals and different ideas of what success looks like. So charting your own path is a great way to get to exactly where you want to go.
Next, Altucher&rsquo;s True Alpha recently gave members a chance to lock in a triple-digit gain on Vertiv Holdings Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/VRT">VRT</a>) call options in just a few weeks. Ted N. left a five-star Google review to report:
The stock options on Vertiv Holdings were my first experience in this type of trade and following James' suggestion, I have a gain of 101% in just 18 days. I'm excited about how this strategy can pay off.
Hopefully you&rsquo;re a regular reader of the Concierge Letter, Ted&hellip; because I want to congratulate you on the big win!
As you probably know, Altucher&rsquo;s True Alpha uses an AI-powered algorithm to find stocks with hidden breakout potential. Not surprisingly, its track record is phenomenal &mdash; so I predict many more triple-digit gains in your future!
Finally for today, Shannon R. is confused about our team&rsquo;s reaction to DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) program that sent shockwaves through Wall Street last week:
Ray Blanco condemned DeepSeek and accused them of stealing other people&rsquo;s technology as well as using Nvidia&rsquo;s (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/NVDA">NVDA</a>) chips. James Altucher just sent an email saying that DeepSeek is the best thing since sliced bread. So who&rsquo;s right here? 
Thanks for the question, Shannon, and I hope you&rsquo;re reading this.
Normally, I&rsquo;d point out that the Paradigm Press team doesn&rsquo;t always agree. We pride ourselves on our independence &mdash; providing you a wide variety of viewpoints and analysis.
But in this case, Ray and James&rsquo; thoughts on DeepSeek don&rsquo;t cancel each other out.
Chinese computer scientists claim they made DeepSeek for $5.6 million &mdash; a fraction of what U.S. companies are spending on similar AI programs. Wall Street immediately assumed that meant America&rsquo;s huge AI expenditures were a waste of money.
Ray, however, points out that China&rsquo;s math doesn&rsquo;t add up. So you shouldn&rsquo;t worry that the United States is falling behind or even spending too much on AI. He also admits that DeepSeek is more efficient than U.S. AI programs &mdash; which will push domestic companies to increase their efficiency.
James, meanwhile, doesn&rsquo;t dispute anything Ray says. Instead, his point is that regardless of how much China really spent to develop DeepSeek, it still offers a lower-cost alternative. Smaller companies that couldn&rsquo;t afford hefty AI price tags can settle for the Chinese knock-off instead.
U.S. companies will have to adapt to compete, which is better for everyone.
So, did the Chinese lie about how much it cost to create DeepSeek? Ray presents plenty of evidence that it did.
Will DeepSeek spur more innovation and help more companies jump on the AI bandwagon? James says yes.
No conflict at all. 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 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 United States is now assessing a 25% tariff to all goods from Mexico and Canada, as well as a 10% tariff on Chinese imports.
Tariffs against Europe are on the table, too.
With zero exemptions for anything, Trump himself admits that the tariffs could cause some pain to everyday Americans.
Wall Street believes it, with huge losses in the major indexes.
Of course, our team knew this was coming.
We told you at the end of November that <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/an-epic-time-for-stock-traders">Trump&rsquo;s executive actions would create winners and losers</a>.
Today the market is in panic mode. Even companies that stand to benefit from tariffs are likely to fall.
But that just means you&rsquo;ll have a chance to buy them at bargain prices &mdash; riding the inevitable recovery to big, fast profits.
Expect our team to guide you to the most lucrative turnaround stories.
As for what&rsquo;s next from Trump, analyst Dan Amoss believes the president is being tougher with Mexico and Canada to force them to the table sooner.
It also sends a message to Chinese President Xi Jianping that the United States isn&rsquo;t playing around.
And when Trump reaches a deal with our North American trading partners, he&rsquo;ll have extra leverage he can use to negotiate on Chinese imports.
So, yes, there will be some pain. There will also be opportunities, if you know where to look.
Then the United States will make trade deals with other countries &mdash; and your opportunities will multiply!

Tariff Terror

Donald Trump is in the White House&hellip; and he&rsquo;s already made good on many of his campaign promises.
But the economy still faces many problems that even Trump&rsquo;s brain trust can&rsquo;t solve.
In fact, one of our newest team members foresees a surprise shock in the next eight weeks that could send Wall Street into a tailspin&hellip; with ripple effects that impact every facet of your life!&nbsp;
I&rsquo;ll give you a sneak peek at his prophecy 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://altucherconfidential.com/posts/x-money-how-musk-breaks-the-banks">&ldquo;X Money: How Musk Breaks the Banks&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/x-money-how-musk-breaks-the-banks">Altucher Confidential</a><a href="https://altucherconfidential.com/posts/x-money-how-musk-breaks-the-banks">, Chris Campbell)</a>: Elon Musk bought Twitter with plans to make it more than a social media site. And he&rsquo;ll finally put his plans in motion in 2025. Chris explains exactly what Musk has in mind&hellip; including how it will boost cryptocurrencies while radically altering the financial system. Not many people have connected these dots, which is probably why it was our most liked e-letter last week!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/bitcoin-defies-the-drawdown">&ldquo;Bitcoin Defies the Drawdown&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/bitcoin-defies-the-drawdown">Truth &amp; Trends</a><a href="https://truthandtrends.com/posts/bitcoin-defies-the-drawdown">, Greg Guenthner)</a>: Most of our team expects choppy markets during the early days of Donald Trump&rsquo;s presidency. But Greg says that Bitcoin looks ripe for a strong rally. He lists three reasons to believe the cryptocurrency will burst through its December highs &mdash; with or without an Executive Order from the Oval Office.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/will-deportation-hurt-the-economy">&ldquo;Will Deportation Hurt The Economy?&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/will-deportation-hurt-the-economy">Jim Rickards&rsquo; Strategic Intelligence</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/will-deportation-hurt-the-economy">, Jim Rickards</a>): Investors are wondering how Trump&rsquo;s other policies will affect their money. So in his latest mailbag alert, Jim tackled Strategic Intelligence members&rsquo; biggest questions. See what reshoring manufacturing and sending illegal immigrants home means for your wallet, as well whether it&rsquo;s time to invest in silver. Jim&rsquo;s answers to these top-of-mind concerns made it one of his most-liked updates. So I unlocked it to help ease your mind as well.</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, Daniel D. left us a five-star Google review saying:
Excellent trade for Paradigm Press with puts for Winnebago.
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Daniel. And I&rsquo;m glad you benefited from this Crisis Trader With Jim Rickards recommendation!
Senior Analyst Dan Amoss recommended put options on Winnebago Industries Inc. (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/WGO">WGO</a>) in October. On Jan. 16, he told members to close the position for a 114% gain!
Remember, Crisis Trader With Jim Rickards helps you cash in on overvalued companies set for big falls. And with so many stocks trading at ridiculous levels, there should be plenty of more profit opportunities ahead!
Next, Elaine C. sends a note to the James Altucher and his team saying:
Thank you James, Ray Blanco and all of Paradigm Press Group. I appreciate all of you for your understanding and support. I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to investing. Thanks for teaching me more about investing.
I hope you&rsquo;re reading this, Elaine, because I want to thank you for your kind words!
You also make a great point about Paradigm Press. Yes, our team&rsquo;s research and analysis often lead to lucrative recommendations. But we also share our strategies &mdash; giving you the tools to make wise investment decisions on your own.
It helps you take control of your money&hellip; putting you on a path towards full financial independence!
Finally for today, last week&rsquo;s Concierge Letter included a letter from Rich A. He&rsquo;s a very happy member of Microcap Millionaire, reporting his <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/los-angeles-aftermath-and-you#anchortagrf">&ldquo;initial investment of $12,000 is now $23,803.&rdquo;</a>
We&rsquo;ve now heard from Tim F., who says:
Congrats, Rich. But I have not received any sell alerts on any of these stocks. I receive and read every one I get. And yet a company like SoundHound (<a href="https://my.paradigmpressgroup.com/ticker/SOUN">SOUN</a>) , which is in the portfolio, is down over 1200% and there has been no sell alert issued. Am I missing something or are we on our own? 
Sorry to hear your experience hasn&rsquo;t been as positive, Tim. But I&rsquo;m assuming your 1200% loss on SoundHound is a typo, because the lowest stock shares can go is 100%.
Even then, SOUN isn&rsquo;t in the Microcap Millionaire portfolio.
On Dec. 26, the team did recommend buying shares of a company they call &ldquo;SoundHound on wheels.&rdquo; Its shares got caught up in Wall Street&rsquo;s recent selloff &mdash; but are still up 50% from the initial buy alert.
And it is true that Microcap Millionaire hasn&rsquo;t issued a single sell alert yet. That doesn&rsquo;t mean you&rsquo;re on your own, however.
James Altucher, Zach Scheidt and Chris Cimorelli are shooting for maximum gains. So they won&rsquo;t recommend getting out of a position unless there&rsquo;s a fundamental change at the company&hellip; or the stock has reached its peak profits.
Every week they email a fresh update so you know where things stand. You can also expect a sell alert when it&rsquo;s time, too.
Yes, there are a few losing stocks in the model portfolio. But they each have strong turnaround potential. Meanwhile, the team&rsquo;s average gain is 21% &mdash; including winners and losers.
So if you&rsquo;ve followed all of their research, your open positions should still be ahead by double digits.
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 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>
Ever since the election, our team has warned that <a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/post/trump-makes-volatility-great-again">Donald Trump may not have a smooth second term</a>.
Many economic forces are reaching their breaking point&hellip; and Executive Orders may not be enough to correct them in time.
Consider that interest payments on the U.S. national debt now exceed U.S. military spending.
In other words, the federal government is spending more to service its loans than it is on defense &mdash; and isn&rsquo;t paying down any of its principal!
That&rsquo;s just one factor leading our newest team member to make a dire prophecy about what will happen next&hellip;
He&rsquo;s laid out an entire list of things that will weigh on Wall Street over the next eight weeks, threatening to unleash a sudden dip.
And he&rsquo;s narrowed down the exact date that the stock market could start to sink.
Keep in mind, this isn&rsquo;t coming from someone just out of business school.
In fact, our newest team member has a long history of making correct calls &mdash; going all the way back to the gold, stock and bond breakout of 1982!
So we&rsquo;re taking his newest prophecy very seriously&hellip; as well as his strategies for riding the incoming chaos for big gains.
Now he&rsquo;s getting ready to introduce his latest research and analysis to the world.
Expect an invitation to get to know him soon!

Trump Can’t Fix THIS…

The Los Angeles wildfires continue to rage, causing deaths and untold destruction.
But the only thing politicians and the media care about is finding someone to blame.
Few people are thinking about what will happen after the fires are extinguished &mdash; and how it will affect California&hellip; the U.S. economy&hellip; and your wallet.
LA&rsquo;s recovery will have ripple effects that span coast to coast. So our team is developing strategies to help you absorb the added costs.
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://dailyreckoning.com/d-o-g-e-end-the-global-engagement-center/">D.O.G.E: End The Global Engagement Center! (</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/d-o-g-e-end-the-global-engagement-center/">Daily Reckoning</a><a href="https://dailyreckoning.com/d-o-g-e-end-the-global-engagement-center/">, Ron Paul)</a>: I hope you didn&rsquo;t miss this essay from guest editor Ron Paul! The legendary statesman and libertarian looks at how the U.S. government uses crises to limit freedom and gain more power. But he believes Elon Musk could finally end the most recent addition to federal overreach. Learn how your tax dollars have been used to censor Americans&hellip; and why that could change once Donald Trump is sworn in.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/californias-blue-house-is-on-fire">&ldquo;California&rsquo;s Blue House Is on Fire&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/californias-blue-house-is-on-fire">Rude Awakening</a><a href="https://rudeawakening.info/posts/californias-blue-house-is-on-fire">, Sean Ring)</a>: While Sean sympathizes with the victims of the LA wildfires, he also believes the local government set the stage for disaster. He walks you through the many missteps, from diverting funds away from firefighters to failing to enforce anti-fire regulations. Our team couldn&rsquo;t stop talking about Sean&rsquo;s take&hellip; and it was our most-liked e-letter last week. So be sure to check it out!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/the-hidden-genius-of-the-and-ldquo-aiphone-and-rdquo">&ldquo;The Hidden Genius of the &lsquo;AiPhone&rsquo;&rdquo; (</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/the-hidden-genius-of-the-and-ldquo-aiphone-and-rdquo">Paradigm Mastermind Group</a><a href="https://concierge.paradigmpressgroup.com/article/the-hidden-genius-of-the-and-ldquo-aiphone-and-rdquo">, Chris Campbell)</a>: You&rsquo;ve probably heard that the future of artificial intelligence relies on power-hungry datacenters around the world. But as Chris recently told Paradigm Mastermind Group members, those facilities are merely stepping stones. And he shares the name of the well-known tech giant that already has a head start on the next step. It&rsquo;s a story you might not hear anywhere else, which is why I&rsquo;ve 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>.
<h2 class="subhead nbp"><a id="anchortagrf"></a>The Reader Forum:</h2>
First in the Reader Forum today, Bryant H. left us a five-star Google review, saying:
The Maverick is the "real deal." He supports his recommendations with data and his rigorous process of scrutinizing stocks that meet his requirements. [He] gives me a ton of confidence as an investor. He is the best thing that has happened to Paradigm Press.
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, Bryant &mdash; not to mention your kind words for our resident &ldquo;maverick,&rdquo; Enrique Abeyta.
We&rsquo;re certainly lucky to have Enrique on our team. He&rsquo;s literally managed billion-dollar hedge funds&hellip; helping them make money even during some of the worst bear markets in recent history.
Now he&rsquo;s offering his experience and knowledge to everyday investors like you. So you should continue to have confidence in Enrique&rsquo;s research &mdash; no matter what Wall Street throws your way!
Next, Rich A. wants James Altucher and his team to know:
I took a flyer and joined the Microcap Millionaire team back in July&hellip;. At this point, my initial investment of $12,000 is now $23,803. Nothing even comes close to this kind of a return in 6 months. Plus, the information you share during your Zoom calls is educational and helps my confidence&hellip;. Most of all, I am having FUN.
Wow, Rich &mdash; congratulations on racking up those big gains so quickly.
Of course, it&rsquo;s not a surprise. Microcap stocks are rapidly becoming some of Wall Street&rsquo;s hottest investments&hellip; just like the team knew they would.
So I expect your portfolio&rsquo;s value to keep increasing &mdash; while you learn more tips, tricks and strategies from the Microcap Millionaire team!
Finally from the mailbag today, Jacquie C. asks:
What's the difference between James Altuchers&rsquo; subscriptions and Jim Rickards&rsquo; subscriptions?
Great question, Jacquie.
As you probably know, Paradigm Press publishes a wide range of financial research, covering a full spectrum of investment ideas and strategies.
And while both James and Jim offer ways to protect and grow your wealth, they have different worldviews that guide their analysis.
James has built an entire career around helping people make money &mdash; whether by starting your own business or investing your way to a fortune.
His Paradigm Press services focus on Wall Street&rsquo;s hottest opportunities&hellip; stock and strategies that can deliver huge results in little time. Things like artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, quantum computers and more.
Jim, on the other hand, takes a more old-school approach to building wealth. He focuses on the big picture &mdash; following global money flows and figuring out where that cash will go next.
While he believes high-tech investments can have a place in your portfolio, he prefers tangible assets that have a definitive value. So precious metals, mining stocks, energy companies and similar plays.
He also targets companies that are overvalued or undervalued &mdash; offering you chances to nab big, fast profits when the rest of Wall Street figures out what Jim and his team already know.
But you really can&rsquo;t go wrong with either James or Jim. It all depends on your personal outlook and goals.
You could also follow both of them to build a diversified portfolio!
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>
The Los Angeles wildfires have killed at least 25 people&hellip;
And early estimates say they&rsquo;ve caused as much $150 billion in damages.
So far, the media has focused on the rich celebrities who&rsquo;ve lost multimillion-dollar homes and politicians pointing fingers at one another.
But there&rsquo;s been little talk about the everyday people who have lost everything&hellip; or what it will cost to get them back on their feet.
We have quite a few members who live in the LA area. So I hope you and your loved ones are safe.
Even if you&rsquo;re nowhere near the destruction, though, you should be aware that the fires will end up costing you, too.
Our team expects the recovery efforts to increase taxes&hellip; government debt&hellip; and insurance premiums.
You&rsquo;ll also pay more for houses and home improvement as building materials and labor shift to the West coast.
The fires could also completely upend politics in the state, which will have national consequences.
As Enrique puts it, &ldquo;Everyone is for liberalism until their house burns down.&rdquo;
And look for a nationwide conversation about disaster preparation and mitigation&hellip; which will lead to even more funds moving around.
Our team is tracking all of it&hellip; so stay tuned to their latest thoughts!
Also, next Monday, the markets and our offices will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
So expect your next Paradigm Concierge Letter on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Los Angeles Aftermath & You

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>
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<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>
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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!

Big Ideas to Start 2025!

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