Paradigm’s Summer Investment Guide

We’re just two weeks from Memorial Day — the unofficial start of summer.

And it’s usually when most investors stop paying attention to Wall Street.

But don’t make that mistake this year…. because our team sees several profit opportunities lining up over the next few months.

I’ll give you a sneak preview of what to expect in a minute — including some names to get you started.

First, though, let’s look at our Top Stories and the Reader Forum…

Your Top Stories & Analysis of the Week:

• ”Why This Permabear Turned Bullish” (Morning Reckong, Sean Ring): Economic news and data keep saying we’re in trouble — but just about every market is still on the rise. And Sean knows exactly why it’s happening. He’s usually pretty pessimistic about Wall Street. Now, however, Sean says a powerful force all but guarantees capital gains until the end of the year. Discover his surprising reason to ignore the old “sell in May and go away” adage in 2024.

• “Small Business Under Threat (Again)” (Paradigm Pressroom’s 5 Bullets, Dave Gonigam): During his usual stroll around top-of-mind topics, Dave shares a hidden side of the Tik-Tok ban… explains why the Middle East will take a bigger bite out of your wallet… looks at what’s next for cryptocurrencies… answers readers’ burning questions… and more. Don’t miss his insightful look at what’s really driving the world’s biggest headlines!

• “Gold: $27,533” (JIm Rickards’ Strategic Intelligence, Jim Rickards): Precious metal prices have fallen from their highs — but don’t let the day-to-day volatility scare you. As Jim recently reminded his Strategic Intelligence readers, the long-term trend shows gold topping even Wall Street’s most optimistic predictions. His analysis has nothing to do with gold’s current moves or even worst-case scenarios. Instead, Jim uses simple mathematical realities to prove his case. It’s a perspective you won’t find anywhere else… and was our most-liked story of the week. So I took the liberty of unlocking it for you.

Remember, we publish tens to HUNDREDS of stories. The write-ups above are our TOP ones for the week — including one that had been roped off from the public. If you want to stay ahead of the pack, make sure you’re caught up now.

And if you’d like to nominate any of our stories for next week’s “Top 3,” just let me know at concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com.

The Reader Forum:

First from our mailbag today, Deborah C. wants James Altucher to know:

You have opened my eyes to cryptocurrency. So I opened up Coinbase, got in and placed three out of your five trades. Now I’m just watching them. This is coming from somebody who knows absolutely nothing about cryptocurrencies. So now that I’m in — and the currencies are still in the green, thank God — where do I go from here? When you sell a cryptocurrency, where does the money go; how does it get there?... Thank you so much for all the work you do. Been watching you for years and… I didn’t want to trust anybody else but you.

Congratulations, Deborah, on successfully entering the world of cryptocurrencies! You couldn’t ask for better guides than James and his team.

They’ll let you know when it’s time to take profits on your crypto positions. And the process should be as easy as when you bought them.

You’ll simply put your sell order into Coinbase. Then the app will convert your holdings into a fiat currency, such as U.S. dollars, at the current exchange rate. That money will sit in your Coinbase account until you choose to transfer it to your bank.

I hope that helps, and I wish you continued success in the crypto markets. You can bet I’ll be sharing this with the Altucher team!

Next up, we received some good news from Robert J.:

I just locked into a $10,000 profit on one trade with The Income Alliance. I find that if I follow Zach Scheidt’s trades and control my fear and greed, I do well. But if I deviate from the trades he makes himself and do not hold onto these trades until a "sell alert" or expiration occurs, I tend to lose. I profit and lose when I do this, but Zach's system works overall when I follow it strictly.

Wow, Robert, that’s quite a win! And it sounds like you’re well on your way to mastering the most difficult part of trading — your emotions.

Too many investors buy and sell based on what they’re feeling… not reality. It’s why everyone on our team — including Zach — takes an analytical approach to the markets.

They use proven strategies, indicators and algorithms to make sure every recommendation is based on more than just hope. So if you keep fear and greed out of the equation, you should continue to do quite well.

I look forward to sharing this with Zach.

And finally for today, Alan A. also has a message for James Altucher that I felt compelled to address here:

You and your organization are putting out a new video presentation almost every week pushing new cryptos and stocks. A few of them are priced at $49. However, the last two I watched were for $1,995 and… $1,495. Why are these so expensive?

Alan, I hope you don’t mind me fielding this one, because I’m sure it’s something a lot of our readers have wondered about.

Obviously we need to charge something for our services. While James, Jim Rickards and the rest of our world-class analysts are successful investors, it takes a full team to bring their research to you.

And our higher-priced services focus on smaller, faster-moving, more volatile markets. These types of investments take more research and more guidance than your standard buy-and-hold stocks. So in that sense, the research just costs more.

Also…

Our subscription prices help to keep our premium services very usable. If too many people buy our recommendations at once, it could artificially inflate prices. And when the price returns to its natural level, our members could end up taking huge losses.

So we try to limit the number of people who receive our research. Charging extra is the fairest way to do that, while also our ensuring members have the resources to take on higher risks.

I admit it might sound frustrating if you’re just starting out. But if you stick with our lower-priced services, you should learn enough — and make enough — to try our more speculative recommendations!

That wraps up this week’s Reader Forum.

Remember, your feedback is vital to our success… so please email me at concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com.

Questions? I’ll get answers! Comments? Let me hear them! Problems? I’ll try to solve them!

This is YOUR forum!

(And don’t forget, we also have a FREE library of introductory investment guides on our Wealth Desk. For customer service issues, please use our contact page.)

Now, here’s what’s happening around the water cooler this week…

The Water Cooler — Upcoming Events and More

In our Top Stories write-ups, I used the phrase “sell in May and go away.”

This old piece of Wall Street wisdom means you should shut down your portfolio during the summer months. The thinking is that the markets will be quiet, offering more chances for losses than wins.

At least that’s how it worked before the internet and smartphones. Back then, more people were away from their desks during the warmer months, so trading slowed to a crawl.

Today, of course, everyone can keep buying and selling, no matter where they are in the world. You could trade stocks from a beach, if you wanted to.

So our team expects the markets to remain active through summer, no matter how many people go on vacation.

They’re also identifying areas that could bring you the biggest gains.

First there’s natural gas. As we’ve discussed, it’s a go-to source for energy when electricity demand is high — like when everyone is running their air conditioners.

“The U.S. Natural Gas Fund (UNG) has been scraping the bottom for the past four months,” says our Byron King. “Nowhere to go but up.”

Precious and base metals are also set to keep rising.

“On a long-term monthly chart,” says senior analyst Bob Byrne, “gold still looks amazing.”

“Metals mania is back,” adds trading specialist Greg Guenthner.

Eventually the excitement will trickle down to mining companies like Newmont Corp. (NEM) and Southern Copper Corp. (SCCO).

Then there are agricultural commodities like wheat and corn. “Both of those charts look very, very bullish,” reports our chief technical analyst, Alan Knuckman.

Seed and crop protection company Corteva Inc. (CTVA) could be one of the beneficiaries of the higher prices.

And while Goldman Sachs predicts that the S&P 500 has probably hit its high for the year, our team disagrees.

Alan points out that the index has rebounded more than 50% from its most recent steep drop.

“Every time it's done that in history,” he says, “the index has made new highs.”

We also expect the politicians in Washington, D.C., to do everything in their power to keep the bull market running in an election year.

In fact, there’s a good chance Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will deliver Wall Street’s long-awaited rate cut.

“it’s looting time for this ‘democracy,’” writes Sean Ring.

“Get your stocks, gold, silver, and crypto while the sale is still on.”

In short, you could see some very exciting profits this summer… so don’t stray too far from your portfolio!