Your Halftime Predictions
We’re halfway through 2024…
And our team has some thoughts on which investments offer the best returns for the rest of the year.
But I want to hear your predictions, too!
I’ll explain more in a minute.
First, though, let’s review some of the best insights, analysis and answers we’ve shared over the past six months.
Here are our most-liked Top Stories and most frequent Reader Forum topics for the first half of the year!
Your Top Stories & Analysis so Far This Year:
Our team has covered a lot since the first of the year, from technology to the presidential election. Here are five of the highest-rated stories we’ve brought to your attention so far in 2024 — and why they’re still important today:
- “Civil War” (Paradigm Pressroom’s 5 Bullets, Dave Gonigam): Earlier this year, the #1 movie in America was Civil War — depicting a modern battle between states and the federal government. Shortly after the film’s release, Dave painstakingly explained why a new civil war would play out much worse than people believe. But with the recent Supreme Court rulings and the fractures in the Democratic party, the country feels more divided than ever. So it’s important to consider exactly what we stand to lose if things turn violent.
- “The Club You Ain’t In” (Rude Awakening, Sean Ring): The Supreme Court’s Murthy v. Missouri decision essentially gives the government permission to pressure private companies on anything deemed “misinformation.” So perhaps the Justices would also be in favor of letting the government share nonpublic inflation data with a select few on Wall Street. A few months back, Sean revealed how the U.S. Labor Department is tipping the scales in favor of the financial elite. He also shared the one way to even the score.
- “Can Silver Do What Cocoa Just Did?” (Jim Rickards’ Strategic Intelligence, Jim Rickards & Byron King): Cocoa prices more than tripled this year as the supply of beans couldn’t keep up with rising demand. Our team expects the pattern to repeat in other raw materials as the commodities supercycle heats up. And Byron believes the biggest boom will be in silver. Prices for gold’s humbler sibling are up slightly since his initial write-up. That means you still have a chance to grab the biggest piece of the wave.
- “Apple Throws Gasoline on the AI Arms Race” (Altucher’s Investment Network, James Altucher): After months of investor speculation, Apple Inc. (AAPL) finally revealed its artificial intelligence (AI) plans in June. Now the company is shifting into high gear, preparing for brisk sales and securing a spot on OpenAI’s board of directors as an observer. As James explained a few weeks ago, it marks the beginning of the next stage of AI investments. Considering the profits that previous stages delivered, you don’t want to miss the next one!
- “Biden Is Done” (Jim Rickards’ Strategic Intelligence, Jim Rickards): Shortly after the presidential debate ended, Jim shared his in-depth analysis with his Strategic Intelligence readers. It quickly became our most-liked story of the year. And as more and more Democrats tell Joe Biden to drop out — exactly as Jim predicted in October — Jim’s thoughts are more relevant than ever. Don’t miss his review of how we got here… and what will happen next.
Remember, we’ve published hundreds, if not THOUSANDS, of stories so far this year. The write-ups above our the TOP ones for the first half of 2024 — including several that had been roped off from the public.
And they’re still playing out now… giving you a chance to stay ahead of the pack. So if you missed them the first time, get caught up now.
As always, if you’d like to nominate any of our stories for next week’s “Top 3,” drop me a line at concierge@paradigmpressgroup.com.
The Reader Forum:
Every week, I share emails our team has received — good, bad and ugly.
But there are some topics that come up again and again. So in this special edition of the Reader Forum, I’ll address three of the most frequently asked questions we receive…
We’ll start with Robin S., who echoes a lot of members by telling us:
I want to invest money into stock, but I don’t know the mechanics of how to do this. Do I need a broker? If so, do I get a broker through your company? Or do I get a private broker on my own?
Thanks for writing in, Robin. Paradigm Press is strictly a publisher of investment analysis and recommendations. We don’t offer financial services.
So if you want to act on our team’s independent research, you’ll need to open an account with a stock broker.
But you don’t have to go in completely blind! We’ve put together a library of FREE reports to help you — from finding the right broker to placing your first trade.
Find them all on our Wealth Desk here.
We’re also always looking for ways to expand our Wealth Desk library. Feel free to suggest topics for future reports!
Next, Christopher P. sends a variation on another type of email we get all the time:
I am fed up with receiving emails that do nothing but become ads to sell possible positions. These offers come at a price. I did not realize that my initial payment was nothing more than a payment to receive more sales videos for the actual position suggestions.
I’m sorry to hear your membership isn’t living up to your expectations, Christopher. But we honor our promises!
So you should have received every recommendation we said you’d get. And you should be getting fresh recommendations with every new issue we send you.
In between updates and alerts, we also send you information about our services. Remember, we’re a relatively small and completely independent publisher. We don’t have deep-pocketed Wall Street firms paying us to push their preferred narratives.
It means we’re free to share our honest insights and analysis. But we also need to advertise our other services to keep the lights on.
The emails you’re receiving are why we’re able to retain high-quality analysts like Jim Rickards… James Altucher… Bryon King… Ray Blanco… Zach Scheidt and more.
If you’re not interested in them, that’s fine. We’ll also keep delivering the research and analysis you paid for!
And finally for today, Bruce H. says:
I have no faith in Jim Rickards fatally following Trump. That is why I canceled my subscription.
Sorry to see you go, Bruce.
As I’ve said before, Wall Street and Washington, D.C., are more entwined than they’ve ever been. And whoever is in power has a huge say over whether you make or lose money.
So if you want financial success, you can’t ignore how the government tips the scale in their favor.
Jim has made it clear that he doesn’t like everything Donald Trump plans to do if he regains the White House. But all of his research and analysis says that Trump will win in November.
You can prepare for that outcome, reaping oversized profits if Jim is right. Or you could get angry about Jim’s political opinions and ignore him.
Either way, we’re not going to apologize for our team’s political leanings or insights. All that matters is that they’re trying to help you make the best decisions for protecting and growing your wealth.
That wraps up this special 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!
(Also remember that our Wealth Desk has free guides on everything from finding a broker to understanding stock options. 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
The second half of the year is here — making it a great time to prepare your portfolio for the rest of 2024.
We’re polling our team for their absolute top recommendations… the stocks and investments they expect to be on top when the ball drops on New Year’s Eve.
I’ll share them with you next week.
But I’m also curious to hear what you think should be on their list.
Will Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) still be king of the hill come January 2025? Maybe you think Bitcoin is going to top $100,000. Or will gold leave everything in the dust?
There might even be some dark horse you’re betting on — a name that will come out of nowhere and wow us all.
Let me know in this short survey.
It’s just two questions. Tell me your pick and brief explanation of why.
Then check out next week’s Concierge Letter for the highlights… as well as some names our team says will outperform in the second half.
We’ll keep an eye on all the predictions, too — reporting who got it right in our first issue of the New Year!