Investor CAFÉ Newsletters

• Friedman vs Hayek: Bull or Bear on Wall Street? September 25, 2025
  “The public is right during the trends but wrong at both ends.” -- Humphrey Neill (p. 45, “Maxims of Wall Street”) Special Alert:  Danger sign ahead? ‘Today the federal government released second-quarter gross output (GO), which is a broader measure of total economic activity than GDP.  While consumer spending was up (again), business spending (B2B) fell […]
• How William F. Buckley, Jr., Changed My Life September 18, 2025
  Last week, the U.S. Post Office released the William F. Buckley Jr. stamp, honoring the founder of National Review magazine and a major influence in the modern conservative movement.  I knew Bill Buckley, and I don’t think this image does him justice.  He had a warm, friendly personality whose eyes sparkled. He passed away February 27, 2008, […]
• Honoring Art Laffer… and Paying Tribute to Charlie Kirk, Martyr in a Good Cause September 11, 2025
  Personal Note: My wife and I had just returned from a big event in Washington D.C. honoring supply-side economist Art Laffer (84) and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Laffer Curve (see “You Nailed It” column below), when our celebration was cut short as we heard the news that Christian conservative activist and media titan […]
• Two Surprising Charts About the Hottest Investment Today September 4, 2025
  “All that glitters isn’t gold, but the really good stuff is.” -- Chip Wood “You’ve endured the pain, now enjoy the gain.” -- Rick Rule (“Maxims of Wall Street,” p. 154) On Wall Street, the years 2024-25 will be remembered for two hot markets: technology stocks and gold. Last year, the tech sector took off. […]
• You Blew It, Skousen! Or Did I? August 28, 2025
  “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” -- Aristotle “Too much of a good thing is wonderful.” -- Mae West Since publishing my new book, “THE GREATEST AMERICAN,” the reviews have overall been quite positive. The vast majority of readers give it five stars on Amazon. It’s […]
• How One Book Can Make a Difference August 21, 2025
  “Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.” -- John Maynard Keynes In 1944, the future Nobel prize economist Friedrich […]
• My Meeting with Ron Paul  August 14, 2025
  “A noble man cannot be lost in a crowd.” -- Old Maori saying Last week, I met with Senator Rand Paul and issued this report: https://www.markskousen.com/my-meeting-with-senator-rand-paul/ A week later, I joined together with 500 people in Lake Jackson, Texas, to celebrate former Congressman Ron Paul’s 90th birthday.  I was one of the keynote speakers, along […]
• My Meeting with Senator Rand Paul August 7, 2025
  “There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.” -- Ronald Reagan Last week I was on a book tour to Washington DC to promote my latest work, "THE GREATEST AMERICAN." My first appearance was on Newt Gingrich’s “Newt’s World” podcast, which you can […]
• Can We Build Bridges, Not Walls, to Mexico? July 31, 2025
  "I appeal not to create walls but to build bridges." -- Pope Francis (2017) My wife and I returned from a successful trip to Mexico City last week; we spoke a dozen times at the new Universidad de la Libertad, hosted by free-market business leader Roberto Salinas. Jo Ann and Mark Skousen with Roberto and Marta Salinas in […]
• This Chart Will Blow Your Mind July 24, 2025
  “We squander health in search of wealth, We scheme and toil and save, Then squander wealth in search of health, And find at last a grave.” --Henry Winn (“Maxims of Wall Street,” p. 21) Happy Pioneer Day (July 24th)! Last month on the Forbes cruise for investors, I showed a series of charts entitled “Amazing […]