Investor CAFÉ Newsletters

• Wall Street Debate: Should You Jump Ship or Hold On? February 27, 2025
  “Bull markets climb a wall of worry.” -- Maxims of Wall Street, p. 64 After the stock market rose 25% last year and rallied even more after the November elections, investors are worried that the good times are over. There’s growing fear on Wall Street that the stock market is headed for a crash or […]
• How to Eliminate the Trade Deficit Without the Trump Tariffs! February 20, 2025
  “The trade deficit is NOT caused by foreigners engaging in unfair trade practices. It’s homegrown.” -- Steve Hanke (Johns Hopkins University) “No nation was even ruined by trade.” -- Benjamin Franklin I made my first appearance as “America's Economist” on Newsmax’s “American Agenda” TV show earlier this week, discussing the trade war/tariff debate. It lasted only three minutes. […]
• Benjamin Franklin’s Warning to America February 6, 2025
  “I am apprehensive, therefore, perhaps too apprehensive, that the government of these states may in future times end in a monarchy, and a king will the sooner be set over us.” -- Benjamin Franklin, 1787 “When Washington sleeps, the economy grows.” -- William Rees-Mogg (“Maxims of Wall Street,” p. 147) Special Announcement: I have a new website! Check it out […]
• A GOLDEN Investment Opportunity in 2025 January 30, 2025
  “The only currency that still has value after 5,000 years is gold.” -- Martin Truax (“Maxims of Wall Street,” p. 152) “All that glitters isn’t gold, but the really good stuff is.” -- Chip Wood (p. 151) Special Announcement: Our “Super Early Bird” discount to FreedomFest ends tomorrow! See details below. Last year, we witnessed […]
• Why are the Global Elite at Davos So Angry?  January 23, 2025
  And how many years can some people exist Before they're allowed to be free? Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesn't see? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind --Bob Dylan This week, the global elite […]
• Fed Is Suddenly $200 Billion in the Hole! What It Means to Investors January 16, 2025
  “The Federal Reserve is the engine of inflation.” -- Murray Rothbard “People really hate inflation.” -- Christina Romer (UC Berkeley) The Fed used to be wildly profitable and would send tens of billions of dollars to the U.S. Treasury every year, helping to reduce the deficit. It was easy money. As the veteran Barron’s writer […]
• Special Alert: My Encounter with the Inflationist Ben Bernanke January 9, 2025
  “People hate inflation!” -- Christina Romer (UC Berkeley) “Inflation is never neutral!” -- Ludwig von Mises Last week, I attended and participated in the annual American Economic Association (AEA) meetings in San Francisco. For years, free-market economists have not felt welcome at the AEA meetings, despite an AEA poster welcoming “all economists” and a campaign […]
• The Greatest President and Ex-President of the 20th Century January 2, 2025
  “If one wants to harvest quickly, one must plant carrots and salads; if one has the ambition to plant oaks, one must have the sense to tell oneself: my grandchildren will owe me this shade.” -- Leon Walras Former president Jimmy Carter died at age 100. It’s incredible to think that he lived 20 years longer […]
• Bitcoin or Bitcon? The Verdict Is In! December 19, 2024
  Special Alert: Recession avoided! Today, the federal government (Bureau of Economic Analysis) released third-quarter gross output (GO), the top-line that measures spending at all stages of production. Real GO rose 3.1%, a substantial improvement from previous quarters, and equal to real gross domestic product (GDP) for the third quarter. This is good news. Assuming the […]
• Taking on Mark Cuban December 5, 2024
  Special Alert! Bitcoin just soared above $100,000, fulfilling my prediction made earlier this year that it was destined to hit six digits. Our investment in a crypto-related blockchain ETF has now doubled in one year. Where is Bitcoin headed? See my latest newsletter at http://www.markskousen.com. Only $77 for the introductory offer! “You never see Trump […]