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3 Outsider Ideas I’m Tracking

Written by Adam English
Posted June 8, 2021

There is more than ever to work with for market mismatches that just don’t make sense. Let’s take a quick look at three of the big topics and how the early signs may create some investor...

Axe-Wielding Woman Unlocks Billions

Written by Jimmy Mengel
Posted June 4, 2021

Outsider Club editor Jimmy Mengel makes the connection between alcohol prohibition in the 1920s and federal cannabis prohibition in the 21st century. Investors made a killing from alcohol companies...

Where Vanadium Fits into the Future of Energy

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted June 2, 2021

High-strength vanadium-alloy steels are used in high-rise buildings, bridges, heavy equipment, industrial tools, medical devices, ship plates, rail lines, and military vehicles. But steel alloys...

From a Fool to a Billionaire

Written by Jimmy Mengel
Posted May 27, 2021

When Outsider Club editor Jimmy Mengel hears criticism and laughter about what is and isn't possible, he is reminded of the other major technological revolutions throughout history. But this time...

The Dollar's Reserve Currency Status Is Safe (... ish)

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted May 26, 2021

The Dollar's Reserve Currency Status is Safe (...ish)

The Real Reason Tesla Is Ditching Bitcoin

Written by Jimmy Mengel
Posted May 24, 2021

While the public is fretting about higher Tesla prices, seesawing Bitcoin prices, and 5G bottlenecks, you could be quietly watching the dawn of a new computer age — and the inevitable profits that...

Unbelievable, if We Even Knew What to Believe

Written by Adam English
Posted May 18, 2021

This is very much an economy in an unprecedented transition. We've been so scared of the virus, or at least what it could do to the economy, that we forgot that exciting times, when there is finally...

Meet Your New Editor

Written by Jimmy Mengel
Posted May 13, 2021

After months of searching, and hundreds upon hundreds of resumes and writing samples, we finally found our man. Outsider Club editor Jimmy Mengel sits down for a chat with the team's newest member,...

Cut the Fed Some Slack

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted May 12, 2021

Everyone, including Outsider Club editor Luke Burgess, criticizes the Fed's actions from time to time. But it's important to remember that the Federal Reserve is not completely independent...

The Fed’s “Three Mandates” Suffer From the “Three Body Problem”

Written by Adam English
Posted May 11, 2021

The Federal Reserve's unofficial “three mandate system” is in a transitory phase to obsolescence. The financial stability “third mandate” has been promoted to the first mandate and monetary...

Markets Preparing for Hyperinflation

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted May 5, 2021

At the end of the day inflation is already here and/or soon heading higher, depending on who you ask. And the best traditional hedge for inflation has been gold...

Biden's American Families Plan Is a Cheap Swing at the Rich

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted April 28, 2021

President Joe Biden is scheduled to present his American Families Plan today — in which he seeks $1.9 trillion to pay for programs designed to support families and children. Luke Burgess unpacks...