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A (Short) Investor’s Guide to the Shortage of Everything

Written by Adam English
Posted April 27, 2021

The cascade of things that we suddenly don’t have enough of goes on and on. Contrary to gut reactions, it does make sense, and it will keep making sense for years to come in some cases. Most of it...

Will Cryptos Kill the Banking Industry?

Written by Outsider Club
Posted April 26, 2021

DeFi could be one of the most innovative financial technologies to be invented in the last 25 years. We don’t always agree with Elon Musk, but we’ll happily side with him on this one: “Don’t...

Reality Is Catching Up With Potential

Written by Adam English
Posted April 23, 2021

It's one thing to have the technology. It's another to have the infrastructure. New developments for fuel cells show that a whole bunch of infrastructure is coming, and that it will pay off...

What I Learned in "High" School

Written by Jimmy Mengel
Posted April 22, 2021

With a stroke of the pen, America could have a booming new industry. Cannabis investing expert Jimmy Mengel explains why he's planting his money in the U.S. cannabis market...

Gold and the Lindy Effect

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted April 21, 2021

Gold will likely remain valued as a store of wealth for another 5,000 years. But it won't be because it has already been that way for the past 5,000. Gold expert Luke Burgess explains why the metal...

Prison, Ponzis, and Profits

Written by Jimmy Mengel
Posted April 15, 2021

Bernie Madoff died in prison on April 14th, 2021 at the age of 82. Madoff's now infamous Ponzi scheme managed to swindle $50 billion from ordinary people, charities, and celebrities alike. If only...

Is This New "Gold-Backed” Crypto Misleading Investors?

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted April 14, 2021

If you want to invest in gold, buy gold. The most direct way to do that is owning the physical bullion yourself. Beware of the pitfalls that may come with supposed "gold-backed" cryptocurrencies...

Easing Investor Anxiety with these 3 Dividend ETFs

Written by Jimmy Mengel
Posted April 8, 2021

For any investor struggling with analysis paralysis, dividend aristocrats are an easy choice. But most folks don’t want to buy a dozen stocks and keep track of them all. That's why I recommend...

Vanadium Investing 2021

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted April 7, 2021

Right now, grid energy storage facilities use lithium-ion batteries to store electricity. But lithium-ion batteries have flaws, which is why battery industry leaders are turning toward vanadium...

Magic to Mundane: A Tech Investing Checklist

Written by Adam English
Posted April 6, 2021

Just like applied physics or engineering, it’s a hard thing to bridge the gap from a proposal to a funded project to real-world applications. With all the money being thrown at tech these days, I...

Gold Set to Post Large Quarterly Loss

Written by Luke Burgess
Posted March 31, 2021

In less than 24 hours, the attack will be on. The target: gold. Gold prices are set to post their worst quarterly losses since at least 2016. And the gold haters are set to have a field day with new...

Does the Fed Even Know It’s Full of It?

Written by Adam English
Posted March 30, 2021

Make no mistake about it. The Federal Reserve has always been a political body. The consequences are profound, and we need to react to them.