The Christmas Credit Hangover
Posted November 11, 2026
By Zach Scheidt
The parking lot at a little discount store in Georgia is filling up. Across America, shoppers are stretching every dollar while piling on more credit card debt.
Zach Scheidt sees two trades taking shape: one retailer that could cash in on the bargain hunt, and one lender that could pay dearly when the holiday bills arrive.
Cash Isn’t Cowardice
Posted November 10, 2026
By Sean Ring
Mining’s great investors say every ten-bagger costs you a 50% loss along the way. For them, it’s true. Here’s what the line leaves out, and why waiting in cash can be the smartest trade on the board.
Be the House
Posted November 09, 2026
By Sean Ring
James Altucher thinks buying stocks is gambling. I think he's wrong. A mathematician who beat Las Vegas and Wall Street proves why. And three legendary investors show you how to play the game without becoming the sucker.
The Yuan Trap
Posted November 06, 2026
By Sean Ring
In 1949, Mao Zedong went to Moscow begging Stalin for money.
Seventy-six years later, Russia is the one begging China to move its money.
Putin thought he'd escaped Washington's financial grip. Instead, he walked straight into Beijing's tollbooth.
The 16,000 Who Rule America
Posted November 05, 2026
By Sean Ring
The square root of 260 million is roughly 16,000.
That's how many wolves a mathematical model suggests could threaten a village the size of America's adult population.
It's only a game, of course. But Washington has been playing a remarkably similar one for decades.
The 87% Solution
Posted November 04, 2026
By Sean Ring
Intel shareholders had a terrible Friday. They lost nearly 29%.
But a group of European investors did something considerably worse. They found a way to lose 87% betting on the very same stock.
Their secret? A little financial engineering, three times the leverage, and an airbag that deployed after the car hit the wall.
Warsaw Unpacked
Posted November 03, 2026
By Sean Ring
Poland's president turned his plane around. Riot police surrounded the country's constitutional court. Judges fought over who had the right to sit on the bench.
And somewhere in the background sits a mountain of gold.
Welcome to Warsaw, where two political rivals fight over the referee, and the whole nation has seen this movie before.
A Crude Tax
Posted November 02, 2026
By Sean Ring
October was a month of expensive oil and expensive mistakes. Crude surged, silver collapsed, crypto cracked, and Big Tech finally discovered that electricity costs money. But the bond market told the most interesting story of all.
You Can't Eat Conviction
Posted October 30, 2026
By Sean Ring
You can be absolutely right about inflation, money printing, and the long-term case for precious metals. You can also lose half your money waiting for the market to agree with you.
In God We Trust. In Gold We Hedge.
Posted October 29, 2026
By Matt Badiali
An Iraqi currency exchange laughed at Matt for trying to trade his dinars. The Confederacy printed its money into oblivion. DC, meanwhile, has discovered that inflation is a mighty convenient way to shrink its debts and make your savings disappear. Today, Matt explains why boring old gold remains the best defense against the oldest trick in the government's book.
