Matt Badiali

Matt Badiali is our in-house expert on mining and natural resource stocks — regularly visiting mine sites, meeting company executives face-to-face, and drawing on industry contacts to uncover major investment opportunities.

For more than 20 years, Matt’s deep connections across the global resources sector and his on-the-ground research have helped identify remarkable gains, including 338%… 597%… and even 4,317%. His work has been featured in publications such as Bloomberg, Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes, and he has appeared on Fox Business as a trusted commentator on commodities and mining.

Trained as a geologist, Matt left graduate school to work directly in the drilling and mining industry before bringing that boots-on-the-ground experience into the world of investing.

In 2025, as CEO of Quetzal Copper, he helped broker a major acquisition involving billionaire investor Eric Sprott, unlocking a 608% peak gain for shareholders in just two months.

Now Matt is bringing those same insights to everyday investors.

With governments around the world racing to secure critical minerals and strengthen domestic supply chains, Matt believes we’re entering a new era for the global resources sector. From copper and rare earths to strategic metals, demand for these materials is accelerating.

Matt believes this shift could create extraordinary opportunities for investors who position themselves early.

And his mission is simple: To help you identify those opportunities before the wider market catches on.

Bill Bonner

Bill Bonner is a veteran financial writer, historian, and founder of Agora, one of the largest independent financial publishing companies in the world. Over the past several decades, he has built a global readership by delivering sharp, contrarian analysis on markets, monetary policy, and the long-term consequences of government intervention.

His expertise has been shaped through years of studying financial history, economic cycles, and global markets—allowing him to identify patterns most investors overlook. Bonner is best known as the co-author of the international bestseller Empire of Debt, and for his widely read daily commentary, where he breaks down complex macro trends into clear, actionable insights.

Few commentators bring Bonner’s combination of historical perspective and market awareness. His work consistently challenges consensus thinking—focusing on debt, currency risk, and systemic fragility, while helping readers better understand the forces driving today’s financial landscape.

Today, he continues to provide regular analysis for investors seeking a more independent, long-term view of the markets.

Jim Rickards

James G. Rickards is an American lawyer, economist, and investment banker with 40 years of experience working in capital markets on Wall Street. He was the principal negotiator of the rescue of Long-Term Capital Management L.P. (LTCM) by the U.S Federal Reserve in 1998. His clients include institutional investors and government directorates.  

His work is regularly featured in the Financial Times, Evening Standard, New York Times, The Telegraph, and Washington Post, and he is frequently a guest on BBC, RTE Irish National Radio, CNN, NPR, CSPAN, CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox, and The Wall Street Journal. He has contributed as an advisor on capital markets to the U.S. intelligence community, and at the Office of the Secretary of Defense in the Pentagon. He has also testified before the U.S. House of Representatives about the 2008 financial crisis. Rickards is the author of The New Case for Gold (April 2016), and four New York Times best sellers, Currency Wars (2011), The Death of Money (2014), The Road to Ruin (2016), and Aftermath (2019) from Penguin Random House. And his latest book, The New Great Depression was published in January 2021.

James Altucher

James Altucher is an investor, venture capitalist, and bestselling author with deep expertise in emerging technologies like AI and crypto. He studied AI in college and grad school, contributed to IBM’s Deep Blue project, and has published academic research on the subject. From 2002 to 2009, he used AI to day-trade and run a hedge fund—later authoring Trade Like a Hedge Fund based on those strategies. 

An early crypto adopter, James created the first “Bitcoin only” store in 2013 and used his crypto gains to buy a multimillion-dollar home. As AI and crypto move mainstream, he’s focused on helping others stay ahead of the curve and take advantage of the wealth windows opening everyday. 

Sam Volkering

Sam built a career advising private clients and businesses on how to manage their money and build their wealth. With a decade of financial advice under his belt he decided that it was time to change the game and combine his great passions in life (technology, writing and helping people to make money).

He joined our Australian affiliate Port Phillip Publishing in 2013 and has since become one of Australia’s most recognised financial editors.

As a child he revelled in the wonders of the Apple 2e and Macintosh. A life-changing trip to Japan’s “Electric Town”, Akihabara set him on a discovery of technology that will never end. Starting a small tech business in his 20s, registering a patent in Australia and running several websites are just some examples of how he immerses himself in the world of technology.

But his real talents lie in uncovering, researching and investigating the world’s most revolutionary technology companies and trends before they hit the big time. He predicted the rise of 3D printing, the arrival of augmented reality and most notably the incredible shift to self-driving cars and artificial intelligence.

He first bought bitcoin in 2011, and ever since he has followed the cryptocurrencies “wild west”, becoming an authority in this new field of digital assets. Recently, Southbank Investment Research published his book Crypto Revolution: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies and The Future of Money.

He travels the world meeting and engaging with inventors, founders, innovators and the most influential people in tech. His unique combination of financial acumen with an unwavering devotion to the most cutting-edge technology makes Sam one of the most prodigious talents in our stable of editors.

James Allen

James Allen is a seasoned energy analyst with nearly two decades of experience covering the world’s most dynamic and complex energy markets. Over the years, he has built an extensive network of industry insiders, executives, and analysts, giving him a unique perspective on the forces shaping global energy trends.

His expertise was honed through years of frontline market reporting, starting at Platts, a leading energy price reporting agency, where he led the power markets desk. There, he developed a deep understanding of energy pricing, trading dynamics, and regulatory developments, forming the foundation of his analytical approach.

James then moved to Montel, where he served as Head of the Manhattan real-time newswire bureau. For five years, he covered the wholesale energy markets, providing breaking news and in-depth analysis on LNG, pipelines, coal, carbon pricing, power generation, oil markets, and utility hedging strategies. His role required extensive travel across the Americas, meeting with industry insiders, policymakers, and traders to uncover emerging trends before they hit the mainstream.

Few analysts have both the market knowledge and the insider connections that James brings to the table. From government officials to the traders navigating billion-dollar deals, he has engaged with the key players who shape the global energy landscape. His insights are backed by firsthand experience, deep research, and an unwavering commitment to uncovering the most lucrative investment opportunities in energy and clean tech.

Nickolai Hubble

After finishing his degrees in finance and law at Bond University in Australia in 2009, working for an investment bank didn’t seem so enticing any more. An internship with his scholarship provider Goldman Sachs during the height of the financial crisis was quite enough of that.

Instead, Nickolai went to work for independent publishers that allow their analysts to predict the financial crises that investment bankers cause.

In 2012 Nickolai exposed the sub-prime practices of Australian banks to his readers at The Money for Life Letter. His accusations that bankers and mortgage brokers routinely manipulate their customers’ loan applications were vindicated by a Royal Commission in 2018.

In 2018 Nickolai predicted Italy’s budget battles would lead to “Bloody October” and successfully warned his subscribers about the worst period in financial markets since 2008. In August he compiled his predictions into a book called How the Euro Dies.

Nickolai doesn’t just investigate financial markets and predict crises and opportunities. He’s also a flying trapeze, juggling and chin balancing performer and instructor. He’s lived in England, Ireland, Scotland, Austria, Germany, Australia, Thailand and Japan, stubbornly refusing to identify with any nationality.

Nickolai is the only person to have spun a plate on a stick while playing the bagpipes while swinging on a flying trapeze bar eight metres up in the air.