Investing

How I Lost $15 Million

A sudden win can be more dangerous than a slow loss. This piece explores why misunderstanding risk leads to poor decisions — and how investors can think more clearly when certainty is impossible.

Discover the true incentives and you can predict the outcome

Way back in 2011, Jim Rickards first laid out his long-term prediction: currency wars are followed by trade wars and then shooting wars between major powers.

2026, the year of shortage before excess

As we head into 2026, the AI boom is entering a new phase. Not excess, but shortage. From memory and storage to compute and power, critical AI infrastructure is running out, and supply won’t catch up for years. This is where the next wave of outsized returns will be made — before abundance finally arrives.

Bad Strategy

When leaders mistake short-term fixes for long-term strategy, the results are predictable: weaker markets, distorted prices, and growing costs for everyone else.

What a $0.60 Stock Taught Me About Fear

A $0.60 stock. No good news. And a move Wall Street couldn’t explain. Here’s what panic really looks like—and how investors who understand market mechanics profit from it.

It’s America for now, but not forever

While pessimism dominates the UK right now, a different picture emerges when you strip out the noise and think with pragmatic clarity — the kind my mother taught me. Yes, the UK is a great country and will be again. But when it comes to investing today, we’re standing in front of two lakes: one brimming with opportunity, the other nearly empty.

Banana Republic Prices

The US has become a banana republic without the bananas. The practical importance: shouldn’t its capital assets — its stocks and bonds, primarily — be marked down to banana republic levels?

Don’t Panic. Do This Instead.

If you think all is lost and the market is finished for good… don’t read this. Because what we’re about to show you challenges the doom narrative entirely. History, data, and decades of market behavior point to a very different outcome—one most investors overlook right before conditions turn. If you’d rather stay pessimistic, skip it. But if you’re willing to see what the numbers actually suggest, keep reading.

How to Become a Pawn Star

Rick Harrison turned forgotten objects into opportunity and built a business on understanding the thin line between story and value. In markets, that same skill separates speculation from smart investing. Knowing what’s worth holding, and what’s just sentimental dust, is how you become a true pawn star.

The Ferrari Fallacy

When Morgan Housel said he once wanted a Ferrari, a mansion, and a Rolex “because I had nothing else to offer,” it hit home. Because that’s the trap most of us fall into — mistaking money for meaning.

Your Brain Is Catfishing You

Most people “settle down” — in love, in work, in investing. But what if the better path is to settle up? In this episode, Case Kenny explains why the right relationships (and the right investments) don’t shrink your life… they expand it.

The SPAC is BACK in 2025! And here are four to prove it…

Wall Street’s bull run is roaring ahead. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are skating at or above all-time highs, and even Treasury yields spiked after the Fed decided on Wednesday to cut rates for the first time since Trump took office for the second time.

Guaranteed money making every time Nvidia posts earnings?

Nvidia keeps smashing earnings — and the stock keeps dipping before climbing to new highs. Here’s why that “slowdown” Wall Street fears still hasn’t arrived.

How to Be Great (Without Screaming)

What does one of the world’s greatest chefs have in common with successful investors? More than you think. From folding towels to carving meaning from trauma, Curtis Duffy’s story is a masterclass in what it really takes to build greatness—whether in the kitchen or in your portfolio.

An Options Strategy We DO Like...

From Trump’s latest moves to the UK’s wealth drain, our editors covered it all this week. But the big question remains: is the stock rally almost done? We don’t pretend to know. Instead, we’re exploring smart ways to trade what’s actually happening.

Nvidia's Next Big Move: How a tube of Pringles turned into a 10,300% gain

James Altucher’s AI flagged a “Blue Spike” on Kellanova before a 10,300% surge. Now it’s flashing again — and the next target may be a tiny AI firm tied to Nvidia.

Information technology revolutions create investment legends. Care to join them?

The world’s most famous family dynasties were born out of changes in communications technology. We’re talking names like the Medici, Rothschilds and Fuggers.

The Sydney Sweeney Effect: when tight jeans move the market

Sydney Sweeney didn’t just star in a denim ad — she sent a $1.9B company’s stock soaring. Here’s how five words turned into a market-moving moment.

Fiscal dominance has it precisely backwards

Socialism gave us tyranny. Monetarism gave us asset bubbles. Keynesianism gave us the national debt. MMT gave us inflation. What’ll the next big idea cause?