Brian HicksPosted July 8, 2026
Today, a new chapter in digital currency is unfolding. But unlike the digital-cash pioneers who arrived a decade too early, this chapter isn't waiting on infrastructure that doesn't exist yet. The...
Jason SimpkinsPosted July 7, 2026
Yesterday, China's military did something it rarely does. It fired a ballistic missile from a submarine into the Pacific, setting off alarm bells throughout the region...
Brian HicksPosted July 4, 2026
On February 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed. The Mexican-American War was over, and in exchange for $15 million, Mexico ceded an enormous stretch of territory to the U.S. At the...
Jason WilliamsPosted July 3, 2026
America declared political independence 250 years ago. Financial independence is the freedom we build for ourselves… One investment at a time.
Jason WilliamsPosted July 2, 2026
For years, Bitcoin claimed to be "digital gold." But investors finally have a blockchain-based way to own exposure to real gold and Bitcoin is tanking on the news.
Brian HicksPosted July 1, 2026
The people criticizing AI infrastructure today are making the same mistake that the critics of Alaska made in 1867. They're looking at the present and assuming it will look exactly the same 10 years...
Jason SimpkinsPosted June 30, 2026
Iran flared up again over the weekend, exposing the 'peace deal' for what it always was: a pause in a permanent cycle. Here's why investors should treat the Iran war as a structural feature of the...
Jason SimpkinsPosted June 29, 2026
The trillion-dollar defense buildup, the Golden Dome rollout, the Pacific pivot, and the rearmament of the entire NATO alliance are not slowing down because of one warship contract.
Brian HicksPosted June 27, 2026
A funny thing happens in every bull market. The weak hands sell to the strong hands. The tourists get shaken out. The true believers get richer. And right now that's exactly what's happening in gold.
Jason WilliamsPosted June 26, 2026
While investors focus on giant reactors and SMRs, a little-known corner of the nuclear market may be creating one of the decade's most compelling opportunities.
Jason WilliamsPosted June 25, 2026
Everyone is talking about AI and quantum computing. Few are talking about the copper, uranium, steel, and even gold required to make them possible. That’s an opportunity.
Brian HicksPosted June 24, 2026
SpaceX has fired a starting gun for the AI era. But here's what many investors still don't understand: The biggest winners may not be the AI companies themselves.