You'll Want to See This Before 2017...
The most important question in the financial world today... Steve Sjuggerud updates his investment 'script'... Why you should be reading True Wealth... You'll want to see this before 2017... P.J. O'Rourke's Christmas list...
It's the single most important question in the financial world right now...
What will a Donald Trump presidency mean for your money?
- Will Trump be able to carry out the sweeping policy changes he has promised, like cutting taxes, eliminating "red tape," and renegotiating trade agreements?
- Will these policies lead to strong economic growth for the first time in years... or even set off an economic "boom," as some folks – including brilliant hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio – now predict?
- And perhaps most important for Digest readers, will the "Trump Trade" continue? Will stocks, the U.S. dollar, and interest rates continue even higher... while bonds and precious metals fall farther?
Our colleague Steve Sjuggerud – editor of True Wealth – says he has the answers...
And some of them are sure to surprise you.
But before we talk about Steve's investment outlook for the next few years, we'd like to take a moment to talk about Steve himself...
If you haven't been with us for long, you may not know just how incredible Steve's long-term track record has been...
Steve warned readers to get out of tech stocks in 1999. He thought they were far too expensive and far too popular to safely own any longer. As longtime investors know, the Internet bubble collapsed the next year.
Instead of recommending falling tech stocks in 2001 – like many analysts were still doing – Steve urged his subscribers to buy cheap real estate stocks. Of course, as we all know by now, real estate soared in value over the next several years.
From 2003 to 2005, Steve practically begged readers to buy gold and gold stocks. Again, gold soared hundreds of percent in the following years. One of Steve's recommended gold stocks – Seabridge Gold (SA) – soared 995%... turning every $10,000 invested into nearly $110,000. It's the top-performing recommendation in Stansberry Research history.
Around the same time, Steve also predicted China's growing economy would drive the prices of industrial commodities much higher. He was exactly right... And the prices of many commodities like copper and crude oil went on to hit all-time highs.
More recently – following the 2008 financial crisis – Steve turned incredibly bullish on U.S. stocks...
In March 2009, Steve's advice to readers was as clear as could be: "You want to own stocks, right now." In fact, Steve was so bullish, for the first time in his career, he personally borrowed money to buy stocks.
And for the past seven years, no one has called the bull market better.
Time and again over the years, Steve told his subscribers to stay long... don't panic... higher stock prices were likely. Even early this year, when stocks were plunging and it looked like the bull market had ended, Steve remained cautiously bullish and said new highs were likely in the coming months.
Again, he was exactly right. We can't think of another analyst who has been as "spot on" about stocks since the bull market began.
We could list a dozen other "big picture" trends Steve has called correctly over the years...
Simply put, nobody is better than Steve at scanning the entire market – stocks, bonds, real estate, commodities, currencies, and more – and finding huge opportunities.
One of Steve's "secrets" is that he looks at markets differently than most folks. As longtime subscribers know, he likes to sum up this approach with a simple mantra: "Cheap, hated, and in an uptrend."
Steve first looks for cheap assets that are out of favor with investors. By definition, these are assets with incredible upside potential. But Steve also requires evidence that prices have bottomed and are moving higher. This ensures investors aren't trying to catch a "falling knife" or sitting on "dead money" for years.
Steve reverses these criteria when deciding when to sell – or even short – an asset. He looks for assets that are expensive, "overly loved" by investors, and trending lower.
This approach is not only unique, it's also incredibly effective...
It allows Steve to recommend "off the radar" investments and asset classes that would traditionally be considered too risky for everyday folks... yet to do so in a way that's safe enough for even the most conservative investor.
Steve's True Wealth recommendations have achieved close to 15% average annualized returns over the past 10 years. That is a fantastic result. (To put it in perspective, the benchmark S&P 500 Index has averaged 4.5% annualized returns over the same period.) And it is even more remarkable when you consider he is taking far less risk than the average investor... and charging just pennies a day for his service.
Which brings us to today...
As we mentioned, no one has been more bullish – or more correct – about the ongoing bull market in stocks than Steve.
So you may be interested to learn he recently updated his investment "script" following Donald Trump's election-night victory last month.
In his latest issue of True Wealth – just published last Friday – Steve laid out a "blueprint" detailing what he expects for stocks and other assets in 2017 and beyond.
Because he knows many folks are trying to make sense of today's uncertain markets, Steve agreed to sit down for a brief interview to share his outlook – including his latest thoughts on stocks, interest rates, gold, and more – with all interested Stansberry Research readers, free of charge.
You can view it for yourself right here.
Of course, out of fairness to Steve's paid subscribers, we can't share his specific investment recommendations here today...
But you can get instant access to Steve's full "2017 Blueprint" with a 100% risk-free trial to True Wealth.
What does it cost to receive financial research that allows you to conservatively make almost 15% a year... and that lays out a detailed investment blueprint for the upcoming year?
Financial advisers will charge you tens of thousands of dollars... even hundreds of thousands of dollars to manage your money.
Hedge funds will charge you at least 2% annually, and take at least 20% of your profits. For high-net-worth individuals, these fees can easily exceed $1 million a year.
True Wealth – Steve's advisory with an extraordinary track record of nailing big trends –normally sells for just $199 a year.
That's less than $4 a week. You likely spent more than that on lunch today. But if you try True Wealth today, you won't even pay that...
Right now you can try Steve's True Wealth advisory for just $99... HALF OFF the usual cost. And we'll give you a full 30 days to decide if it's for you. If you're not completely happy, let us know and we'll issue a full refund for every penny.
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New 52-week highs (as of 12/21/16): Automatic Data Processing (ADP), American Express (AXP), Axis Capital (AXS), Boeing (BA), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), CONE Midstream Partners (CNNX), CommScope (COMM), Corsa Coal (CSO.V), Cedar Fair (FUN), Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund (JRO), Spirit Airlines (SAVE), Travelers (TRV), and W.R. Berkley (WRB).
Have you benefited from Steve's research? Let us know at feedback@stansberryreserach.com. And read on for the latest essay from Digest contributing editor P.J. O'Rourke, who shares his Christmas wish list.
Regards,
Justin Brill
Baltimore, Maryland
December 22, 2016
My Christmas List: Presents America Would Like From the New President
Dear Donald Claus,
I know you aren't president yet. But you will be soon. So I thought I'd make a list of things that America would like to get for Christmas.
We've been good this year. Well, according to the popular-vote tally, 62,788,630 of us were good – from your point of view – while 65,435,318 of us were naughty. But funny enough, the naughty ones are the people who believe the government is Santa. So I guess it's all right if you bring them presents, too.
A Lump of Coal in Our Stockings
Or anyway, some kind of energy policy that makes use of America's natural resources and keeps us from being dependent on parts of the world that seem to be populated by a lot of Grinches.
And a Pile of Asphalt, Too
You've promised to rebuild America's infrastructure. And we know how much you like big, shiny, impressive things (preferably with your name on them).
But the most important part of infrastructure isn't "visions of sugar plums," it's maintenance. If Rudolph's nose ever flickers out and your sleigh has to make an emergency landing on I-95, you'll know what we mean. 'Tis the season to fill potholes.
A Christmas Goose
Not that kind of "goose." Not after you almost lost the election thanks to "locker room talk" with Billy Bush.
What I have in mind is the traditional Yuletide fare of cooked goose. And we don't have to go to the farmyard to find one.
Any number of senior bureaucrats in Washington should have their gooses cooked, starting with those at the IRS and the Veterans Administration.
Money
Always everybody's favorite present!
But I don't mean money in the sense of the crisp new $1 bill that Great Aunt Clara has been putting in my Christmas card since 1964.
I don't want any cash from you. And nobody else should, either. Our country has suffered enough from the idea that money is a "gift" from the government.
A much better Christmas treat for America would be a reform of our central banking system that guaranteed our money is and will continue to be actually worth something. As it is, we might as well have currency with a picture of Janet Yellen on it and a denomination marked "?".
Health Insurance
But please, not the ugly, garish Obamacare kind. It clashes with everything – common sense, fiscal responsibility, and good public health outcomes.
Yet you can't deny that modern medical costs can be astronomical. We don't want Americans to be bankrupted by huge hospital and doctor bills that they can't control.
It shouldn't be hard for a clever businessman like you to create a "Catastrophic Health Care Cost Insurance Pool" that's cheap to join and only pays off in the event of a truly disastrous illness or injury.
When it comes to medical expenses, nobody should lose the house. The boat, maybe, but not the house.
Taxes
This might seem like a strange thing to ask for. And opening a festively wrapped package of higher taxes would certainly be an unwelcome surprise on Christmas morning.
But even slightly higher taxes would be better than the taxes we have now. The American tax system is so deliberately full of subterfuges and complex scams that if the IRS were a private business, it would be subject to prosecution for criminal fraud.
I want my tax bill to be simple. And I want an itemized receipt.
Taxes are the price we pay for domestic security and the rule of law. If I'm in the top tax bracket (and I hope to get there), I'm paying 39.6% of the $466,950 that I earn. That's $184,912.
If I spent $184,912 at the grocery store, I'd expect the cash register to print out a list of the items I purchased and what I paid for each of them.
How much was that can of Whoop-Ass? How much was that package of poisonous snakes preserved in federally protected wetlands?
So that's what I want for America. But I also have my own personal Christmas list. This doesn't have anything to do with you, Mr. President-elect. I'm publishing it here in the Stansberry Digest because Jolly Saint Nick is obviously a man of ample economic resources and therefore, no doubt about it, a paid-up subscriber. I'd like to make sure he sees...
What I DON'T Want for Christmas
12 Drummers Drumming: Any Santa who gives drum sets to children should be placed under house arrest in his North Pole workshop.
11 Pipers Piping: A Santa who gives bagpipes to children is even worse. May global warming cause the polar ice sheet to melt and plunge him and all the elves into the icy Arctic Ocean.
10 Lords a-Leaping: The U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 9, Clause 8: "No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States."
9 Ladies Dancing: My wife objects. She says one is enough. Plus, my wife points out, I can't dance, anyway.
8 Maids a-Milking: Luddism, plain and simple. Automatic milking machines vastly improve dairy farm productivity.
7 Swans a-Swimming: Not in my pond. I have hunting dogs. My black lab would make short work of these.
6 Geese a-Laying: See "Christmas Goose" above.
5 Golden Rings: Symbol of the Olympics. Please keep the Olympic Games out of the U.S. They've become a ridiculous spectacle conducted at enormous public expense featuring sports you've never heard of played by countries that should go home and pave their roads.
4 Calling Birds: I hate Twitter.
3 French Hens: We have Rhode Island Reds. Snooty French Hens turning up their beaks at my Purina chicken feed? No thanks.
2 Turtle Doves: I'm an avid bird hunter, but I live in New Hampshire, which doesn't have a dove season.
A Partridge in a Pear Tree: Shooting a sitting bird kind of goes against "the spirit of Christmas." And we hunters don't consider it sporting, either. (Although, Santa, I wouldn't mind a few ruffed grouse in the orchard next October.)
Regards,
P.J. O'Rourke