Kim Iskyan

Earth's Population Hits 8 Billion

While it took just 11 years for the latest billion people to be added to the Earth’s population, population growth is slowing down. If it has felt more crowded on planet Earth lately, you’d be right. The world’s population recently hit 8 billion…

Asset Seizures Hit Foreign Companies In Russia

The Kremlin is moving in on the holdings of foreign energy companies as the war in Ukraine drags on. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, hundreds of multinational companies abruptly pulled out of the country—temporarily, they hoped. And as the…

Two Big Markets to Put on Your Radar

My grandmother liked my company, but she also wanted me to haul her suitcases through the Indonesian dust. About 30 years ago, my "oma" joined a group tour with a few dozen other elderly Dutch people to visit the Southeast Asian country. At the time,…

Four Essential Money Lessons

"The only source of knowledge is experience." Albert Einstein might not have been thinking of finance when he said this, but it's a brutal truth. As humans, we like to pass on our knowledge... to our children, grandchildren, friends... We try to help…

The Perils of the 'Great Man'

One man can make all the difference... Putin's influence on the global economy... What's next in Russia?... Beware of autocrats... The perils of the 'great man'... Our biggest event of the year... Editor's note: With Digest editor Corey McLaughlin…

I'm Back With My Boots on the Ground

Before the pandemic, I spent most of the year traveling tens of thousands of miles around the world keeping my "boots on the ground"... attending conferences on everything from the latest in cancer research to new developments in the world of…

What I Learned From a $50 Million Mistake

Editor's note: The markets and our offices will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Your next issue of DailyWealth will publish on Tuesday, after the Weekend Edition. We look forward to rejoining you soon. If you learn from your…

What I Learned From a $50 Million Mistake

Editor's note: The markets and our offices will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Your next issue of DailyWealth will publish on Tuesday, after the Weekend Edition. We look forward to rejoining you soon. If you learn from your…

How I Made 750% on Virtual Real Estate

Dear reader, Trish Regan here… NFTs have taken a hit in recent months. Even the “bluest of blue-chip NFT projects” have suffered from the market downturn. But as American Consequences‘ Kim Iskyan explains, NFTs may still have a future… one that goes…

An Interview With Investing Legend Jim Rogers

Jim Rogers is an investing legend. He and George Soros co-founded the Quantum Fund, one of the world’s most successful hedge funds. After generating returns of 4,200% over 10 years, Jim quit full-time investing in 1980 to do whatever he wanted. Since…

How Markets Change in Times of War

Dear reader, Trish Regan here… More than two months after erupting, the war in Ukraine rages on. It has become quite clear that the human and economic losses are… and will continue to be… catastrophic. Wars, in my view, only have losers. And Russia’s…

Capital Markets Slack Off, But Fees Hold

The equity capital markets were hit the hardest, particularly in the US. It’s been a rough start to the year for many bankers, as deal volumes collapsed in many markets. But the news hasn’t been all bad. The equity capital markets were hit the…

Higher Interest Rates... and the Coming 'Zombie Apocalypse'

The Weekend Edition is pulled from the daily Stansberry Digest. Cash hasn't returned anything more than pocket change in a long time... It has been more than 15 years, in fact. In 2007, you could have put money into a savings account, a certificate…

World's Best Banks 2022: Central And Eastern Europe

In a world of uncertainty, banks look to the future. It’s been a challenging time for banks across the globe–and for Central and Eastern Europe in particular. As much of the world economy was just emerging from the throes of the Covid-19, banks faced…

Now Is the Time to Invest in My Two Favorite Bull Markets

Dear reader, Trish Regan here… For most individual investors… It’s all a puzzle. Russia’s attack on Ukraine has revealed a weakness in many people’s investments… one that doesn’t have an easy solution. As my American Consequences colleague Kim Iskyan…

What I Learned From a $50 Million Mistake

If you learn from your mistakes, then the global economic crisis in 2008 to 2009 must have made you a much smarter person. But hopefully your mistake wasn’t as expensive as mine… I (Kim Iskyan) lost $50 million of other people’s money. In early 2008,…

Beware the ‘O-Rings’ of Your Portfolio

Dear reader, Trish Regan here… Risk management is the centerpiece of any good investment strategy, especially in today’s “extraordinary period of disruption.” Volatile markets, along with the ongoing turmoil in Ukraine, make it difficult to predict…

Personal Assets Hold the Key to Your Wealth

Dear reader, Trish Regan here… My colleagues and I often write about the importance of diversification… It reduces your investment risk and helps to preserve and grow your wealth over time. But lately, portfolio diversification has become more…

Why You Need a ‘Plan Z’

Dear reader, Trish Regan here… Millions of Russian and Ukrainian citizens are facing the unthinkable… Besides the daily threat of death, many have lost their incomes and savings. Some are stuck with useless passports, unable to escape their war-torn…

Russia Bondholders Face Ugly Reckoning

Russia's biggest companies and the Russian government may soon be unable to make payments on their debt obligations. That’s the question that global investors are asking about whether Russia will default on its international bonds. If the sanctions…