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When Tina Met Fred

Jeff D. Opdyke · April 1, 2025 ·

Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes…. Once upon a time there was a Giant Tarantula named Tina, and she was having a problem with local insects. …

Ted Baumann · March 27, 2025 ·

You Need to Be Careful When You Buy Overseas… A couple weeks ago I went to a conference in Mexico hosted by Ronan McMahon and our friends at Real …

Jeff D. Opdyke · March 26, 2025 ·

More Global Acceptance of Crypto? Sometimes I feel like that dead Bulgarian mystic, Baba Vanga. Only, I’m not dead. I’m not Bulgarian. And I am …

Jeff D. Opdyke · March 25, 2025 ·

The Big Implications of Trump’s Latest Plan… Live long enough, the amorphous “they” say, and all your predictions will come true. Apparently, I …

Ted Baumann · March 23, 2025 ·

How to Escape Falling US Markets… In the US markets right now, the warning signs are flashing bright red… So, it’s time to take a good hard look at …

Jeff D. Opdyke · March 22, 2025 ·

One Trader 17x’ed Her Account With This Strategy… One thing always leads to another. I’m in the process of a do-it-yourself project to build a …

Jeff D. Opdyke · March 21, 2025 ·

This Simple Strategy Has Much Better Odds Than the Lottery… Today it’s “show and tell” day in Field Notes. Longtime readers may remember I built …

Jeff D. Opdyke · March 18, 2025 ·

I’m gonna label this dispatch, “Ode to Crisis Fatigue.” Or phrased another way: There’s opportunity in them thar spills. You have no doubt …

Ted Baumann · March 15, 2025 ·

How Trump’s New “Gold Card” Could Affect the Golden Visa Market. You might have heard news reports by now that President Trump is planning to …

Jeff D. Opdyke · March 14, 2025 ·

25% of US Debt Matures This Year… Be Very Afraid… Nine trillion, one hundred ninety-one billion, one hundred thirty-five million… ah never mind. I …