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The World’s Best-Kept Retirement Secret?

Ted Baumann · July 4, 2026 ·

My latest scouting trip took him somewhere few Americans ever consider. This weekend I’m winging my way to Mauritius, an island nation in the …

Jeff D. Opdyke · July 1, 2026 ·

And the dice may already have been rolled… A stranger knocks on your front door this afternoon. "Got a proposition for you," they say when you …

Ted Baumann · June 26, 2026 ·

It has nothing to do with stocks—and everything to do with freedom. There’s a predictable scene in every spy movie… One that you could soon be …

Jeff D. Opdyke · June 26, 2026 ·

Don’t just take my word for it. Don't listen to anything I'm about to share with you. Instead, listen to the people who approve the message of …

Jeff D. Opdyke · June 25, 2026 ·

I’ve seen this movie before… Every high school has one—the Homecoming Queen. No offence to former homecoming queens reading today’s dispatch—I’m …

Ted Baumann · June 19, 2026 ·

The Opportunity Hiding at Africa's Southern Tip “God, I love this country.” My wife doesn’t even turn to look at me when I say that these days. …

Jeff D. Opdyke · June 17, 2026 ·

25 million Americans depend on Social Security for all of their income… I’ve been awaiting this day since before Christmas—The pool maintenance guy …

Jeff D. Opdyke · June 16, 2026 ·

The debt binge is over. Now comes the hangover. The ghost of 2007 is back. And this time, he brought a friend—the ghost of COVID. Together, they're …

Jeff D. Opdyke · June 15, 2026 ·

The gold selloff was a trap… The guns have gone silent. And now, gold is making some noise. Here on Monday morning (in Portugal), just hours after …

Jeff D. Opdyke · June 14, 2026 ·

And it could cost them a fortune. “They don’t make kids like they used to.” That was my comment to my wife, Yulia, the other day as we drove back …