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At The Daily Reckoning, we’ve been providing independent financial forecasting and commentary since 1999 — longer than anyone else in the business, I’m proud to say.
Each day we take a fresh look at the world and the markets. We make an informed guess about where they’re headed, and alert you to ways we think you can protect yourself ahead of events. Our sole purpose is to help you profit from the deeper trends the mainstream press has overlooked — or won’t tell you about.
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It All Seemed So Simple in 1999…
Sixteen years ago, The Daily Reckoning was the first of its kind — a free financial e-letter bucking the analysis and advice of the mainstream financial press. We called it first and called it right when we said the U.S. was headed for a major financial crash.
Fast-forward to present day, and a lot has changed. There’s a whole cottage industry producing financial forecasts, gloom about the end of America, predictions of financial collapse and the demise of the dollar. Simply put, there are more opinions, analysis and information for you to turn to than ever before.
But 99.9% of that information leaves you knowing less about how to safely build your wealth, rather than more.
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