I am a very boring investor. Most of my investments are in solid dividend paying companies, US treasuries, and muni bonds. I live off the income from these investments, along with a decent fixed pension and Social Security. I almost never sell a stock. I really don't care what the stock price does, as long as the company is financially sound and their dividend increases with inflation. A few stocks have blown up on me (Lehman Brothers!) with small effect (I am widely diversified). However, in my lifetime I have NEVER seen things as bad as they are now. So I subscribed to BPR to see what they recommend that I do, but I will not do anything crazy just because they say so. I am curious what others on this forum think about BPR and their experience with them.
Tim, I have followed Bill Bonner for several years. I’ve always been interested in economics (have a degree in it, which is meaningless) but for the past 20 years or so, things haven’t “smelled right”. I was drawn to Jim Rickards, and then eventually to Bill’s great writing. Both authors, in my opinion, accurately point to where the smell is coming from.
In January, Bill and his crew set out on their own to help their subscribers “avoid the Big Loss”. So far, so good. I’m extremely conservative; I sold everything at the first of the year. A few months ago, I looked kind of silly compared to my wife and her separate investments; now, not so much. I guess she chooses to ride her tech stocks to the bottom (oh well, it’s her money, but she is now having me print up Tom Dyson’s weekly report, so maybe she’ll come around before it’s too late).
To your question: I feel fortunate to have Bonner Private Research to help make sense of this craziness. And I’m pretty sure Bill doesn’t need the money from our meager subscriptions. I think he does it more as a public service.
Tim, you won’t go wrong listening to these guys. So thank you, Bill, Tom, Joel, and Dan!
Sounds like you follow a good decent financial plan that has systematically worked for you, and I would bet that it will continue working for you.
There are a finite number of investment categories with sub-categories that exist, and even billionaires have to utilize them.
The “elite” as they like to be called inverse in the categories we have all come to know, real estate, bonds, stocks, currencies, cash, precious metals, businesses, ect. The difference is your approach. You can have a guy recite real estate investments like his favorite song, yet he may be in the poor house and not even own any property. 😂
Aside, from that, I do fairly well, but it’s not from your typical investments, mostly acquired from family wealth. Anyhow, I like to think conspiracy style, and so my opinion is that BPR gives his readers a good financial recipe. Solid cautious advice that’s not going to get you in a whole lot of trouble when the markets hit rock bottom, and may even put you in the green.
But I hate to say it, because I have upmost respect for Mr. Bonner, and I believe he is one of the best informational gurus out there, but he is an “elite”, measured in wealth terms, and all I can say about the elites, is that they are never ever really going to tell you how they truly invest their money, or where they keep it. They’ll give you bits and pieces, but may change the recipe a little because it’s a rule that you have to stay true, to the circle, and not disclose the true secrets of wealth, keep stealth, and don’t fickle, otherwise you’ll end up in a pickle, with the top brass, and your ass can be turned to grass. “The first rule of fight club is.... never talk about fight club”😂🤣😂🤣
I only joined recently but am glad I did. The weekly reports are to the point & thought provoking. The stock picks have mostly been dynamite so far too.
If you think the fed is going to crack under societies pressure, I’m afraid you’re mistaken. Inflation will continue past the new year. Everything needs to rearrange.
Next up, Stock trading platforms will shake the tree enough to get margin calls activated as stocks continue to Kamikaze their way into the pits of hades. 😂 Millions in dollars of margin debt called, time to pay the Piper, the little fish will get fried immaculately!
Historically you can say anything. Even if it only happens once in a million, guess what, it happens today or tomorrow, and once in a million will continue to happen an eternal amount of times everyday. Like a new sailor at sea.
Btw, I make $400 an hour watching tv. Please visit and click on:
I have been reading Bill for a little while and I agree of the outcome of this mess in the years to come.
Why anyone will be surprise that Chris Mayer or anybody else will be hurt . I ll been long bases metals , cash and real estate since long . My assets are not much better than two years ago and still I am the least hurt but still not boasting about my investment . As Tom would says I am in the defensive mode ( dans l attente ) . But when you look today everything is down ( apart energy ) my point is that if we are constant on Bill missives the world will change so much that most of us even the most prudent will be hurt in their investment or assets , I agree with him ... why should I or him be surprise that anyone is loosing on their investment, even when they are in a defensive mode . This system is going slowly and then suddenly as he says . The best is to accept the view that he has and share with him ... to accept ( and I am not saying he is not ok with it ) the small drawn down , to be in a place emotionally and financially ok to take advantage in the years to come . I do believe the mess will come more about 2026 and beyond , than patience will be the daily médecine to take .we all know that the Fed will do as they have been doing since 1987 ... I assure they won’t change , they the outcome will be big inflation and then huge deflation because DEBT . Am I sure that I ll be ok in the years to come ...NO because I do not contrôle all of I am talking about even with 45 years in the market ... but one thing I am sure , I ll enjoy my family my long time friends and the ones I ll meet in the future and God willing ... biking a lot of kilometers every day ... I love it 😂😉.
Have you heard that USA's big money and finteck stocks and Faang stocks have been meeting in private with the leftist movement in Washington DC to start a Fed digital currency and now meeting overseas to start a global digital currency. Where will they get the 2.5 trillion dollars for this,? Biden is wanting to combine Social Security With all of our retirement plans by August before the elections to get this done. Is this possible?
Trade of the decade working very well for me. I coupled it with EOG another Agora publication trophy asset. Couldn’t be more happy and well informed with Mr Bonner.
I hope you are right, but I don't think the dollar is here to stay for too much longer. I'm sure the Fed will find another type of currency to move the dollar into; which will, of course, cost us more to switch. Hope I'm wrong!
I am a very boring investor. Most of my investments are in solid dividend paying companies, US treasuries, and muni bonds. I live off the income from these investments, along with a decent fixed pension and Social Security. I almost never sell a stock. I really don't care what the stock price does, as long as the company is financially sound and their dividend increases with inflation. A few stocks have blown up on me (Lehman Brothers!) with small effect (I am widely diversified). However, in my lifetime I have NEVER seen things as bad as they are now. So I subscribed to BPR to see what they recommend that I do, but I will not do anything crazy just because they say so. I am curious what others on this forum think about BPR and their experience with them.
Tim, I have followed Bill Bonner for several years. I’ve always been interested in economics (have a degree in it, which is meaningless) but for the past 20 years or so, things haven’t “smelled right”. I was drawn to Jim Rickards, and then eventually to Bill’s great writing. Both authors, in my opinion, accurately point to where the smell is coming from.
In January, Bill and his crew set out on their own to help their subscribers “avoid the Big Loss”. So far, so good. I’m extremely conservative; I sold everything at the first of the year. A few months ago, I looked kind of silly compared to my wife and her separate investments; now, not so much. I guess she chooses to ride her tech stocks to the bottom (oh well, it’s her money, but she is now having me print up Tom Dyson’s weekly report, so maybe she’ll come around before it’s too late).
To your question: I feel fortunate to have Bonner Private Research to help make sense of this craziness. And I’m pretty sure Bill doesn’t need the money from our meager subscriptions. I think he does it more as a public service.
Tim, you won’t go wrong listening to these guys. So thank you, Bill, Tom, Joel, and Dan!
Thanks for your input!
Sounds like you follow a good decent financial plan that has systematically worked for you, and I would bet that it will continue working for you.
There are a finite number of investment categories with sub-categories that exist, and even billionaires have to utilize them.
The “elite” as they like to be called inverse in the categories we have all come to know, real estate, bonds, stocks, currencies, cash, precious metals, businesses, ect. The difference is your approach. You can have a guy recite real estate investments like his favorite song, yet he may be in the poor house and not even own any property. 😂
Aside, from that, I do fairly well, but it’s not from your typical investments, mostly acquired from family wealth. Anyhow, I like to think conspiracy style, and so my opinion is that BPR gives his readers a good financial recipe. Solid cautious advice that’s not going to get you in a whole lot of trouble when the markets hit rock bottom, and may even put you in the green.
But I hate to say it, because I have upmost respect for Mr. Bonner, and I believe he is one of the best informational gurus out there, but he is an “elite”, measured in wealth terms, and all I can say about the elites, is that they are never ever really going to tell you how they truly invest their money, or where they keep it. They’ll give you bits and pieces, but may change the recipe a little because it’s a rule that you have to stay true, to the circle, and not disclose the true secrets of wealth, keep stealth, and don’t fickle, otherwise you’ll end up in a pickle, with the top brass, and your ass can be turned to grass. “The first rule of fight club is.... never talk about fight club”😂🤣😂🤣
That was great! My sentiments exactly.
I only joined recently but am glad I did. The weekly reports are to the point & thought provoking. The stock picks have mostly been dynamite so far too.
I think you have a very wise approche ... carry on 😣
If you think the fed is going to crack under societies pressure, I’m afraid you’re mistaken. Inflation will continue past the new year. Everything needs to rearrange.
Next up, Stock trading platforms will shake the tree enough to get margin calls activated as stocks continue to Kamikaze their way into the pits of hades. 😂 Millions in dollars of margin debt called, time to pay the Piper, the little fish will get fried immaculately!
Historically you can say anything. Even if it only happens once in a million, guess what, it happens today or tomorrow, and once in a million will continue to happen an eternal amount of times everyday. Like a new sailor at sea.
Btw, I make $400 an hour watching tv. Please visit and click on:
“I wear a dunce cap” dot com! 😂🤣😂
I have been reading Bill for a little while and I agree of the outcome of this mess in the years to come.
Why anyone will be surprise that Chris Mayer or anybody else will be hurt . I ll been long bases metals , cash and real estate since long . My assets are not much better than two years ago and still I am the least hurt but still not boasting about my investment . As Tom would says I am in the defensive mode ( dans l attente ) . But when you look today everything is down ( apart energy ) my point is that if we are constant on Bill missives the world will change so much that most of us even the most prudent will be hurt in their investment or assets , I agree with him ... why should I or him be surprise that anyone is loosing on their investment, even when they are in a defensive mode . This system is going slowly and then suddenly as he says . The best is to accept the view that he has and share with him ... to accept ( and I am not saying he is not ok with it ) the small drawn down , to be in a place emotionally and financially ok to take advantage in the years to come . I do believe the mess will come more about 2026 and beyond , than patience will be the daily médecine to take .we all know that the Fed will do as they have been doing since 1987 ... I assure they won’t change , they the outcome will be big inflation and then huge deflation because DEBT . Am I sure that I ll be ok in the years to come ...NO because I do not contrôle all of I am talking about even with 45 years in the market ... but one thing I am sure , I ll enjoy my family my long time friends and the ones I ll meet in the future and God willing ... biking a lot of kilometers every day ... I love it 😂😉.
Unfortunately, "the mess" will come much sooner. More like 2022 or 2023. Please don't wait until 2026! Rethink your plan now!
Have you heard that USA's big money and finteck stocks and Faang stocks have been meeting in private with the leftist movement in Washington DC to start a Fed digital currency and now meeting overseas to start a global digital currency. Where will they get the 2.5 trillion dollars for this,? Biden is wanting to combine Social Security With all of our retirement plans by August before the elections to get this done. Is this possible?
John R Blair
Bonner Private Research member
blairjohnr8@gmail.com
Trade of the decade working very well for me. I coupled it with EOG another Agora publication trophy asset. Couldn’t be more happy and well informed with Mr Bonner.
I think you have your facts wrong;
10 Year Treasury History
Yr, Av. Yld. Yr Op Yr Hi Yr Lo Yr Cl Ann% Ch.
1987 8.39% 7.18% 10.23% 7.01% 8.83% 22.13%
1986 7.67% 9.04% 9.49% 6.95% 7.23% -19.67%
1985 10.62% 11.70% 12.02% 8.99% 9.00% -22.08%
1984 12.46% 11.86% 13.99% 11.24% 11.55% -2.28%
1983 11.10% 10.32% 12.20% 10.12% 11.82% 14.09%
1982 13.01% 14.19% 14.95% 10.36% 10.36% -25.89%
1981 13.92% 12.42% 15.84% 12.11% 13.98% 12.47%
1980 11.43% 10.50% 13.65% 9.47% 12.43% 20.33%
That was Joel writing from the hotel lobby...
Love your comments though and of course the whole BPR team.
I hope you are right, but I don't think the dollar is here to stay for too much longer. I'm sure the Fed will find another type of currency to move the dollar into; which will, of course, cost us more to switch. Hope I'm wrong!