Rich Checkan graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer. He then served tours of duty at Fort Benning in Georgia, Schofield Barracks in Hawaii and in the... Read More

Robert R. Prechter is editor of The Elliott Wave Theorist, which applies technical analysis to forecasting the stock market, precious metals and interest rates. His latest book is Last Chance to Conquer the Crash, which gives careful instructions on how to protect yourself against a financial meltdown by accessing resources such as safe investments, a... Read More

Mr. Lepard is a vocal advocate for sound money and the adoption of the Austrian School of Economics as a model for running the economy. He has been a professional investment manager for 42 years.  He spent 20 years in the venture capital business as a Partner at Summit Partners in Boston and Geocapital Partners in Ft.... Read More

Tavi is Partner and Macro Strategist at Crescat Capital and has been with the firm since 2013. He is responsible for developing Crescat’s macro models as part of our thematic investment process. His research has been featured in financial publications such as Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Yahoo Finance, Real Vision, and others. Tavi... Read More

David Collum received a BS in biology from Cornell in 1977 and an MA, MS, and PhD in chemistry from Columbia University in 1980. Dave currently is the Betty R. Miller Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. While at Cornell Dave has served as Director of Undergraduate Studies, Director of Graduate Studies, associate chairman, and... Read More

Alexander Green is an analyst, author, and speaker whose primary mission is to show investors how to achieve and maintain financial independence. For 16 years, he worked as an investment advisor, research analyst, and portfolio manager on Wall Street. He has been the Chief Investment Strategist of The Oxford Club since 2001. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Gone... Read More

Russell Gray is a second-generation entrepreneur, seasoned financial talk show host, author, and business mentor. He’s the founder of The Raising Capitalists Project, which supports nurturing young entrepreneurs and investors. An economics and history buff, Russ champions Constitutional liberty as the foundation for true prosperity. He hosts the Main Street Capitalist Show, where he and... Read More

David Morgan is a widely recognized analyst in the precious metals industry and consults for hedge funds, high net worth investors, mining companies, depositories, and bullion dealers. He is the publisher of The Morgan Report, a world-class publication designed to build and secure wealth. He is the author of “The Silver Manifesto” and a featured... Read More

Jim Bianco is President and Macro Strategist at Bianco Research, L.L.C. Since 1990 Jim’s commentaries have offered a unique perspective on the global economy and financial markets. Unencumbered by the biases of traditional Wall Street research, Jim has built a decades long reputation for objective, incisive commentary that challenges consensus thinking. In nearly 20 years... Read More

Tracy is the CEO and Founder of Hilltower Resource Advisors, leveraging her 19 years of experience in the commodities space to provide research and strategy for investors of all levels focused on the natural resource markets. She began her career in 2005 at the Chicago Board of Trade where she worked in all facets of... Read More