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When it comes to the art of celebrating through feasting, there is perhaps no expression better than that belonging to fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, who once […]

“I just wish to shine brighter, and if it burns my body to a crisp, I’m happy to go right now.” That bit of high-intensity wisdom comes from a man who I admire deeply: singer, songwriter, spoken-word artist, author, actor, radio and TV show host, publisher and true renaissance man Henry Rollins. Henry made his […]

Stocks are in a bullish mood. In fact, the markets are up about 6.6% over the past month, and year to date, the broad-based measure of the domestic equity market, the S&P 500 index, is up some 24.6%. Yes, it’s another bull march for stocks, and that’s made intrepid investors a lot of money along […]

In September 2020, I presented you with a guest editorial by my very good friend, writer, filmmaker and intellectual activist Stewart Wade Margolis. Stewart has been my friend and fellow advocate for a reason since our days together at UCLA. He’s also been a guest on my podcast, Way of the Renaissance Man. In this short […]

Growing up as a child during the Cold War, I had a persistent, if not immediate, sense of fear omnipresent in my mind. That interred fear was caused by what was then a very real possibility of a global thermonuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Indeed, the horrifying idea of a […]

Intelligence Report is Jim Woods newest investment advisory service. Originally founded by investing legend, Richard Young, Jim took over the reins in 2017. Since then, Jim’s continued the Report’s tradition of helping conservative investors make more money. Plus, he’s injected his own unique personality into the mix, adding a healthy dose of his renaissance spirit to every issue. In this way, Jim’s helped maintain the Report’s reputation as one of the most beloved services in the market today… while also improving its ability to offer subscribers money-making advice. Click here now to learn more.

A few years back, the mainstream news was packed with the absurdity of a new game being played by adolescents called the “Tide Pod Challenge.” This “game” […]

Today, I watched something wonderful. That something was the second space flight of Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ company that is dedicated to making space travel a commercial venture for individual citizens, not just professional astronauts. One citizen of note on this flight was a man who’s acutely associated with space, and he is Captain Kirk […]

“When both sides of the political aisle are gunning for your company, you know you are doing something right.” This Wall Street maxim is one that I created a few years ago, and I created it for times when seemingly the entire world has its sights trained on one company and/or one individual. Today, that […]

Do you know how to make a small fortune in auto racing? You start with a big fortune.  This apropos adage is certainly one that amateur, semi-pro and even professional auto racing team owners discover very quickly, and that’s because when it comes to a costly venture, few things add up as fast as motorsports. […]

The big buzz in markets over the past several days, and particularly during Monday’s approximately 2% tumble nearly across the board, has been over what many are calling a potential “China Lehman Moment.” Those of us in the markets in 2008 remember quite well the real “Lehman Moment,” because that is when the financial giant […]