Financial Independence

The countdown to lockdown

Of course they won’t call it that. But the media and the protesters will. And it’ll feel like one. The countdown to our next lockdown…

Inflation can no longer be ignored by stocks or central bankers

Yesterday’s Fortune & Freedom explained how central bankers have managed to avoid acknowledging the side-effects of their misbehaviour for so long. But the trends which…

Stocks get another tobacco smoke enema through their annual Jackson Hole

What happens when you mistake a symptom for a disease? Because that’s just what central bankers are doing right now. And their mistake is all…

A confession about your future

“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future,” explained Yogi Berra. But it’s been a good run for Fortune & Freedom so far. The…

Welcome to the War on Covid

It may well be that lockdowns are a good idea, that nations should theoretically open up after reaching some vaccine threshold, that track and trace…

The battle for immigrants gives the UK a decisive advantage

There’s no company line at Fortune & Freedom – I’m free to disagree with Nigel Farage. And I happen to be in favour of a…

What I learned from the Hard Money Council

Last week, the brightest minds I know (when it comes to gold, anyway) gathered to chat about the precious metal for an hour. They’re known…

What if vaccines don’t end the pandemic?

Now you might think that we are finally getting somewhere when it comes to this pandemic thing. Perhaps we’re even getting towards the end of…

Welcome to the consumer price inflation bubble

If you liked the tech bubble and the housing bubble, you’re going to hate the consumer price inflation bubble. You see, when central banks meddle…

The Bank of England goes for woke

The inflation story we’ve been covering in Fortune & Freedom since May is now not just mainstream, but a mainstream panic. In fact, inflation is…

The endgame of any debt-based financial system is inflation

Governments are borrowing vast amounts of money. Central banks are buying that government debt. And so, governments are borrowing even more. Allowing central banks to…

Locked out of crypto, or into the banking system?

Our cryptocurrency expert Sam Volkering has sent over in his reply to yesterday’s story about banks trying to prevent their customers from buying crypto. You’ll…

Cryptocurrency investor vs goliath

In yesterday’s Fortune & Freedom, reader J.B. reported on some difficulties he was having with buying more cryptocurrencies. His bank was making life difficult. Today,…

Readers reveal the reality of financial repression

It’s time to dig into the Fortune & Freedom reader mailbag today. Your demands for a virtual conference on escaping financial repression have been heard,…

A crisis for the NHS, or from the NHS?

Well, it looks like we saved the NHS from the pandemic. Shame about its patients though… If you’d like to hear from Nigel and other…

My mentor’s lightbulb moment on cryptocurrencies

If you’re hesitant to spend any time or effort investigating cryptocurrencies, because they’re just a bubble and a speculative mania, you need to see this…

Covid cases surge after Freedom Day

Last night, I had the strangest conversation with my parents-in-law. It was all about Covid, vaccines and lockdowns. I’ve always known different nations’ news channels…

Not just another housing bubble

House prices around the world are booming in the midst of a pandemic, not to mention despite Brexit. But why? And will it last? As…

Your retirement is just a political promise. Do you believe in it?

Do you believe politicians? Do you rely on their political promises? So, when they tell you that by contributing money to a pension fund each…

Bitcoin – the story not in the news

Usually, we review the week’s most important news stories each Friday. Because Nigel has a knack at explaining what’s really behind the story, and why…