Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
Charles Lewis Sizemore is a market veteran of 20-plus years. Starting at his grandfather’s knee when he was just 10 years old, he has pursued a career dedicated to helping people achieve financial freedom through smart investing.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Finance and Accounting from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with an International Emphasis from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and as a Phi Beta Kappa scholar.
As a keen market observer, economist, investment analyst, and prolific writer, Charles has been a repeat guest on Fox Business, has been quoted in Barron’s Magazine, and has been featured in numerous well-reputed publications and financial websites, including MarketWatch, TheStreet.com, InvestorPlace.com, MSN Money, Seeking Alpha, Stocks, Futures, and Options magazine, The Daily Reckoning, Benzinga, Minyanville, and Investment International.
He also worked alongside best-selling financial author and economic strategist Harry S. Dent Jr. in creating original research on the effects of changing global demographics on asset returns and economic growth.
He was also the editor of the Sizemore Investment Letter and Macro Trend Investor, for which he won the Investor Place Best Stocks competition in 2011, 2013, and 2016.
While Charles enjoys playing basketball and his grandfather’s old saxophone (which he is also teaching his son), Charles’ passion lies in finding investment opportunities that become safe havens for investors navigating this age of chaos. He is intolerant of deception, misdirection, and the endless eroding of the ideals that once made America great. He has taken it upon himself to help investors regain their lives, their liberty, and their wealth.
So many things in life depend on the context. Is it wrong to lie? Is it wrong to punch someone? Is it wrong to end someone’s life? How about advocating genocide?
The housing market has had a tough year, not because prices have collapsed but because they’ve move steadily higher, despite high interest rates. Now, mortgage rates seem to be cooling, but don’t be fooled. The housing market is in dire straits.
Like a meeting of New York’s Five Families (à la The Godfather), the ESG mob is holding COP28. Despite all the pearl-clutching going on, they’re not going to stop the inevitable force that is the world’s need for fossil fuel-based energy. Let’s talk about why…
Funds registered as having outright ESG objectives hold more tech assets than any other sector, and mega-cap tech names like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Nvidia tend to dominate their holdings. These same tech names have been some of the biggest winners in artificial intelligence (AI). This was not genius by ESG investors… or proof that it somehow “works.” It was a case of being in the right place at the right time… and it seems that rather than be happy with their good fortune, they’re actively looking to strangle the goose that laid the golden egg.
The current national debt is just over $33 trillion. Of that, $6.8 trillion is “intragovernmental” debt. Why does the government owe itself money? Because it’s been borrowing hand over fist from the Social Security trust fund. But here’s a dirty little secret about that…
There’s a lot of noise about how “great” Black Friday numbers were this year. But dig just a little below the surface and what you find is disturbing. But, knowledge is power that you can use to not only survive, but thrive.
