Start the year with a clear look back and a forward-focused plan. Kevin Freeman and Mike Carter assess politics, economics, and money — what worked, what didn’t, and what’s next. From tariffs and inflation trends to AI-fueled markets, gold and silver performance, and border policy impacts, this briefing prioritizes facts over spin. Get actionable insights on portfolio positioning, the risks of escalating debt and CBDC pushes, and the rise of transactional gold across multiple states.

From "It’s a Wonderful Life" to "Die Hard," uncover timeless financial lessons — bank runs, inflation, generosity, and customer-first capitalism — hidden in your favorite Christmas films. Kevin and Marnie connect nostalgia with real-world economics, highlighting middle-class pressures, ethical business, and the true spirit of giving. Hear how "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "The Grinch," and "Miracle on 34th Street" showcase markets, charity, and community in action. A festive, thoughtful guide to celebrating Christmas with wisdom, warmth, and sound money insights.

Discover how soaring debt, a coordinated dollar assault, and rapid CBDC adoption could consolidate financial power and erode economic freedom. Hear admissions from BIS, IMF, and WEF leaders on programmability, unified ledgers, and policy-conditioned money — and why this threatens privacy and liberty. Explore the risks of private “shadow CBDC” stablecoins, the push toward cashless systems, and how social credit-like controls could spread through banking. Learn state-level alternatives, including cash protections and gold and silver “pirate money,” as opt-outs to centralized control.

Kevin Freeman outlines how mounting debt, geopolitical alliances, and de-dollarization efforts threaten U.S. reserve currency status — and what that could mean for inflation, markets, and everyday Americans. He traces the dollar’s arc from Bretton Woods to Nixon’s closure of the gold window, the petrodollar, and today’s multipolar finance led by BRICS. The analysis details coordinated pressure from communist, Islamist, and globalist actors, plus domestic failures — framing a potential sequence from bond sell-offs to hyperinflation.

From Brazil’s COP30, Craig Rucker alleges U.N.-driven top-down control, massive wealth transfers, and political theater that sidelines indigenous voices while rewarding grifters and ideologues. He claims NGOs and activists frame climate as a quasi-religion to justify sweeping policies and funding goals, including a proposed $300 billion-per-year climate fund scaling toward $1.3 trillion by 2035. Rucker argues that many scientists privately temper their alarm.

America faces coordinated threats — communism, Islamism, global governance, and internal betrayal — converging with an unsustainable national debt nearing $40 trillion. Kevin Freeman outlines seven critical truths about debt, from who holds it to why spending cuts, asset sales, or taxing billionaires won’t fix the trajectory. He explains why monetization, unfunded liabilities, and entrenched interests amplify risk, and he proposes managed inflation, productivity growth, deregulation, and sound money as the only viable paths forward.

A little over 400 years ago, a small group of Pilgrims made the hazardous journey across the Atlantic. After a challenging first year, in the fall of 1621, the survivors and the indigenous people shared three days of feasting, games, and exercises. After the first year, what remained was a small group of 50 people: 22 men, four married women, and 25 children and teenagers. Soon their celebration became an annual tradition for Americans. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln officially named the last Thursday of November a national holiday.

As America approaches 250 years, Kevin Freeman and Mike Carter link modern geopolitical and economic risks with themes from Revelation to highlight six urgent “trials by fire.” From the national debt bomb and currency challenges to CBDCs, inflation-driven wealth gaps, demographic decline, and immigration without assimilation, the stakes are high but manageable. They propose constitutional and market-based solutions, including transactional gold and silver (“Pirate Money”), investor alignment, and proactive civic engagement.

China’s grip on rare-earth refining poses a strategic risk to U.S. defense and technology, but new American capacity and allied projects are accelerating. Kevin Freeman and Rod Martin outline policy shifts, emerging processing hubs, and the geopolitical pressures reshaping supply chains from Afghanistan to Australia. Explore key companies, ETFs, and regions positioned to benefit as the U.S. rebuilds refining and magnet production.

Why gold is surging: Soaring U.S. debt, inflation from rapid money creation, de-dollarization trends, and CBDC concerns are reshaping portfolios. Kevin Freeman and Mike Carter unpack gold’s role as money, central bank moves, and why allocations are shifting toward 15-20%. Practical ways to own gold — coins, bars, ETFs, IRAs, miners, jewelry, and transactional gold solutions — are compared with historical context from Fort Knox to constitutional money. Learn how states are reviving gold and silver as legal tender and what that means for your wealth strategy.