Archive Category: Green Zone Fortunes Updates

Happy Tax Day! You may detect a little sarcasm in my words… There’s really nothing “happy” about filling in a tax return and seeing what you owe Uncle Sam.

Stocks, bonds, gold and virtually everything else are soaring today on news of a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran that will open the Strait of Hormuz… and return the energy market to something approaching normal. Is this the real end of the conflict? Or just a lull before bombs start dropping all over again?

The real beauty of the Green Zone Power Ratings system is simple: It doesn’t care. It doesn’t care about headlines… hype cycles… or whatever narrative happens to be dominating the news. It’s unconcerned with consensus views or Wall Street groupthink.

It’s March 25, 2026, and America is at war. Iranian officials have just refused President Trump’s latest ceasefire offer, so the war rages on (at least for the time being). It’s only natural for investors to feel some heightened tension and anxiety in this kind of uncertain environment. Folks out there are wondering; do I buy the dip, or do I cut my losses?

The war rages on… We’re now into the third week of the Iran conflict, and there’s no clear resolution in sight. I remain hopeful for a quick end to the hostilities, both for the sake of our troops and for the sake of the civilians involved. But the truth is, even if it doesn’t end soon, our Green Zone Fortunes model portfolio is built to handle this…