Archive Category: Moneyball's Capitol Gains Trader Archive

As early as this week, the total US federal debt will clear $40 trillion. That’s a truly astronomical figure. The number itself is so big that it’s hard to even imagine … let alone its massive implications for American prosperity.

Nancy Pelosi has always been the poster child of insider investing in Washington D.C. … Her and her husband Paul’s accounts have documented unbelievable investing success over the years — out-earning even the Oracle of Omaha himself, Warren Buffett. It’s a testament to the power of privileged information and the monetary value of access to the highest levels of decision-making.

American political power is evolving. That’s been one of the more surprising and fascinating lessons we’ve learned here at Capitol Gains Trader over the last year and a half… After all, our original mission was straightforward.

Congress is currently in recess following a blowout Fourth of July celebration at the Capitol. Generally, that would make for a pretty quiet week. Except there’s no such thing as a quiet week when it comes to Donald Trump’s presidency.

It seems like only yesterday that we were celebrating America’s Bicentennial… I was still a youngster back then, and my class made a field trip all the way from Atlanta to the nation’s capital in Washington D.C. by train, just so we could enjoy the festivities. Fast-forward 50 years, and some things have changed — while some things have stayed the same.