Outstanding Investments with Justice Litle and Kevin Kerr Outstanding Investments: URGENT OIL APOCALYPSE BRIEF
But this is just the tip of the iceberg - there are 4 MAJOR CATASTROPHES lurking in the world's petro-future that could make this seem like a picnic. Keep reading and you'll discover how woefully unprepared the U.S. really is for the impending "Petrocalypse" that's already beginning… Dear Reader, Washington: Just under six months ago, a group of the world's foremost oil experts - many of them former high-level U.S. government officials (including a pair of ex-directors of the CIA, a Marine commandant, a senator and a top administrator from the EPA) - gathered to run "war games" on the global petroleum supply chain as it affects the economic future of the United States… Their findings were so disturbing it's hard to even comprehend. Outstanding Investments: Millions unemployed, gas doubling in price and the S&P 500 losing more than a quarter of its value - and that's getting off easy. A lot of people (including a lot of naive investors) think that it would take an absolute cataclysm - or a series of them - to propel oil prices into the unaffordable zone. Sure, they know that a hurricane here, a takeover bid there or a trade deal over yonder can cause annoying upward fluctuations in oil and gas prices - but they imagine that only something like the total implosion of OPEC, a world war or a tsunami in the Gulf of Mexico could render these commodities outside the reach of consumers, commercial airlines, their local governments, etc…. But that isn't the case at all. According to this independent panel of analysts convened by a pair of high-profile world energy think tanks, even a few relatively minor disturbances in the world oil supply mechanism would send petroleum prices into the stratosphere practically overnight… In their likely "war games" scenario, three unremarkable occurrences combined to knock just a small percentage of the global petroleum supply offline - and here's what happened in the United States as a result, starting in December 2005 (right now, in other words):
Imagine the possible fallout from such conditions… People can't travel because airlines are grounded - or forced into bankruptcy. Some folks lucky enough to hold onto their jobs won't be able to get to work because bus schedules are cut. Grocery store shelves get increasingly bare because it's too costly to ship anything. Car sales plummet as Detroit's Big Three struggle for solvency. There's no money left for travel, entertainment, entrepreneurship or retail buying. The whole U.S. economy stalls on the brink of collapse. If you think this kind of thing couldn't happen without some unforeseen Armageddon-like events taking place, think again. And as you'll discover in a minute, this chaos would be getting off easy for the U.S. economy (but you could make 3,000% or more on your money in even the worst-case scenario - if you keep reading)… Outstanding Investments: "The scenarios portrayed were absolutely not alarmist; they're realistic…" That's what former CIA Director Robert Gates said about the imminent nightmare economy his team of analysts foresaw at this recent series of oil strategy exercises, caused by just three minor disturbances in the already overtaxed world oil flow… What are these "disturbances," you're asking? A trio of very likely events plotted by a team of former oil industry executives and government officials - including Rand Beers, the White House counterterrorism expert who resigned in 2003 to protest the Iraq war. They are:
As you can see, these events certainly aren't anything unimaginable, or even unlikely. In fact, similar events to these have already happened… What's worse is that beyond simply devastating the U.S. economy and lifestyle on many levels, these "war games" proved just how powerless our government would be to prevent a major recession were things to go even slightly awry in the precarious global oil market - a climate in which… Outstanding Investments: There is so little leeway between supply and demand that even minor disruptions can domino into terminal overload According to recent International Energy Agency numbers, global petroleum production now exceeds global demand by only about 1%! Take a look…
As you can see, this leaves virtually no room for anything but maximum output, all day, every day. And what do you think will happen next year, when U.S. oil consumption jumps another 1.8%? Or when China's industrial machine demands a 15% increase, like it did in 2005? Or when India's booming car market drives its oil appetite up another 4-8%? Or when developing Africa starts adding in earnest to the global rise in demand? As devastating as even a few minor disruptions would no doubt prove to be right now, imagine what they'd do a year from now, when demand is eclipsing supply and the big oil consumers are siphoning off their reserves? You do the math: The IEA predicts global oil demand to rise 2.1% next year (which I think is absurdly conservative), while current production is running at within 1% of total capacity. That's right, this coming year will by all accounts be the first in which demand exceeds supply… In other words, TERMINAL OVERLOAD. Outstanding Investments: In 2006, someone's not getting all the oil it needs - and odds are, it'll be the United States. YOU can suffer along or dodge the bullet… Here's what I mean: Not all nations suffer equally in the event of a crude crisis. Since the United States accounts for roughly 25% of the oil being consumed, even a minor shortfall in the production and distribution of oil around the globe portends disproportionate economic downsides here in America… For all but a few knowledgeable investors, that is. In just a minute, you'll discover how YOU can stay informed and ahead of the upcoming "Petrocalypse." You'll also discover how - like a savvy few other privileged insiders you're about to hear from - you could post incredible financial gains of up to 3,000% or more while rank-and-file resource investors (and even many mainstream analysts) go down in flames in the coming crisis… But first, I want to give you a little reality check. Here it is: Outstanding Investments: As dire as the results of these recent oil "war games" may be for America's economic and energy outlook, they're a walk in the park compared with what COULD very easily happen… Think about it for a minute: If an ethnic flap in a Third-World country, a pair of small-scale hard-target terror attacks and a labor shortage in only one of the world's major oil-producing nations can slow world oil production enough to utterly cripple the U.S. economy, can you imagine what a true petroleum catastrophe would do - one that causes a massive collapse in global oil output? I've been thinking about it, believe me. I've also been looking into ways to keep from suffering financially when it happens. Believe it or not, there are investments you can make to not only stay fiscally healthy in the face of the seemingly inevitable overload - and ensuing mass economic chaos - but also to rake in major gains while everyone else is going belly up… In fact, in just a minute, I'll offer you 11 specific recommendations to help protect you - and pad your wallet - during the coming Petrocalypse. Among these are some fast-gainers that have already jumped in value by 184%, 238%, 335% - even 388% and climbing - since they were first recommended by the only source you'll ever need for sound, accurate, reliable resource and energy investing strategies (yes, I'm about to introduce it to you). And if things happen the way they're unavoidably shaping up to… Outstanding Investments: Any one of these 11 crisis hedge investments could multiply your money 30 times over or more - imagine what they could do together for your bottom line. But I'm getting a little ahead of things. Before I let you in on the 11 specific investments that can make you rich in the coming "Petrocalypse" - and the one source I trust to keep giving me these profitable recommendations, come hell or high crude prices - allow me to introduce myself… My name is Addison Wiggin, and I've written three New York Times best-selling financial titles (Financial Reckoning Day, The Demise of the Dollar and Empire of Debt). I'm also the publisher of several financial newsletters and investments advisories, and co-author of the long-running financial e-letter The Daily Reckoning (circulation 400,000). I've been an analyst and commentator on money and markets for more than 12 years, plus I'm a regular guest speaker on financial matters at conferences and conventions, and in the major media. I mention all this not to boast, but so that you'll take me seriously when I tell you that a major seismic shift in the global petroleum picture is imminent - and that your fiscal outlook hinges on it, whether you like it or not. The oil "war games" I talked about above echo what I have been saying all year long, only I've been talking about it on a much larger scale.
Here's what I mean: While the analysts in those recent exercises focused on the devastating economic effects of some combined minor disturbances in the world oil supply, some of my editors (one in particular you'll meet in a little while) and I have been postulating what would happen if any one of four types of MAJOR upheavals were to occur… The word "disaster" doesn't even come close to covering it. Outstanding Investments: Meet the Four Horsemen of the Petrocalypse: A quartet of "chokepoint" types that spell doom for the age of cheap oil. Anyplace one or more of the four factors you're about to discover could have an impact on America's petroleum supply I call an "oil chokepoint." A combination of any of these (although each of them could do it single-handedly) has the potential to not just make the U.S. oil outlook grim, but to spell the end of our world as we know it - a world where we can't afford to consume to our heart's content, and where America's oil interests aren't sovereign… In other words: A world where you may not have a steady job, where many of your investments (even blue chips) have tanked, where everything from groceries to heating oil costs a fortune, where the United States isn't the top dog economically or militarily anymore and where you'll no longer be able to just fly or drive anywhere you want. A world where your freedom and livelihood are put in mortal jeopardy. That's what I mean by "Petrocalypse." And that's what could happen if one or more of these four "Horsemen" creates a chokepoint that drastically impacts the world oil supply in the foreseeable future. Personally, I think all of these are inevitable, but two of the four are bearing down on us right now… They are: THE FIRST HORSEMAN OF THE PETROCALYPSE: NATURAL DISASTERS Killer Storms Hurricanes and other storms in the Gulf of Mexico region affecting oil production and prices is nothing new - and should come as no surprise to anyone who hasn't been in a rubber room for the last six months. One would have to have been in a cave not to have been directly impacted by the double-whammy hurricanes Katrina and Rita had on oil and gas prices earlier this year. Those back-to-back storms were responsible for increases in gasoline futures prices of as much as 41 cents per gallon, a jump mirrored at the pumps… And just one year earlier, in 2004, Hurricane Ivan stalled American oil production for months and caused then-record crude oil and gasoline prices that had not fallen back to pre-storm levels by the time Katrina hit the region just a few months ago. That storm, which damaged or buried over 16,000 miles of undersea pipelines under yards of mud and knocked 150 offshore oil rigs offline, has proven to be the most costly single storm to the U.S. oil industry. As I said, prices have still not recovered… But what people may not realize is this: None of these storms hit as full-strength Category 5 hurricanes. And as bad for the U.S. oil outlook as "Ivan the Terrible" was, it still only put 3% of the 5,000 offshore rigs in the Gulf out of commission. To put this in perspective, the 1900 Galveston Hurricane, which killed an estimated 6000-12,000 (to make it, by far, the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history), made landfall as a Category 4. Same with Katrina, now touted as the costliest natural disaster in U.S history, with a projected cost of $130 billion… Keeping all this in mind, what do you think would happen if a hundred-mile-wide Category 5 "super-hurricane" with sustained winds of 175 mph were to tear through the Gulf of Mexico on a shallow, angling course westward along the coast, making landfall at the Texas/Louisiana border? I'll tell you what would happen: In the span of a single day, as much as 25% of the U.S. oil extraction and refinement capabilities could be wiped out indefinitely. Not to mention a few major seaports critical to oil importation… Think that might create a chokepoint in the oil supply - especially for the United States? But this isn't even the worst of what Mother Nature could dish out. Consider… Walls of Water The day after Christmas, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake shook the bottom of the Indian Ocean, sending a hundred-foot wall of seawater slamming into India and the Southeast Asia coast. Indonesia took the brunt of the tsunami's force, and at last count, the death toll in the region stood at more than 275,000… Now imagine the same thing happening in the Gulf of Mexico. Sound far-fetched to you? Well, it's not. According to a theory advanced in 2002 by a retired Texaco geophysicist who's been studying the Gulf region's geology for more than 40 years, there's plenty of evidence suggesting that the Gulf of Mexico is tectonically active (that's a fancy way of saying "earthquake prone")… Not only do three huge plates of the Earth's crust meet in the northern Gulf in an underwater zone called the DeSoto Canyon High, but new evidence links this region to part of a seismically active system that roughly follows the Texas/Louisiana border north, then along a rough northeastern path through the Midwest and into upstate New York and Canada. This system has yielded several earthquakes in excess of 8.0 on the Richter scale since records have been kept - plus two quakes measuring 5.0-plus in just the last year alone.
Look at the map. See how vulnerable our most critical and close-at-hand oil assets are to natural disasters of two different types? If even a "routine" hurricane like Rita or Ivan can send broad ripples throughout the energy (especially oil) manufacturing, shipping, travel, transportation and technology investment sectors, imagine what a MAJOR disaster to the Gulf Coast area would do. How can you protect your portfolio from massive and sudden devastation at the hands of the elements - or even crank it up in value a notch or 10? Let me send you your FREE five-volume (six, if you hurry) Profit-From-Petrocalypse Library now. Specific recommendations in Special Reports Nos. 1, 2 and 4 could really be financial lifesavers if Mother Nature lays a major smackdown on us. I'll show you how to get them FREE in just a minute… Now granted, a tsunami or earthquake isn't an easily predictable occurrence, or one the government could even do anything about (that doesn't mean it can't ruin the American oil industry, however). And in any given year, the odds are that it won't happen. The same can't be said of hurricanes, however… But if you want an example of a catastrophic "chokepoint" factor that definitely will happen (and is already happening), keep reading… THE SECOND HORSEMAN OF THE PETROCALYPSE: By now, the ever-growing Chinese demand for oil is well known to everyone who's even considering investing in energy stocks or raw materials commodities. Naturally, petroleum is at the top of the list - as evidenced by China's bid to buy U.S. energy giant Unocal earlier this year. Here's some more perspective on the matter:
At its current rate of economic growth, China will be the world's No. 1 consumer of oil in just 20 years. And it's likely to have the highest GDP long before that. Now, imagine what America's bargaining power among oil-producing nations will be once we're no longer the world's only economic (and military) superpower - when we have to wait in line behind China. Talk about a major chokepoint in the flow of U.S. crude… This choke-off is already beginning, too. Outstanding Investments: China is outmaneuvering the United States in securing oil deals around the world. Over the last few years, Beijing has been lining up oil petroleum alliances the world over. These are the same sources the United States desperately needs to keep from being at the mercy of the Middle East. Because of their aggressive wheeling and dealing, China may now be at the head of the line for crude from: AFRICA - By investing heavily in "infrastructure development" and extending loans and credit to the governments of underdeveloped yet oil-rich African nations (see als bribing), the Chinese government has all but locked up a hefty chunk of Africa's future petroleum exports - especially from Libya, Nigeria, Egypt, Sudan and Gabon. Also, to help seal the deal, China has cranked up commerce with these nations, ensuring it'll get first crack at these nations' crude. Trade between China and Africa increased 50% last year alone. It's paying off, too. Already…
China is also increasing its diplomatic and economic presence in southern African nations Angola and South Africa in likely preparation for major moves toward those countries' crude reserves. BRAZIL - Petrobras, Brazil's largest oil company, recently launched a joint exploration venture of offshore oil resources with China Petrochemical Corp. The two nations signed an agreement last May to cooperate on all aspects of petroleum production - extraction, refinement, sales and transportation. State-owned Petrobras is also currently negotiating for Chinese aid in the construction of a pipeline linking northern and southern Brazil. A rapid increase in commerce between the two nations has made China one of Brazil's top global trade allies. In November of 2004, China announced an upcoming infusion of transportation and mining infrastructure investment that'll pump billions of dollars into the country's economy. CANADA - On Jan. 20, 2005, the 13 agreements of the Statement on Energy Cooperation in the 21st Century were signed - in Beijing. Mind you - by Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. Pledging cooperation in energy (both oil and gas), minerals and other sectors, the agreement represents a culmination of a 10-year trend of resources and import/export cooperation between the two nations. Under authority of the new Canada-China Joint Working Group on Energy Cooperation:
By themselves, these 13 signed accords of the Statement on Energy Cooperation in the 21st Century point unmistakably toward a huge Chinese-Canadian energy and resources alliance. These agreements laid the framework for a new, 720-mile Canadian oil pipeline from northern Alberta west to the British Columbia coast… The sole purpose of this pipeline is to service Chinese oil demands from the Athabasca Sands. Once operational, it will be able to transport 400,000 barrels of oil per day - and as much as 80% of this crude will be earmarked for China-bound tankers. As icing on the cake, Canadian energy giant Enbridge Inc., has offered state-owned Chinese interests a 49% ownership stake in the massive pipeline. If you're skeptical about whether China and Canada really are gravitating toward each other economically and leaving the United States out in the cold, consider this: Canadian exports to China jumped 55% in just the first 10 months of 2004. Beyond this, a Canadian court recently approved the Chinese National Petroleum Corp.'s $4.2 billion bid to buy the Alberta-based PetroKazakhstan - rejecting an equal bid by a Russian company that already owned a controlling share in 20% of PetroKazakhstan's oil reserves! VENEZUELA - Long considered one of America's strongest allies in the effort to curb U.S. reliance on Middle-Eastern oil, Venezuela has lately turned a commercial cold shoulder toward the United States (more on this in a minute). The world's fifth largest oil exporter, Venezuela currently sells 50% its oil output to the United States - but Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has made it clear he wants to start diverting that flow of oil to China… It isn't just talk, either. State-run Chinese companies already operate two Venezuelan oil fields. Beyond this, at least 19 agreements have been signed between the two nations allowing Chinese companies greater access to 15 Venezuelan oil fields. The plans include Chinese investments in both oil- and gas-mining projects in the Latin American nation. Further, Chavez has pledged to build a pipeline through neighboring Panama to more easily facilitate the shipping of oil across the Pacific to the People's Republic. All told, the China National Petroleum Company alone has signed 48 oil and resource investment and cooperation contracts with 20 different supplier nations. And this is just one of China's major state-owned oil players. As if this isn't bleak enough evidence of impending economic catastrophe for the oil-hungry United States, consider this: Chokepoint China is just ONE of the Asian nations that is outpacing us in terms of industrial growth. Take a look…
As you can see, just about all of Asia is experiencing a major development in industrial capabilities and capacity. Once the cornerstone of American economic might, industrial production has now become the bread and butter of China and other Asian nations who've made themselves "factories to the world"… What's enabling this transformation? What's powering the factories, facilitating the manufacture of the plastics and metals and fueling the trucks that transport the finished goods to port (not to mention the ships that sail from those ports)? Oil, for the most part. So how do YOU play this Asian demand boom for maximum financial gains even as the United States loses big? Easy, just allow me to send you your FREE Profit-From-Petrocalypse Library right away. Three of the five volumes (but you'll get six if you act fast) in this one-of-a-kind crisis investment kit contain specific recommendations for cashing in on skyrocketing Chinese oil demand - especially Special Reports Nos. 1 and 3. I'll help you get yours in just a bit. However, as I alluded to above, there's more to oil and energy deals than just money. Which brings me to what I consider the second inescapable catastrophe that will form major chokepoints in U.S. petroleum supplies in the near future (it already does, in a big way)… THE THIRD HORSEMAN OF THE PETROCALYPSE: Sheer economics isn't the only thing driving the global oil marketplace. If it were, the United States would still have a fighting chance, hurricanes, tsunamis and the Asian boom notwithstanding. Even though our GNP is only growing at one-seventh the rate of China and other Eastern nations, it'll still be two decades or more before it's relegated to second place - we're that far ahead… However, economics and politics are closely linked, and it's in this area where the United States might have to pay the piper. For a variety of reasons (a selfish energy policy among them), a lot of oil-producing nations seem more inclined to do business with our Asian rivals than with us. Cases in point: IRAN - "We will not tolerate the construction of a nuclear weapon," said President Bush of Iran in 1993. This veiled threat of attack is made ever more ominous by the presence of thousands of U.S. troops in neighboring Iraq. What makes the situation even more tense is the fact that both China and India have signed oil and gas deals with Iran and are helping the Islamic nation develop its nuclear program and modernize its Russian-surplus military infrastructure - and even aiding in Iran's ballistic missile program. This seems a tailor-made recipe for both instability in the region and an outright war with the United States. Meanwhile, a Clinton-era executive order (renewed by Bush last year) prohibits American companies from contracting with Iran for oil, or to help them more efficiently develop their vast reserves. These sanctions no doubt irk the nuevo-ayatollahs, but now that China's in the mix, Iran's future is looking bright without U.S. dollars. Beyond this, Iran controls the critical Strait of Hormuz, a geographical oil chokepoint through which 40% of the world's oil travels in any given year. If Iran wanted to force an immediate oil pinch on the United States (or the world), shutting down this vulnerable transit bottleneck would be the way to do it.
IRAQ - Obviously, this one's a quagmire. The Catch-22 is that the United States can't seize control of Iraq's oil fields without looking imperialist in the eyes of the rest of the world - but it almost has to, because once the troops leave, there's no guarantee that A) The new Iraqi regime will sell its oil to the United States instead of its closer, less politically polarizing Asian neighbors, and B) Iran won't use its newly-refurbished-by-India-and-China military to roll into Iraq and in one fell-swoop make themselves kings of the world's largest combined oil reserves. Besides this, there's the fact that despite the Iraqi people's desire for secular democracy, a massive influx of foreign Islamo-fascist insurgent fighters are stymieing the progress of stabilization and security efforts in Iraq (not to mention oil production), bleeding the United States of billions of dollars that haven't bought a single barrel of oil. VENEZUELA - As I mentioned above, this Latin American country has been long known as an energy ally of the United States. But for one reason or another, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez insists that the Bush political machine is trying to have him assassinated. It doesn't help matters that one of Bush's most high-profile supporters - televangelist Pat Robertson - called for Chavez's assassination on his TV show, The 700 Club. Not surprisingly, Chavez is cozying up to China, and even attempting to reverse the flow of oil through an existing pipeline through Panama to more easily service Asian demand. He's quoted as having said, "China is a world power… She doesn't come here with imperialist airs, she comes here like a sister. God bless China." RUSSIA - Ostensibly an ally of the United States now that the Cold War is over, Russia is nevertheless aggressively building economic and trade bridges with China. Tapping its relatively large reserves of natural resources (especially liquid natural gas) to trade for finished products and manufactured goods, a Russia/China trade alliance seems to make sense to all concerned… However, some predict future friction between the two nations. The still-strong Russia may bristle at China's growing appetites and monopolization of trade with nations that used to kowtow to the Great Bear's armed might and iron resolve, especially when a disproportionate amount of oil is flowing to the Orient from the Middle East.
SAUDI ARABIA - The Middle East's biggest wild card, from an American oil trade standpoint. An ally of the United States on paper at least, this nation was nevertheless home to 15 of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers, and Osama bin Laden himself. Though the ruling (for the moment) royal family is rhetorically pro-American, the Saudi people are increasingly disenchanted by the indulgent lifestyle of the princes of the House of Saud. Also, rising unemployment as the dollar weakens and skilled expatriate workers replace Saudis at the oil fields has bred contempt for the oil barons and their money streams from the United States. All this makes for a government ripe for overthrow by militant factions led by Osama bin Laden, a hero to many Saudis. At the very least, Saudi Arabia is proving to be a fertile breeding ground for terrorists (more on this in just a minute). One NBC report stated that 55% of the resistance in Iraq is from neighboring Saudi Arabia…
What are the best investment plays in today's unstable petro-political climate? Find out in your FREE five-volume (six if you respond now) Profit-From-Petrocalypse Library. Special Reports Nos. 1, 2 and 5 contain eight specific energy and resource plays that are sure to pay off regardless of which way the world's political winds blow. I'll show you how to get them below. The last aspect of the global political tensions/world oil supply equation is one nobody wants to think about… THE FOURTH HORSEMAN OF THE PETROCALYPSE: TERRORIST ATTACKS Just about every American's worst fear is another Sept. 11 - an Al Qaeda or Islamic Jihad attack on our own soil. But the brutal reality is that terrorist actions even thousands of miles away could be just as paralyzing to the U.S. way of life - more so, in fact… According to an April 2004 EIA (Energy Information Administration) report, there are at least 10 key oil transit zones that, if attacked and temporarily knocked offline by terrorists, could have a major impact on world oil prices - and especially the U.S. economy. Among these are:
Think terrorist attacks on oil chokepoints are only a matter of speculation? Think again. You haven't heard about this because of the mainstream media's determination to ignore anything that may appear to justify the Iraq war, but Islamic terror regimes have already attempted - too many times to count - to choke off vital U.S. oil supplies by violent attack. Cases in point from just one six-month stretch last year in Iraq alone:
Tumultuous Iraq averages at least one pipeline attack per week since the onset of U.S. occupation. Iraqi oil exports have declined approximately 40% during this same period. Are there any profitable investment hedges against terrorism? Yes - if you have the knowledge to put your money where the mayhem can't affect it. In your FREE Profit-From-Petrocalypse Library (especially in Special Reports Nos. 1, 3, 4 and Fast-Reply Bonus No. 6), you'll learn just how to do that. Keep reading to get your library on its way to you TODAY… Well, that's the rundown of the four classes of catastrophic forces that have spawned dozens of global chokepoints that are pinching off U.S. oil supplies - and causing the beginnings of an impending American Petrocalypse. And if you think it can't happen (or isn't happening already), take a look at this…
Make no mistake, the end of the era of cheap, abundant oil is here. And RIGHT NOW, I'm going to tell you exactly what you can do to stay informed - and even get rich - in the midst of it… Outstanding Investments: I trust one source above all others for this kind of news and analysis - and it's the only source YOU need to profit from the coming Petrocalypse As a seasoned financial author, lecturer, commentator and acknowledged insider in the world of cutting-edge investment theory and analysis, I get inundated every day with just about every published point of view under the sun when it comes to money, markets and the future of investable commodities - especially oil and other forms of energy…
And for the most part, I read them all. But here's the kicker: All I'd really NEED to read is one. And I'm proud to say that I publish it (you might say that's the reason I publish it - because it's the best source of its kind out there)… It's a monthly newsletter called Outstanding Investments, and it is written by a man I consider one of the greatest "big-picture" global macroeconomic thinkers alive today - especially in the energy and petroleum sectors. As if this weren't enough, it's also co-helmed by a commodities trading expert who recently guided his readers to millions in potential profits as he went 17 for 17 in super-lucrative yet hard-to-predict options plays. Readers that took his advice could have made 14 times their money over a period of eight months! You'll meet both of these geniuses in a minute. But first, I want to show you just how phenomenally prophetic Outstanding Investments has been over the past few years. Consider… Outstanding Investments: I hate to say, "We told you so," but we did. And those who listened raked in 66%, 137%, 263%, 332% - even 668% Not to toot Outstanding Investments' horn (others like MarketWatch are already doing that for us)… But nowhere else in the financial publishing world have readers been able to find out not only the "story behind the story" of today's energy and resource markets, but also the kinds of consistently profitable investments that both hedge against and make money from these crises. Here are just a few examples over the last two years of how Outstanding Investments has proven itself a prophet of profits - while the mainstream pundits kept making excuses and trying to milk the last few pennies out of their struggling "pet" sectors of the U.S. stock market… SPECIAL REPORT, DECEMBER 2003: Al Qaeda terror plot drives the dollar to record lows - but Outstanding Investments readers bank 668% gains on the "secret" currency that's killing it In the late fall of 2003, Outstanding Investments exposed an al Qaeda terror plot that doesn't involve bombs, guns or planes - but is every bit as devastating to the American way of life. It's an attack on the U.S. dollar. NO ONE in the mainstream financial media is talking about this stealth assault on our economic lifeblood, but Outstanding Investments not only learned about it, it also learned just how to play it. Savvy readers posted gains of 158%, 332% - even 668% in just 11 months on the one surefire investment this insidious attack caused to soar! SPECIAL REPORT, MARCH 2004: Outstanding Investments warns of mid-2006 world oil production peak. Mainstream pundits scoff, but readers rake in 388% since the alert Few in the mainstream energy investment world knew who Dr. Marion King Hubbert was - that's why they're all getting blindsided right now in the petroleum commodities markets. But readers who got our Special "E-day" Report sure knew… He was the Shell Oil scientist who, to the ridicule of his peers back in 1956, successfully predicted the 1971 peak of U.S. oil production based on complex geological data and consumption trends. He also predicted the world's peak of oil production (by best estimates, it's coming in mid-2006). But Outstanding Investments readers didn't have to wait 'til this crisis to begin cashing in on gains of 79%, 160% and even 388% and counting. SPECIAL REPORT, JULY 2004: Looming Saudi collapse goes unsung by major money media - but Outstanding Investments guides readers to advance profits of 117% and climbing Saudi Arabia's in big trouble - not that you'd know it from reading the mainstream financial papers. First off, they don't have nearly as much oil as they say. But worse than that, they're facing an almost certain collapse at the hands of either al Qaeda terrorists or their own increasingly disenfranchised populace. But Outstanding Investments sees it all coming - and sees ways to play this implosion for healthy profits. Already, rising pre-collapse tensions have guided readers who listened to profits of 50%, 90% and as much as 117% and still rising. And when the Saudi house of cards comes tumbling down, these shrewd plays could explode into profitability of 3,000% or more… SPECIAL REPORT, DECEMBER 2004: Outstanding Investments reveals how the United States can really win the war on terror - alert readers post gains of 335% and more When the cookie-cutter mainstream money press talks about the "world's largest oil reserves," they mean Saudi Arabia. But the biggest oil reserve in the world is actually right next door, in Canada - locked deep in Alberta's Athabasca Sands region. By some estimates, it houses 315 billion barrels. Outstanding Investments clued readers in to this virtually unknown resource - and to the ways in which this next-door reserve can halt our dependence on foreign oil while stopping terrorism in its tracks. The recommended plays this special report steered readers toward netting 160%, 238%, 335% - and they're still going up. SPECIAL REPORT, MARCH 2005: China cuts U.S. oil off at the knees with oilsands energy grab - Outstanding Investments exposes the plot, while readers sail to quick gains of 184% America's "ally" Canada shows favoritism in future flow of Athabasca Sands oil to new economic and production powerhouse China. After a series of energy agreements was signed on Jan. 20, 2005, a major pipeline deal between the two nations hit the bargaining table. And Outstanding Investments was there to advise its readers. Those who took the tips in this Special Report cashed in on a pair of stocks set to sail upward on the China/Canada canoodling. The first spade of earth has yet to be turned over for this new pipeline, and already one of these plays has jumped 43%. Others have paid off 127% and 184% - with no end in sight. SPECIAL REPORT, AUGUST 2005: Outstanding Investments alerts readers to the power crunch that's shutting down Chinese factories - plus the energy play that's up 82% because of it Everyone in the mainstream's talking about the Chinese juggernaut. But no one's talking about its one huge infrastructure weakness: Insufficient electricity causing rolling blackouts, factory shutdowns and power rationing.
Outstanding Investments, however, sees huge energy troubles for the People's Republic in 2006. It also sees leverageable plays on this exploding Chinese demand, including alternative energy and clean-fuel investments that have already gained 6%, 29% and 82% in just the last half year - and the Great Shanghai Blackout of 2006 hasn't even happened yet. When it does, these megawatt picks could charge up 3,000% or more… It isn't just our Special Reports that call the winners, either. The regular monthly issues of Outstanding Investments have steered readers to… A 95% current investment "win" percentage - with an AVERAGE gain of 79% on closed positions… Believe me when I tell you this: No other investment advisory I know of is more successful at consistently leading its members to steady, safe and sometimes explosive gains than Outstanding Investments. And if anyone would know, it's me. No other newsletter I've ever seen has such a sustained track record of wins and average gains - currently 79% on sold positions. But remember, this is an AVERAGE. At times in the recent past, Outstanding Investments has guided readers to spectacular gains, like:
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You can't avoid the impending "Petrocalypse." All you can do is turn America's misfortune into your fortune… As you've seen in this urgent brief, nothing can stop global oil demand from eclipsing production in 2006. Not the president, not Congress, not hybrid SUVs. It's simply too late for the United States to implement meaningful changes in its heretofore nonexistent energy policy in time to stave off an economic disaster.
And as you've also seen, any number of LIKELY EVENTS or conditions could make this disaster exponentially worse… There's only one thing that can make this crisis better for YOU - and that's to be rich enough to afford it. To do that, you'll need two things: Knowledge and dispassion. Here at Outstanding Investments, we analyze financial opportunity and liability without prejudice, hope or delusions of national grandeur. That's why our track record is so incredible. We anticipate which way the true "trade winds" will blow based on the objective analysis of fact (not wishful thinking) and then recommend accordingly. In other words, we practice the art of dispassion. In my experience, this is the rarest of all commodities (no pun intended) in the world of investment advice. And our award-winning investment knowledge (not to mention our 79% average gain on closed positions) stems directly from this willingness to detach from things like nationalism and emotion - this dispassion. It enables us to clearly and without bias see outrageously profitable investment opportunities where others see only the fearful harbingers of global economic change… The question is: Can YOU be dispassionate enough to be a true commodities "profiteer" like our 20,000 other members? I hope so, because the only way to truly protect yourself from the coming Petrocalypse - and the $5 gas, $150 crude, massive recession and devastating plunge in the value of the stock market that'll come with it - is to be rich enough to afford it. After all, what better way to beat a crisis than to profit from it? And certainly, the opportunity to do just that looms large (as much as 668%, 1,000%, even 3,000% or more), once you start getting Outstanding Investments - the only source you need to get you through the crisis ahead with more than a few buckskins. But in case you haven't gathered my meaning, time is of the essence on this incredible opportunity - which is why I want to send you everything I've got that can help you profit RIGHT NOW. Let me sign you up now - RISK-FREE for a full 30 days - and in addition to the top-performing Outstanding Investments newsletter and your FREE Profit-From-Petrocalypse Library (details on this in just a minute), I'll also offer you:
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P.S. Remember, including your five-volume (six if you reply now) Profit-From-Petrocalypse Library, you'll get 10 FREE gifts worth $1,000 with your subscription to Outstanding Investments. And because this one-of-kind advisory is MONEY-BACK GUARANTEED for 30 full days, you risk nothing by signing up! Read below now to get full details on your six FREE Special Reports, and to get the 11 specific Petrocalypse profit plays they contain rolling your way - before it's too late… P.P.S Just for accepting our risk-free trial offer, get your…Profit-From-Petrocalypse FREE 6-Volume Library. Even if you cancel, you keep these invaluable commodities investment guides as a "thank you" from Outstanding Investments! FREE Special Report No. 1: Petrocalypse Now: 3 Ways toProfit From the Worldwide Terminal Overload in Oil Production There are three key ways to play the impending Petrocalypse for major profits. They are:
In Petrocalypse Now: 3 Ways to Profit from the Coming Worldwide Terminal Overload in Oil Production, you'll find top-shelf profit recommendations for each one of these three key investment strategies. One of these has already soared 31% in just the last six months, but that's nothing compared with what they'll surely do when the Petrocalypse hits full force in 2006. I'm talking Katie-bar-the-door gains of 1,000% (even 3,000% or more) over time… FREE Special Report No. 2: $1,000 Gold: The Perfect Storm Building Behind Precious Metals Crises spur demand for gold and other precious metals. Already, global demand outstrips supply - that's why gold prices have been on the rise for several years. But you don't have to buy bullion and stash it under the mattress to make money on the "metal of all metals." In $1,000 Gold: The Perfect Storm Building Behind Precious Metals, you'll learn eight different ways to invest in gold without buying the metal itself. You'll also get a pair of shrewd gold-related stock picks that'll jump-start your precious metals portfolio. One of these has already made savvy Outstanding Investments readers 184% gains - and is expected to easily climb another 200-500%… FREE Report No. 3: Riding the Liquid Natural Gas Boom to Triple Your Money With oil becoming both more scarce and more expensive, a Microsoft IPO-like opportunity exists right now with the alternative source of energy that's on everyone's radar: liquid natural gas (LNG). And with China quickly rushing to try to monopolize most of the crude oil deposits remaining on Planet Earth, LNG is likely to become America's "savior" energy source. In Riding the Liquid Natural Gas Boom to Triple Your Money, discover the one overlooked company that's poised to outshine all others in the LNG sector - taking your portfolio with it! The gains this guide's title promises are really only the most conservative estimate of what this stock could do. Already, it has garnered over 90% gains for alert Outstanding Investments readers… FREE Report No. 4: Turning on the Juice; Power plays for the Electricity Crisis Ahead In this report, your eyes will be opened to some alternative forms of energy - and to the three companies that are little-known front-runners in these fields. One of these is "liquid coal." As demand for electricity escalates as oil gets more scarce, this cleaner-burning fossil fuel source will blow away wind, water and most every other raw energy source used for the production of electricity. Already, this company's stock has gained forward-thinking Outstanding Investments readers a cool 82%. But that's nothing compared with the charge this stock will give your portfolio once the coming Petrocalypse causes the lights to go out in China and other developing nations. You'll also learn about the one company on the cutting edge of the revival in nuclear power - it's already up by 29% and counting… FREE Report No. 5: Two if by Sea: Shipping Stocks That'll Sail on the China Boom Not all cargo ships are created equal - nor are all shipping companies. New shipping regulations at several of the world's key canals and ports of call are forcing major shippers to update their aging fleets to the newest double-hulled tankers. This is a five-year proposition at best. But a pair of competing shipping companies specializing in crude oil are already outfitted with the latest in state-of-the-art double-hull vessels - and they're positioned to ship the lion's share of the worldwide oil trade with China, especially the Canadian crude. Right now, they're absurdly low priced, yet growing steadily in profit. Stock in one of these companies is up 58% in just the last seven months. Imagine what it will do in just the coming year, when China ramps up oil consumption from Venezuela, Africa, Canada and other sources half a world away. Get all the details in the hot-off-the-presses special report… FREE Fast-Reply Bonus Report No. 6: The Trader's Code: A Secret Technique for Bigger Resource Riches Unknown or poorly understood to most investors, there's a better, more profitable way to invest and make major money in all kinds of commodities - but only if you know exactly how to do it. If you don't, you could lose big (even more than your initial investment). In this exciting report, you'll learn the secrets of this technique from the acknowledged master of it - a man whose expertise has been regularly tapped by MarketWatch, CNN, CNBC and Investor's Business Daily. Earlier this year, this genius strategist/analyst went 17 for 17 with an AVERAGE gain of more than 90%. If you'd let just $1,000 ride on that streak, you'd have pocketed more than $54 million! The Oil Plans of Iran - 01/16/2006 by The Mogambo Guru "Instead of an American-controlled oil market and American friends and insiders getting rich making their slimy little backroom deals, now it will be an Iran-controlled oil market." An Oil Boom - Without The Oil- 10/06/2005 by Byron King "I cannot speak for the Almighty, but I believe that this boom has more to do with the monetary expansion of Mr. Alan Greenspan, and the predictions of a fellow named Dr. M. King Hubbert, than with the Big Guy upstairs." Taking The Bull By The Horns - 10/04/2005 by David Fuller "Governments can't control the rising price of oil imports, which push up inflation. What is the most tempting way to deal with this risk? Increase the amount of money in circulation." Related Links: Copyright 2006, Agora Financial, LLC and The Daily Reckoning, | |||||||||||||
