| Dear Reader, History tends to repeat itself. But some series of events are so exceptional that they only repeat once or twice a century, so we have no first-hand experience. This is what we are seeing right now. Having spent 73 years on this planet, I’m watching what is happening around the globe with some blend of horror and fascination. Sky-high energy prices, rampant consumer price inflation, supply shortages of semiconductors and—by the end of this year—possibly food, war in Europe that could escalate into World War III, and a highly unstable political environment in both the US and some EU countries... I don’t recall having seen anything like it before. I cannot begin to tell you how glad I am that the 18th annual Strategic Investment Conference is right around the corner, on six alternating days between May 2 and 13. Five of them are straight-up conference days. We now have over 50 speakers—the most we’ve ever had—in over 40 live sessions, from solo presentations to panels to two-person “fireside chats.” We had no problems persuading high-caliber speakers to join us. Everyone seems passionate about helping investors like you and me make sense of our current reality. Our all-star lineup includes great names like these: - Howard Marks (Oaktree Capital)
- David Rubenstein (The Carlyle Group)
- Ron and Michael Baron (Baron Funds)
- Richard Shirreff (former Deputy Commander, NATO Europe)
- Joe Lonsdale (Palantir)
- Cathie Wood (ARK Invest)
- Tom Hoenig (Mercatus Center; former president of Kansas City Fed and former vice chair of FDIC)
- Niall Ferguson (rock star historian, Bloomberg Opinion contributor)
- Morgan Housel (author of The Psychology of Money)
- Frank Luntz (famous political strategist and pollster)
And that’s just the shortlist. Of course, we’ll also have our perpetual audience favorites like David “Rosie” Rosenberg, Louis Gave, Lacy Hunt, and Felix Zulauf back on our virtual stage. And all of them will bring their A-game to make sure you walk away from the conference with high-quality information you can use for your own investment strategy. On our Plus-Day, Day 6, you’ll hear from our own Mauldin Economics analysts, who will share their top investment recommendations with you, including stock tickers and company details. The SIC starts in less than three weeks. It will be a can’t-miss event—so be sure to reserve your seat today. Your counting the days till the conference analyst, 
John Mauldin
Co-Founder, Mauldin Economics | 