I manage peoples' life savings for a living. I need both a broad outlook and a variety of opinions and points of view. I get this in part from Over My Shoulder. I trust Mr. Mauldin to find stuff written by insightful, intelligent people with differing views. Over My Shoulder often makes me change my mind and always makes me think.

— M.W., Over My Shoulder subscriber

Dear Reader,

If you read me regularly, you know that I spend my time researching the most important topics of the day, not the stories running in today’s “soundbite” media. I want to understand what really matters—the political events and economic changes that will affect the coming decades and shape our lives.

Sometimes, I come across a written piece that brings me to a halt, challenges my notions, and enhances my understanding of our world.

I then share that piece with the readers of Over My Shoulder, a service I started over five years ago. In many ways, it’s like the big brother to my Outside the Box column.

The idea is simple. Each week, I send Over My Shoulder readers a pdf version of articles that I think are “must read” pieces. I’m your content curator, so to speak, and I won’t waste your time.

Most weeks, I review at least fifty pieces of research from brilliant minds across the globe. I comb through the articles and reports to select those that I think are truly worthy of your attention. Some weeks, there might be just two… other weeks, there may be four or more that I consider valuable information.

These are research reports, solid analysis, and articles that really get me thinking—the data I use to help me put together the big picture and make investment decisions… and you benefit from the discernment I've developed over the past 30 years as an engaged and well-connected analyst.

I've long said that I have some of the most thoughtful readers any writer could hope for. Here is what some of them are saying about Over My Shoulder:

When someone with as much market experience as John Mauldin takes the time to say 'THIS is worth your time reading,' I read it. Case closed.
— M.C.
 

[I] respect and trust in John's evaluation and analysis of relevant news. He captures meaningful signals in the noise of financial, political, and economic blather. Wish I had acted on his alert last spring/summer regarding dollar strength... would have avoided losses in commodity positions. [I] have pushed his letter to many colleagues/friends admonishing them to heed John's macro observations. — H.L.
 

Very much enjoy getting the original analysis rather than analysis of analysis. It is particularly interesting after I've gotten to know the authors. I also like the differing points of view—helps me draw my own conclusions as to strategy. Thanks John. — R.B.
 

I feel I get insight from professional analysts (which is very useful) rather than the usual spiel from retail mouthpieces (which is completely useless). As a non-professional, it has opened me to a wide variety of economic experts which would normally not be available. —S.N.

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John Mauldin
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