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archive checkmark close collapse download expand facebook google-plus hamburger linkedin more notice portfolio print resizetext rss save search twitter youtube Welcome to our website Welcome to our website . Please select one of our companies below to learn more about them. Agora Financial Daily Reckoning Laissez Faire Books Living Well Daily Altucher Agora Financial Agora Financial: For over 25 years, Agora Financial, a subsidiary of Agora Inc., has been a leading innovator in the financial publishing industry. Not only have our economic forecasts been uncannily accurate, but we’ve consistently beaten the mainstream financial media to the punch. Agora Financial readers were aware of the housing bubble, the credit bubble, the excesses underlying the Panic of ’08, the pending collapse of Lehman Bros. and the bankruptcy of American Airlines well before they happened — and in many cases, were able to prosper while other investors got blindsided. Executive publisher Addison Wiggin, a New York Times best-selling author and the driving force behind the critically acclaimed documentary film I.O.U.S.A , and our editorial team continue to challenge traditional publishing outlets by offering irreverent, insightful commentary where others fear to tread. Agora Financial editors’ consistent ability to stay ahead of the mainstream has earned recognition from dozens of media sources, including The Wall Street Journal , The Economist , Financial Times and others. Follow us on the web at our Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn and YouTube accounts. Located in Historic Mount Vernon, Baltimore, Maryland Agora Financial’s parent company, Agora Inc., was founded in 1979 and made the move to historic Mount Vernon district of Baltimore in 1994. Throughout the years, founder Bill Bonner and Agora Inc. have received many preservation awards. Today, Agora Inc. occupies eight buildings in the Mount Vernon area, including Agora Financial headquarters at 808 St. Paul St. The 808 St. Paul St. location was originally built as two separate homes in the 1850s. Later, the homes were merged, and in the 1920s, the building became the temple of the Order of the Sons of Italy in America. This was the first Grand Lodge of the state of Maryland and served as their headquarters until the 1950s. After that, 808 became the Midtown Home, a home for aged and infirm patients. A large rear wing was added to house more occupants, but this was damaged in a fire. During the building’s renovations, the wing was demolished to return the house to its original form. Daily Reckoning If you’ve made your way onto this page, odds are that you’re new to The Daily Reckoning and would like a little background… or perhaps you’re one of our long-suffering readers in need of a reminder of why you’ve stuck with us through the years. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. At The Daily Reckoning, we’ve been in the business of independent financial forecasting since 1999. We take a look at the world and markets, make an educated guess about where they’re headed and alert you to ways we think you can protect yourself and profit from the trends that the mainstream press has overlooked. Our metier is forecasting booms, busts and bad endings on your behalf… patting you on the back when you do well by them… and owning up to it when we make hash of it. It’s your money, after all. Each day that the markets are open, we have the honor and privilege of writing to subscribers of our free daily e-letter with one big idea. One way you can profit from and make sense of (or at the very least, laugh at) the world of finance, economics and politics. We publish your Daily Reckonings , sent by email, each and every afternoon. If you haven’t signed up yet, I urge you to do so right here . And don’t worry. It’s 100% free — no credit card is required. For a decade and a half, we’ve aimed to make these reckonings the most entertaining and informative 15-minute read of your day — and we still do. But we must admit that we haven’t done it alone. We’ve had the distinct pleasure to work with the leading minds in publishing, mining, oil services, finance, banking, genetics, economics and even… (gasp!) government. Our cast of characters has grown to the point that we simply can’t feature all of their insights in a daily email — instead, you can find our most interesting investment analyses for the day right here, on our site… along with insights from our golden Rolodex” of industry contacts. Everything from the latest advances in regenerative medicine… to the Fed’s next rate hike… to the future of energy… you’ll find it all right here. Because we know that the world of money isn’t just bankers and stock market moves. Or energy and technology. It’s all of these pieces together that make up the larger story. Our goal at The Daily Reckoning is to help put the often confusing (and infuriating) world of finance into context… to help you connect the dots between your bank account and the decisions that are made in Washington. Thanks for joining us, Addison Wiggin Executive publisher, The Daily Reckoning Laissez Faire Books Laissez Faire Books Laissez faire is a French term meaning let them be.” It has, for more than a century, referred to the belief that an individual is best equipped to solve their own problems and create a more prosperous society, while bureaucratic mandates and top-down control tend to make problems worse. True to that tradition, our goal is to help you learn the laissez faire philosophy from some of the best philosophers, academics, and advocates of liberty who ever lived — and to show you how to apply those ideas with actionable strategies and tips on getting government out of your life. Laissez Faire Books has a long and storied history that started in 1972 when founders John Muller and Sharon Presley opened a little libertarian bookstore in Greenwich Village. The official opening was attended by many local libertarian writers, including Murray Rothbard, Roy A. Childs, Jr., and Jerome Tuccille. The store sold libertarian, political philosophy, and anti-authority thought from Murray Rothbard, Ludwig von Mises, Albert Jay Nock, Alexander Berkman, and Peter Kropotkin, as well as anarchists Lysander Spooner and Karl Hess. As the years passed, Laissez Faire Books changed locations and ownership, but the core independent ideals never wavered. As the business changed hands and moved around the country to San Francisco, Phoenix, and, finally, its current resting place, Baltimore, so changed the method of selling its ideas… From a brick-and-mortar bookstore business in the ’70s to an online Web-focused business in the 2000s. Then on March 17, 2011, Agora Financial LLC, a publisher of books and newsletters on economics and investments, acquired Laissez Faire Books from the International Society for Individual Liberty (ISIL). Still to this day, the ideals set forth by the founders of the little bookstore in 1972 are defended voraciously. We simply defend them in a different way—through newsletters. In August 2013, the Laissez Faire Letter was launched. True to its roots, the monthly newsletter attracts individuals willing to take action to live a more self-reliant and independent life. This version of the business again changed to meet the needs of its readers, providing actionable solutions to overreaching government and its cozy relationship with big Wall Street banks and other industries. Today, the Laissez Faire family has expanded to include additional newsletters. These include: Spy & Survival Briefing , written by former CIA officer Jason Hanson, whose mission is to provide readers with the knowledge and the skills to protect themselves and their family in the face of danger, economic turmoil, natural disasters, and more… With every newsletter, the business finds an opportunity to spread the ideas that are important to us, as they were to the founders. Although the ideas may seem varied, each and every one of our...