Our Investment Ethos is Simple:
It’s Critical to Own Real Assets. And they’ve never been cheaper.
First things first, what are real assets?
Simply put, real assets are the most important and critical resources in an economy.
They include things like food, energy, essential minerals and metals, certain real estate, and productive technology.
Some people conflate “real assets” with “commodities” and we think that is intellectually lazy.
Certainly some commodities are absolutely critical and provide a vital function.
Oil is an obvious example. Without it, modern civilization doesn’t exist.
Sugar is a commodity too. But let’s be honest, the world would probably do just fine if there were less sugar. Hence, it is not a real asset.
The key question is, does it serve a vital function? If it does, it’s a real asset in our book.
Why are real assets so important right now?
We’ve written extensively that there is simply too much debt in the world, and in the United States. The US national debt is now so large that simply paying interest eats up more than 20 cents out of every tax dollar collected.
And this problem grows worse every year.
There is a narrow window to fix this gargantuan debt problem and get America back on track. But even in that scenario, real assets still make sense, and I’ll explain why below.
However, in the event that this worrisome debt trend continues on its present course, real assets are among the best ways to hedge the primary risk of all that debt: inflation.
Why is inflation the key consequence of a debt crisis?
Throughout human history, governments have “solved” their debt problems by debasing the value of their currencies. In modern terms, that means that the Federal Reserve will likely create money at an astonishing pace.
Sadly this is far from unprecedented. They have a name for it. It’s called quantitative easing.
And through quantitative easing they created $5 trillion of new money during the pandemic.
The result of all that new money, as you most certainly remember, was the worst bout of inflation in four decades. And if the Fed printing $5 trillion created 9% inflation, how high will inflation get if the Fed has to print tens of trillions of dollars, to bail out the federal government?
Why are real assets such a great inflation hedge?
Central banks have the power to conjure trillions, or even tens of trillions of dollars, out of thin air.
But they do not have the ability to create a single drop of oil, a single square foot of farmland, a tiny scrap of gold… nor the power to generate ideas and disruptive technology.
It’s simple arithmetic. If a central bank creates trillions of dollars, and floods the economy with all that money, without a concurrent rise in the amount of goods and services that the economy produces, then prices are going to rise dramatically.
The central idea behind this thesis is to own the most important economic resources, i.e. real assets, primarily because they are both scarce, and vital.
Plus history tells us that real assets perform extremely well during inflationary times, as we saw both during the pandemic, and during the stagflation of the 1970s.
What if there’s a remarkable economic recovery?
If the US national debt continues to surge on this unsustainable path, the central bank will likely “print” trillions if not tens of trillions of dollars to support the federal government. This will be extremely inflationary, and real assets should perform exceptionally well.
On the other hand, if the US is able to slash the deficit, and boost economic growth through deregulation, hence avoiding a debt crisis, real assets should perform well in that scenario too.
Remember, real assets are the economy’s most important resources. Energy, for example, will be in even higher demand during an economic boom. And this is the case with many real assets.
What’s the best way to own real assets?
Some real assets, like gold, are easy to buy in physical form.
In most places, it’s straightforward to buy bars and coins. And you can do this with silver, and a number of commodities.
It’s a lot harder to do with others. Good luck ordering a bunch of physical uranium to your house. You’ll probably get a knock at the door from the federal government.
Similarly, it’s hard to own productive technology… you could always buy patents directly, but the market is illiquid and lacks transparency.
In many cases, a far better way to own real assets is to own the companies which produce them.
Why is right now such a good time to buy real assets?
While many other assets– like the share prices of popular companies– have traded for shockingly high valuations, many real assets and the companies which produce them are trading at laughably cheap, historically low, levels.
Relative to financial assets (like popular tech stocks and other blue chips), in fact, real assets have literally not been this cheap in at least a century.
In summary:
- Real assets provide tremendous upside during inflationary times.
- They still provide some upside during an economic boom.
- And because they are so cheap right now, a lot of the downside risk has already been taken off the table.
Does your investment research (called “The 4th Pillar”) focus on real assets?
Yes. This is our core investing ethos. But it’s more than just real assets.
Our premium investment research– which we call “The 4th Pillar”– focuses on finding extremely high quality, well managed real asset businesses that are already profitable, often paying dividends, and have pristine balance sheets.
They are also NOT mega-cap businesses, so they are often overlooked by mainstream investment analysts.
The idea is that we want to own the best companies in the real asset space that can thrive in any condition.
What are some examples of these undervalued businesses?
While it wouldn’t be fair to our paying subscribers to provide specific company names or stock tickers, here’s a few generalized examples:
- A gold ore processor up 106% since we first researched it in 2023.
- A South American oil company that banked a 43.8% profit in about a year, while paying a nearly 18% dividend.
- A shipping company up 42% in less than a year, paying a 10%+ dividend.
What do I get as a subscriber to The 4th Pillar?
Subscribers receive a monthly research report, which typically outlines a new business on our radar.
We walk you through in significant detail the market dynamics, and why we see such growth, along with a deep dive into the company’s management, competitive advantage, risks, growth catalysts, and more.
Plus, we also include updates on previous research. And if there are important events in between monthly reports, we send out special alerts as well.
Right now there are still a total of 10 companies that are in our target price range, where we still think they are attractive.
Several of those are paying dividends between 10-16%.
Others have risen substantially, including, for example, a gold ore processor up 106%, a shipping company up 43%, and an oil company up 39% (different from the oil company we exited with a 43.8% gain).
How much does it cost to subscribe to The 4th Pillar?
Usually, the price of an annual subscription is $1,995.
But right now, we are offering a special promotion, an absurd 50% discount.
For a limited time, you can become a 4th Pillar subscriber for just $995 per year.
The best part is you will lock in this price— you can continue to renew the annual subscription for just $995.
What if I don’t like it, or decide it’s not for me?
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