Editor’s Note:<\/strong> Alexander Green, Chief Investment Strategist of The Oxford Club and Liberty Through Wealth, is a seasoned Wall Street veteran who retired financially independent at 43.<\/p>\n
He recently joined Bill O’Reilly, former Fox News host and longtime journalist, for an exclusive interview.<\/p>\n
O’Reilly, fresh from a “Cabinet-style” meeting at Mar-a-Lago with Donald Trump, highlighted the former president’s sharpened focus on pro-business policies.<\/p>\n
With Republicans controlling both houses and the Fed cutting rates, O’Reilly predicts a booming economy under Trump’s leadership.<\/p>\n
In their discussion, Alex revealed 6 stocks primed to soar under these favorable conditions.<\/p>\n
Get the details here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
– Ryan Fitzwater, Publisher<\/p>\n
Since Donald Trump’s election two months ago, I have delivered a clear and consistent message to readers.<\/p>\n
I love his deregulation policies. I love his intended tax cuts. I love his plan to make the U.S. government more efficient.<\/p>\n
But I don’t like his tariffs one bit.<\/p>\n
A U.S. tariff is a tax paid by American consumers not foreign businesses.<\/p>\n
(Although those non-U.S. firms can be hurt by lower sales, lower profits, and lower margins.)<\/p>\n
American tariffs raise prices and stoke inflation, not only increasing the cost of imported goods but allowing domestic companies to raise prices on their own products without losing market share.<\/p>\n
They also lead to retaliatory actions overseas. (Foreign governments come under immediate pressure to put taxes on U.S. exports in return, potentially sparking a trade war.)<\/p>\n
That’s what happened in 1930 when Congress passed – and President Herbert Hoover signed – the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.<\/p>\n
It helped create that famous economic downturn known as The Great Depression.<\/p>\n
The market sold off hard this morning on the realization that Trump isn’t just using the threat of tariffs as a bargain chip, as many had hoped.<\/p>\n
He’s set on implementing them.<\/p>\n
I expect these tariffs will be unpopular – as if Americans are excited about the prospect of paying more for their Samsung TVs, their Toyota sedans, and their Modelo beer – and so damaging to the economy that they will be sharply reduced or even eliminated soon.<\/p>\n
Tariffs aside, the United States has a secret sauce that others lack: a productivity boom.<\/p>\n
Americans keep finding ways to get more done at work. And “doing more with less” is the very definition of productivity gains.<\/p>\n
So far this year, the quarterly productivity of U.S. workers has grown by at least 2% compared with a year earlier.<\/p>\n
The third quarter was the fifth straight quarter of such growth.<\/p>\n
And over the past five years, quarterly productivity growth has averaged 2.1%, a sharp improvement from the 10 years prior.<\/p>\n
The numbers are adjusted for inflation, which means productivity gains don’t merely reflect higher prices charged for goods and services.<\/p>\n
In fact, many businesses are increasing their revenue without passing on higher costs to customers.<\/p>\n
And – thanks to the policies of the Donald Trump administration – we are well set up for a low-inflation economic boom in 2025.<\/p>\n
Here’s why…<\/p>\n
Productivity growth is crucial for economic prosperity and improving living standards.<\/p>\n
And the recent trend has positive implications for wages, prices, and overall economic growth.<\/p>\n
Here’s why productivity gains are essential:\n<\/p>\n
In 2023, U.S. labor productivity grew by 2.7%, outpacing the 1.5% annual increase since 2004.<\/p>\n
Productivity growth averaged just 1.5% in Europe and 1.8% in Asia.<\/p>\n
Was our outperformance due to the policies of the Biden administration? (Spoiler alert: No.)<\/p>\n
The two primary causes are technological advancements and remote work.<\/p>\n
Corporate investments in automation, equipment, and research and development have boosted efficiency.<\/p>\n
And the post-pandemic shift to remote and hybrid work has also contributed.<\/p>\n
“The Great Reshuffling” matched workers with new opportunities, giving them a chance to contribute more and earn more.<\/p>\n
(Turns out that workers are even more productive at home. Meanwhile, corporations are spending much less on office space.)<\/p>\n
Companies have also invested in training employees to use new technologies effectively.<\/p>\n
None of these are the result of any actions taken by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n
Yet the proposed policies of the Trump administration should give productivity a further boost.<\/p>\n
Trump has said he would like to cut the corporate tax rate from 21% to 15%.<\/p>\n
That will attract more international businesses to the U.S. It will also give American companies more money to spend on recruitment, wages, new technology, and research and development.<\/p>\n
Productivity growth will also get a boost from Trump’s deregulatory policies.<\/p>\n
Too many American businesses are hamstrung by overregulation, needless red tape created by unelected bureaucrats.<\/p>\n
In his first term, Trump was the only modern president to achieve net regulatory reduction.<\/p>\n
And with Republicans in control of the House and Senate, he is poised to greatly reduce the size and scope of the administrative state.<\/p>\n
Trump has promised to eliminate 10 regulations for every new one introduced, reducing compliance costs for businesses by billions of dollars annually.<\/p>\n
(That will also reduce prices for consumers, who pay an estimated $12 trillion annually because of overregulation.)<\/p>\n
Infrastructure development, in particular, is one of the most highly regulated industries.<\/p>\n
New projects that once took less than two years to complete now routinely take over 10 years. Trump plans to change that.<\/p>\n
His business-friendly approach will save time and taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n
It will also boost profits at many companies by reducing compliance and operating expenses.<\/p>\n
Trump recently tweeted, “Any person or company investing one billion dollars or more in the United States of America will receive fully expedited approvals and permits… get ready to rock!”<\/p>\n
That won’t hurt growth prospects for 2025 either.<\/p>\n
In sum, Trump’s proposed tax and regulatory policies are a positive sign for the economy.<\/p>\n
They are likely to result in improved economic growth, higher wages, lower prices, bigger profit margins, and stronger corporate earnings.<\/p>\n
That, in turn, should lead to higher share prices in 2025.<\/p>\n
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I was just interviewed by legendary journalist Bill O’Reilly. In it, I reveal…\n<\/p>\n
Click Here to Watch the Rebirth of the American Dream.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
![]() FUN FACT FRIDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n Did you know? Donald Trump was the first U.S. president to donate his entire presidential salary each year to government agencies and charitable causes!<\/strong><\/p>\n During his presidency, he gave his quarterly paychecks to organizations like the National Park Service, the Department of Education, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, among others. It’s a tradition he upheld throughout his term!<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How Trump\u2019s Deregulation Could Ignite the American Dream Again<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":17673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1038],"tags":[],"mobile_app_tag":[1651],"class_list":["post-17672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trade-of-the-day","mobile_app_tag-reduce-risk-safety"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n |