Big Announcement: I’m Starting a New Career at the Oxford Club, and You Are Invited to Join Me!

“Life, like a dramatic piece, should finish handsomely.  I am very desirous of concluding with a bright point.”                                                                                       – Benjamin Franklin, July 2, 1756

This year 2026, the 250^th anniversary of our nation’s founding, will be a memorable one for me, and for my subscribers.

Starting in February, I will no longer write Forecasts & Strategies. The Oxford Club will begin publishing my new monthly newsletter, “THE SKOUSEN REPORT,” subtitled, “Central Intelligence from America’s Economist.”  In this newsletter, I will continue to recommend my favorite profitable investment strategies, carried over from my many years at Forecasts & Strategies. The Skousen Report will offer many new recommendations in these exciting and ever-changing markets on Wall Street.

Here my press release:  Mark Skousen, America’s Economist, Launches New Era at The Oxford Club, Debuts The Skousen Report for Today’s Markets

Since 1980, I have been the editor in chief of Forecasts & Strategies, an award-winning monthly investment newsletter and economic commentary. In the year Ronald Reagan was elected president, my publisher Tom Phillips and I came up with the name, and it’s been quite a ride, having survived and prospered through booms and busts, bull and bear markets, and one crisis after another.

During those decades, I’ve had the privilege of befriending and drawing upon the wisdom of top business leaders, Nobel prize economists, influential financial gurus, and effective legislators at all levels of government, including presidents of the United States and foreign countries.

Forecasts & Strategies continued expanding when my newsletter was acquired by Eagle Publishing in 2004, thanks to the support of Jeff Carneal and Roger Michalski, and then in 2014, by Salem Communications, a publicly-traded media company.  I appreciate the support and efforts by Eagle publishers and editors over the years in fulfilling and marketing my services.

Through it all, I have grown and improved as a student and advisor in all things economic, financial and political.  Last year Forecasts & Strategies had its best year ever, with all 15 recommended stocks and funds profitable by single, double and triple digits.  Our well-diversified portfolio of tech and financial stocks, precious metals, commodities increased 35%, more than doubled the stock indexes.  Our mining stock more than tripled in value in 2025.

It’s been an incredible run, reaching out to thousands of investors who wanted good practical advice on how to become financially independent.

My monthly newsletter has continued uninterrupted for 45 years with over 500 issues, plus the publication of special reports as well as my weekly e-letter, Skousen CAFÉ, and four trading services….plus writing several bestselling financial books and traveling to all 50 states and 81 countries (having lived in several), while giving lectures to over 125 colleges and universities and over 30 investment cruises and hundreds of investment conferences, in addition to producing FreedomFest, “the world’s largest gathering of free minds” every year in Las Vegas and other major cities in the US.

Practical education has always played an important role in my life; I’ve always had one foot in the real world as a publisher, investor and advisor, and another in the academic world, teaching students at major colleges and universities, including Columbia Business School, and most recently Chapman University as a presidential fellow and Doti-Spogli Chair of Free Enterprise.

I could not have done it without the assistance of my wife, Jo Ann, who served as my associate editor and co-author during my entire career, while raising our five children, and pursuing her own goals, including teaching at three universities, writing books and movie reviews, and running the Anthem film festival.

Time to Move On from Eagle Publishing to the Oxford Club

But now I’ve decided to make a change.  The Oxford Club, one of the world’s largest and most influential publishers of alternative newsletters and trading services, made me a tantalizing offer when my contract with Eagle came up for renewal this month.

As Rachel Gearhart, publisher of the Oxford Club, wrote me, “Your background as an economist, bestselling author, historian, and former CIA analyst makes you an ideal fit for the role of Macroeconomic Strategist, and we believe your perspective fills a critical and growing need in today’s market environment.”

The Oxford Club is a world-class franchise that has over 260,000 paid subscribers and a vast affiliate network that reaches more than 1 million buyers.  Their advisory services reach more than 840,000 readers a week.  Their editors are written by some of the most prestigious financial advisors in the country, including Alexander Green, Marc Lichtenfeld, Bryan Bottarelli, and Karim Rahemtulla.

I’ve had a long-standing relationship with the Oxford Club, having spoken at nearly every one of their Investment U Conference over the past 25 years.  I also served as Chairman of Investment U from 2005 to 2007.

As the Macroeconomic Strategist at the Oxford Club, I will fulfill an important role analyzing economic and political trends in the US and abroad, and their impact on the financial markets.  In addition, I will bring with me my experience recommending the best ways to profit from trends in precious metals, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, areas that have not previously been covered by other editors.

For starters, The Skousen Report will go out immediately to over 23,000 subscribers of the Chairman’s Circle and will expand from there.

In addition, I’ll be adding several short-term trading services in technology, precious metals and other markets, as I have done before with Eagle.

I will also continue to write my popular Skousen CAFÉ eletter as part of the weekly letters published by Oxford Club, “Liberty through Wealth” and “Wealth Retirement.”

A Family Affair

Another reason I decided to switch to the Oxford Club is that it will give me the opportunity to work with my two sons, Tim and Todd; Todd has long been a member of the executive team and former CEO of the Oxford Club; and Tim, who been my co-editor of the TNT Trader, will be presenting his inside knowledge of AI, tech stocks and all-things-crypto, in a new trading service at the Oxford Club. My wife Jo Ann will continue to be my assistant editor of the Skousen Report.  All in all, it will be a family affair, which will bring us greater satisfaction.

It is my intention to continue writing my Skousen Letter, trading services and eletters for many years.

When Franklin wrote that “life should finish handsomely,” he did not know that he would live another 28 years of an exciting new career as a diplomat and legislator in the founding of a new nation.  It is my hope to do my part in supporting an America that Franklin predicted would be a “great and happy nation.”

Please join me on this exciting new venture as we study “signs of the times” and live long and prosper!

How to Sign Up for My New Newsletter, THE SKOUSEN REPORT

Oxford Club has generously offered a special deal to all subscribers to Forecasts & Strategies:  A free one-year subscription to THE SKOUSEN REPORT.  To sign up, go to:   www.SkousenOxford.com  If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up for a one-year introductory subscription for only $199.

Starting in February, I’ll also write a weekly column (similar to my Skousen CAFÉ) for the Oxford Club’s free e-letter, “Liberty Through Wealth.”  To sign up, go to Liberty Through Wealth.  It’s 100% free.

My Tribute to Milton Friedman on C-SPAN BookTV

 

Yours for peace, prosperity and liberty, AEIOU,

Mark Skousen