At an age when most people are thinking about slowing down, Mark Skousen is doing the opposite. He’s starting something new and inviting longtime readers and investors to come along for the ride.
Beginning in February, Skousen will launch a brand-new monthly newsletter called The Skousen Report at The Oxford Club.
The move ends a 45-year run at Forecasts & Strategies, one of the longest continuously published investment newsletters in the country.
That kind of longevity matters.
Since 1980, Skousen has guided readers through booms, busts, crashes, and recoveries.
According to his own reporting, last year was the newsletter’s best ever. Every recommended stock or fund was profitable, and the overall portfolio gained about 35 percent, more than double the major stock indexes.
One mining stock reportedly tripled in value.
That track record is one reason Oxford Club publisher Rachel Gearhart called Skousen “an ideal fit” for the role of Macroeconomic Strategist.
Her note highlighted his background as an economist, historian, bestselling author, and former CIA analyst.
In plain terms, they want someone who understands how Washington decisions ripple into Main Street wallets.
A Familiar Name in Las Vegas
For Nevadans, Skousen is hardly a stranger.
He’s the founder and longtime producer of FreedomFest, often described as the world’s largest gathering of free minds.
For years, FreedomFest has brought thousands of attendees to Las Vegas, filling conference halls with debates about limited government, free markets, personal liberty, and sound money.
FreedomFest has become a major event on the Las Vegas calendar. It draws economists, lawmakers, business leaders, and regular citizens who care about freedom and accountability.
In a city built on risk and reward, the message resonates.
That Nevada connection matters.
Skousen has spent decades talking about the dangers of government overreach, runaway spending, and economic policy made by people who never feel the consequences.
Those issues hit close to home in Nevada, where families are still feeling higher prices, housing pressure, and energy costs.
Why the Oxford Club Move Matters
The Oxford Club isn’t a small shop. It has more than 260,000 paid subscribers and reaches hundreds of thousands of readers every week.
Skousen says The Skousen Report will start with over 23,000 readers in the Chairman’s Circle and grow from there.
He plans to keep doing what made his work popular in the first place.
That includes clear talk about markets, gold and precious metals, technology stocks, and newer areas like cryptocurrencies and blockchain.
He’ll also continue writing his weekly Skousen CAFÉ letter as part of Oxford Club’s free newsletters.
Critics of alternative financial newsletters often argue they overpromise or chase trends. That concern comes up whenever independent analysts challenge Wall Street consensus.
But Skousen’s long history, public record, and years of live conferences like FreedomFest give readers something concrete to judge.
A Family and a Future
There’s also a personal side to the move.
Skousen will be working closely with his sons, Tim and Todd, both of whom are already part of the Oxford Club’s leadership and editorial world. His wife, Jo Ann, will continue as associate editor, just as she has throughout his career.
As the country heads into its 250th anniversary, Skousen says he’s not interested in coasting. He’s focused on helping Americans protect their savings, think independently, and push back against economic nonsense.
For Nevadans who’ve seen FreedomFest fill Las Vegas halls year after year, this feels less like an ending and more like a continuation. Different platform. Same message.
And in times like these, steady voices still matter.
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