Martin D. Weiss, PhD

Founder, Weiss Ratings

Dr. Martin D. Weiss is the founder of Weiss Ratings, the nation’s leading provider of 100% independent grades on stocks, mutual funds and financial institutions, as well as the world’s only ratings agency that grades cryptocurrencies. He founded his company in 1971, and thanks largely to his strict independence, has established a 50-year record of accuracy that’s often the envy of competitors.

For example, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that the Weiss insurance company ratings outperformed those of the nation’s largest insurance rating agency by a factor of 3-to-1, while beating those of Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s by even wider margins.

The Wall Street Journal reported that investors using the Weiss stock ratings could have made more money than those following the grades issued by Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Standard & Poor’s and every other firm reviewed.

Joel Kruger

NFT Analyst, Weiss Ratings

Joel Kruger is a pioneer investor and analyst in the fast-growing blockchain sector called NFTs (non-fungible tokens). He has been cited by MarketWatch as one of 50 traders investors should watch. On top of that, he was also named as one of the world’s most accurate Bitcoin forecasters after one of his major Bitcoin forecasts was deemed “100% on target,” while the forecasts of 15 other analysts and research firms were off target, typically by a wide margin. Moreover, he has accurately predicted almost every major price swing in the crypto market in recent years.

Today, Mr. Kruger is senior strategist for one of the world’s largest institutional crypto exchanges, where the average daily trading volume is $2 billion in cryptocurrencies.

Plus, as the editor of NFT Wealth Builder, the first-ever serious investment research publication devoted to these unique digital assets, Joel introduces members to the NFT collections he believes are set to take the digital world by storm. He provides guidance on how to build a diversified portfolio of NFTs and NFT-related cryptos to help investors participate in what he predicts will become one of the most successful asset classes of the 21st century.

Sean Brodrick

Natural Resource Analyst, Weiss Ratings

In his three decades as an investment analyst, Sean Brodrick has sifted through terabytes of data and traveled tens of thousands of miles. His quest: to discover companies that are set to deliver potentially transformative results to investors who join him on these journeys — with an emphasis on small players with big potential in the field of natural resources.

Sean was also among the first to write about the commodity supercycle, now well recognized by experts worldwide. Plus, he has often been among the first to recognize major resource and tech megatrends that have transformed our world.

Sean currently edits three Weiss Ratings publications: Wealth Megatrends, Supercycle Investor and Resource Trader. And he’s the author of the best-selling book, “The Ultimate Suburban Survivalist Guide: The Smartest Money Moves to Prepare for Any Crisis.”

Chris Graebe

Startup Investing Specialist, Weiss Ratings

Chris Graebe knows a great private-equity deal when he sees one. His specialty is finding red-hot, breakthrough companies and investing in them before venture capitalists get in. And now, in Deal Hunters Alliance, he shows our members how they can do the same.

Juan Villaverde

Crypto and Cycles Analyst, Weiss Ratings

When econometrician and pro trader Juan M. Villaverde first applied his algorithms to Bitcoin years ago, he discovered a regular cyclical pattern. And he has since used it to build the world’s first Crypto Timing Model based on cycles. Thanks to his analysis, the Weiss Ratings team has accurately picked the top and bottom of major crypto booms and busts.

Nilus Mattive

Income, Dividend and Crypto Analyst, Weiss Ratings

Nilus bought his first stock in the sixth grade and has remained fascinated by the financial markets ever since.

He then built up an enviable 15-year track record of winning income at the helm of various newsletters and trading services, including Weiss Ratings’ Income Superstars and Superstar Trader. Most recently, he was the chief investment writer at Teeka Tiwari’s Palm Beach Research Group, where he developed a deeper understanding of cryptocurrency markets.

Nilus’ analysis has appeared on BusinessWeek, Dow Jones’ MarketWatch and Fox News. He’s been featured on shows like “Traders Nation,” “Invest Express,” “Wall Street Shuffle” and “Money Matters.” He’s also shared the stage with industry heavyweights like Robert Kiyosaki, Timothy Sykes, Jim Rickards, Grant Cardone and Jon Najarian.

Now, he’s going to be working to bring you the best advice, guidance and investment opportunities — all with the same Safe Money approach that’s tailored for a market like this.

Gavin Magor

Director of Research & Ratings, Weiss Ratings

Gavin Magor directs a global team of research analysts and data scientists to ensure that the Weiss ratings of 52,000 investments and institutions continually meet the highest standards of independence and accuracy.

He oversees the data collection, development and maintenance of five Weiss Ratings computer models, each designed to evaluate the investment risk or reward in (1) stocks, (2) mutual funds, (3) exchange-traded funds, (4) closed-end funds and (5) money-market funds.

Gavin has a more in-depth working knowledge of our ratings models ... and how to improve upon them ... than anyone on Earth. He understands the inner workings of our ratings so well, he can often anticipate, ahead of time, when a stock’s rating is likely to rise or fall.

This made him the natural choice to lead our Weiss Ratings Portfolio service, where he helps members harness the power of the Weiss Ratings for safety and profit potential.

Separately, he also manages five other Weiss Ratings computer models to evaluate the relative safety of (1) banks, (2) credit unions, (3) life and annuity insurers, (4) health insurers and HMOs, as well as (5) property and casualty insurers.

Thanks in large measure to his efforts, Weiss Ratings has often earned accolades for warning consumers ahead of time about virtually all bank and insurance companies that subsequently failed, while steering them to institutions that have remained strong even in the worst of times.

Gavin received his MBA degree at the Open University in the UK and joined Weiss Ratings in 2008 after 20 years in international operations and banking.

Chris Coney

DeFi & Crypto Educator

Chris Coney is among the world’s most experienced educators in the field of decentralized finance (DeFi) and cryptocurrencies. He is also one of the few analysts in the world specializing in the field of “yield farming” — hunting for the high yields now possible in the fast-growing DeFi world.

Marc Lichtenfeld

Chief Income Strategist, The Oxford Club

Marc Lichtenfeld is the Chief Income Strategist of The Oxford Club. After getting his start on the trading desk at Carlin Equities, he moved to Avalon Research Group as a senior analyst. Over the years, Marc’s commentary has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and U.S. News & World Report, among others. Prior to joining The Oxford Club, he was a senior columnist at Jim Cramer’s TheStreet. Today, he is a sought-after media guest who has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg Radio, Fox Business and Yahoo Finance. His book Get Rich with Dividends: A Proven System for Double-Digit Returns achieved bestseller status shortly after its release in 2012. And Marc’s new book, You Don’t Have to Drive an Uber in Retirement: How to Maintain Your Lifestyle without Getting a Job or Cutting Corners, quickly became an Amazon No. 1 bestseller for retirement planning.

Marc is the Senior Editor of The Oxford Income Letter, which is based on his proprietary 10-11-12 System. He is the Editor of Oxford Bond Advantage, Penny Options Trader and Technical Pattern Profits. He is also the Editor of Wealthy Retirement.

Lou Basenese

President & Chief Market Strategist Public Ventures

Lou is a well-known thought leader and advocate for young technology companies with promising intellectual property. He brings decades of experience as a public venture investor and independent analyst, as well as a marketing, communications and investor and public relations professional. As President, Chief Market Strategist at Public Ventures, Lou focuses on leveraging the firm’s unique and proven process to elevate new technology companies into market leaders to establish public venture as a vital asset class to a much wider community of investors.

Prior to joining Public Ventures, Lou served as Founder and Chief Analyst for Disruptive Tech Research, an independent equity research and advisory firm, focusing exclusively on disruptive technology companies. He also co-founded one of the web’s largest financial publishers with a daily circulation to more than 700,000 investors and served as Investment Consultant for an institutional investment consulting practice with over $2 billion in assets at Morgan Stanley.

Lou regularly shares his insights on national media outlets such as FOX Business, CNBC and Yahoo! Finance. He received a B.A. from the University of Florida and an MBA from the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College. He currently serves on the board of directors of Endra Life Sciences (NDRA) and The Roberto Clemente Health Clinic.