Dr. Stephen Leeb, Ph.D.
Chief Investment OfficerStephen Leeb is a prolific author, investment adviser, and money manager, analyzing financial markets for over 40 years. Renowned for his prescience in connecting the dots among overlooked trends - macroeconomic, scientific, and geopolitical. Meanwhile, accurately describing the investment implications often goes against conventional wisdom—author of nine books on personal finance, investing & geopolitical trends.
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Career Highlights
Dr. Leeb leads the Advisory Board of Leor Exploration & Production LLC. Additionally, he's a board member of Electrum USA Ltd. and Sunshine Silver Mines, companies that explore natural resources, especially precious metals and energy. In 2007, Leor sold assets to Canadian-based Encana Cp. for over $2.5 billion. Stephen Leeb is also a board member and managing director of PlainSight Group, an innovation company centered at Yale University.
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Education & Notoriety
Stephen Leeb earned a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Business, a Masters in Mathematics, and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Illinois, authoring many research papers on psychology and statistics in the peer-reviewed journal Psychological Reports. Currently, Dr. Leeb is Executive Editor of the award-winning investment newsletter The Complete Investor, which he founded in 2003. The publication was awarded in 2003 and 2005 for editorial excellence by the Newsletter and Electronic Publishers Foundation. The Fox Business News journalist Charlie Gasparino referred to Stephen Leeb as one of the country's foremost financial experts, also considered one of the greatest long-term strategists of his generation by American billionaire businessman Thomas Kaplan.
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China's Rise And The New Age of Gold: How Investors Can Profit
In my latest book, China’s Rise and the New Age of Gold: How Investors Can Profit from a Changing World, I argue that gold – already the best-performing investment this century – will be rising to unparalleled heights in coming years as China pursues a host of ambitious objectives.
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Red Alert: China Threatens America’s Place in the World
A decade ago, as many U.S. “experts” insisted China couldn’t keep economic growth going. Going against the mainstream narrative, I warned that China was leapfrogging over the U.S. in key areas such as nanotechnology, rare earth manufacturing and military prowess. These advancements serve as a stark wake-up call to the U.S., which continues to grow ever more dependent on other countries – including China – for vital resources.
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How You Can Prosper in a Shattered Economy
The ever-present volatility and dips in the stock market present a stressful environment for even the most steadfast of investors. Yes, the economy is definitely a wreck. Even worse, according to most experts, our problems are not going away soon. We’re going to be in serious financial trouble for a long time. But not to worry - the reality is that regardless of stock market ups & downs, savvy investors can profit by learning to identify how geopolitics and macroeconomics can work to your investing advantage. If you're a proactive investor and want to have an edge in the dynamic investing arena, then 'Game Over' is your book!
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The Year 2000: Early Signs Of The Inevitable Great Recession
If home prices suddenly started to fall it could be the vicious circle to end all vicious circles… Could the policy rescue such a situation? It would take massive amounts of money. Interest rates would likely fall to zero. Government spending would need to reach unimaginably high levels. The Coming Economic Collapse offers steadfast advice for shrewd investors to stay ahead of the curve.
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Protect Yourself - And Profit - From The Coming Energy Crisis
The Oil Factor was published in 2004 when oil was trading at about $40, and my prediction that prices would soar. The book laid out my conviction that a forthcoming mismatch between oil supply and oil demand was in inevitable in the near future. During the next several years after this book was published, oil climbed to over $150 a barrel. Fast forward to nearly two decades later, in hindsight, global oil prices sharply declined in contrast to my price prediction by something almost nobody saw coming- oil fracking.
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The Dot.Com Bust: Predicting the Tech Bubble
Instead of chasing tech stocks, I proposed a Model Portfolio with deflation hedges such as zero-coupon bonds along with stocks leveraged to rising commodity prices, including gold miners. Over the next decade this Model Portfolio dramatically outperformed the S&P 500. This book contains profitable advice for smart investors.
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Agile Investor: Profiting From The End Of Buy & Hold
Fast forward, indeed, Dr. Stephen Leeb was correct in his predictions made at the time of this book's publication in 1997. Regardless of when this book was written, Dr. Leeb's incredible insight into the cyclical nature of the stock market allows investors to apply these principles to any era.
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The Five Key Signals for When to Buy, Hold, And Sell
Based on the economic and market models I’ve presented in this book, in the early 1990s, we have every reason to be optimistic about the decade ahead. Regardless of this books' antiquity, Dr. Leeb conveys easy to understand tactics that any investor can utilize to take advantage of market trends, while recognizing key signals of when to buy, hold and sell.
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Accurately Predicting The Secular Bull Market
As the 1980s were getting underway, the sentiment on Wall Street was sour. Stocks were volatile. The Dow seemed stuck at the 1,000 level. The consensus on 'The Street' was that it would continue struggling within a limited trading range. Dr. Leeb's breakout strategy presented in this book provides legacy advice for future generations of savvy investors.
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Investment Strategy Communicated With Transparency
Leeb Capital Management Investment Adviser provides quality investment management services to individuals and institutions. Our steadfast track record began in 1999, with macro “thought leadership” and diligent research wisely guiding our investment portfolio management.
Communication is the key to successful client relationships.
Every client is held in the highest regard and investment portfolios are tailored to meet each client’s investment objectives.
Feel free to request a portfolio review to discuss performance.