Rick Rule is president and CEO of Rule Investment Media. He began his career in 1974 in the securities business and has been involved in it ever since. He is known for his expertise in many resource sectors, including agriculture, alternative energy, forestry, oil and gas, mining, and water. Mr. Rule is actively engaged in private placement markets, through originating and participating in hundreds of debt and equity transactions.

Mike Burnick brings his vast experience, investment expertise, research, and writing skills to Agora Financial as editor of Mike Burnick's Wealth Watch, Infinite Income, Amplified Income, Hard Asset Trader, and Millionaire Moments. With 30 years of professional experience in the investment business, he has a wealth of knowledge in every aspect of the financial service industry. Mr Burnick has expertise as a stockbroker, trader, research analyst, investment adviser, and portfolio manager. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations, and investment allocation of a mutual fund and separately managed account strategies.

Byron King is a Harvard-trained geologist, with a strong background in geochemistry and mineralogy. He's also a former naval officer who served on the staff of Chief of Naval Operations. Now Mr. King writes about precious metals and mining for Agora Financial. His newsletter is called the Rickards Gold Speculator With Byron King. He uncovers investable opportunities in precious metals, looking for asymmetric trades with minimal downside and strong upside. He focuses on applying high tech to classical geology and writes with a common-sense approach that's easy to understand.

In his three decades as an investment analyst, Sean Brodrick has sifted through terabytes of data and traveled tens of thousands of miles in search of companies that can make a big difference for investors. With his boots-on-the-ground experience, Mr. Brodrick has visited mines, met executives in person, discovered hidden opportunities, and revealed hidden dangers. This is why he is best known as the "Indiana Jones of Natural Resources". Sean was also among the first to write about the commodity supercycle and to recognize major resource and tech megatrends that have transformed our world and edits five publications.