Who We Are

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The Independent Speculator is here to inform, educate, and enable action for an elite group of savvy investors—and those who wish to become such. Our goal is to achieve extraordinary gains for ourselves and those willing and able to take the risks and apply the discipline needed to speculate successfully.
Lobo Tiggre

The team is backed up by board of advisors with decades of experience in the industry.

Click here to read his full bio.
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Countries
From recent war zones to remote jungles to high mountain tops, our quest for the highest due diligence standards in the world has taken us to 66 countries. So far…
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Years
For more than 16 years, we've been learning from world-class geologists and legendary speculators, inspecting mines and exploration projects, and delivered big investment wins to readers.
Realized Gain
This is the current average of all completed trades in The Independent Speculator.
Here's what you need to know
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Building A New Track Record

The average yearly gain reported by the International Speculator during Lobo's tenure (published by Casey Research in January of 2018), was 18.5%. See disclaimer for details.

We are now posting a new track record of all closed positions—no cherry picking—including evidence showing all fees and commissions. Interested parties are invited to monitor our results as they are achieved. Our clients, of course, have access to a completely transparent portfolio of all positions, including analysis of news and developments in near real time.

Learning Curve
School of Hard Rocks

The 18.5% average of past yearly gains includes the years of our founder’s early training at Casey Research, the crash of 2008, and the downturn for resource investments from 2011 to 2015. Not all years were winners, but some were quite successful, resulting in the average above. We are now ready to apply the lessons learned from the decades of investing experience of investing giants such as Doug Casey, Rick Rule, and others to seek to achieve even better results in the future.

Results are the first and most essential cornerstone of our business. That’s what we’re all here for, after all.

The Truth
“Louis James” Revealed

For the record, “Louis James” is a pen name our lead researcher adopted for his writing at Casey Research. His legal name, Lobo Tiggre, being a bit more exotic, was kept private. Indeed, Tiggre was advised against going public with his real name at the founding of Louis James, LLC.

But since integrity is another cornerstone of our business, keeping the truth from the public was not an option. Instead, we’re keeping the “Louis James” brand alive through our company’s name.

Due Diligence
Leaving No Stone Unturned

For those not familiar with Lobo Tiggre’s work, due diligence is its hallmark. Hence our Twitter handle, @duediligenceguy. He’s flown more than a million miles on behalf of Casey readers (with no way to count the miles on 4×4, horse, mule, and foot).

Now, undeterred by falling rocks in mines, rickety third-world aircraft, scorpions, malaria outbreaks, or worse, we will continue the “Louis James” tradition of going where others dare not tread to leave no stone unturned on behalf of our clients.

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In short, our experience in the field, contacts in the resource industry, work ethic, and track record make us uniquely qualified to guide resource speculators.

How We Do Business

Rather than insult your intelligence, we assume it.

We’re not aiming for mass market here. We’re not interested in trying to trick, or even convince large numbers of people to sign up. There’d be no point, since, honestly, most people are not suited to a service like ours.

Our clients are those few who understand the value of exhaustive research in the best speculative investment ideas on the market today. They find us, and we will make it worth their while if they join. Therefore, out of respect for your intelligence and the value of your time…

Our Pledge

We will never inundate you with high-pressure sales gimmicks. Our communications will be as low-volume, relevant, and accurate as possible.