Tuesday, November 12, 2024

The One Thing Democrats and Republicans Agree On

The nuclear option... A 'purple' issue... The Biden 'road map'... The Trump administration's bullishness... The AI catalyst... Updating the U.S. energy grid... The top stocks for a nuclear renaissance...
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The nuclear option... A 'purple' issue... The Biden 'road map'... The Trump administration's bullishness... The AI catalyst... Updating the U.S. energy grid... The top stocks for a nuclear renaissance...


Today, we have a bipartisan election trade to report...

The Joe Biden administration has unveiled a 37-page nuclear energy "road map" that describes the government's plans to triple nuclear-power capacity by 2050.

That would put U.S. nuclear-power capacity at about 300 gigawatts ("GW"), enough to power nearly 150 million homes. The outline also plans for 35 GW of that new nuclear power to be operating in about 10 years.

And unlike many of Biden's policies, president-elect Donald Trump may not throw this one away on his first day in office...

During Trump's first stint as president, he signed several pro-nuclear laws. The U.S. Department of Energy even has a page dedicated to Trump's nuclear accomplishments.

This time around, Trump has said that new power plants and nuclear reactors are a big part of his domestic energy platform.

We recently interviewed Rick Perry, the former secretary of energy under Trump, who is also bullish on nuclear energy...

You can watch the interview, which we did after Perry's presentation at our annual Stansberry Research conference last month in Las Vegas, for free here on our YouTube page.

Our Commodity Supercycles team has described nuclear energy as a 'purple issue'...

In other words, it's supported in red and blue states and by politicians from both sides. Today's headline news is more proof of that.

In short, nuclear is going to play a critical part in U.S. energy moving forward. We've seen "safe haven" utility stocks soar in recent months. The reason is clear... artificial intelligence ("AI") needs a lot of energy. And nuclear is the most efficient way to provide that power.

As the Commodity Supercycles team wrote in a special report in May (existing subscribers and Stansberry Alliance members can find the report here)...

One pound of uranium fuel produces the same energy as more than 2 million pounds of coal. The amount of fuel required to run a nuclear unit for a year can fit on one truck. The same output from coal would take 25,000 rail cars. That would take a train more than 300 miles long.

It's not just coal. Nuclear is more efficient than the other major fossil fuels. Look at this chart the Commodity Supercycles team shared...

As you can see, you need a lot less uranium to power plants than any other energy source. Even better, nuclear energy is "clean" – producing no emissions. So nuclear can fit into any "green energy" plan.

In this other chart the Commodity Supercycles team shared, you can see that nuclear energy is also incredibly reliable, with very little downtime required for the reactors...

Major companies are already getting in on nuclear...

Multiple Big Tech companies have invested heavily in locking in nuclear-energy sources to power their AI data centers. Here are a few of the deals...

  • Amazon (AMZN) paid $650 million for a nuclear-powered data center from Talen Energy (TLN).
  • Microsoft (MSFT) locked in 20 years of power from Constellation Energy's (CEG) Three Mile Island nuclear power plant for its data centers.
  • Alphabet (GOOGL) will pay to develop and construct several reactors to provide 500 megawatts of power.

AI is going to continue to drive investment in nuclear power...

AI alone will triple its share of U.S. electricity demand by the end of this decade. This chart from the Commodity Supercycles team shows why...

As you can see, data consumption as a percent of electricity demand is growing rapidly.

This trend is clearly on the minds of the outgoing Biden and incoming Trump administrations. Just yesterday, Trump said he would appoint former New York representative Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. On social platform X, Zeldin specifically referred to the relationship among energy and AI...

We will restore U.S. energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry to bring back American jobs, and make the U.S. the global leader of AI. We will do so while protecting access to clean air and water.

A round of congratulations...

In their May report, the Commodity Supercycles team identified their five favorite stocks to play the coming boom in nuclear energy. They include a utility provider, uranium miner, and a reactor manufacturer, among others.

In the six months since that report went live, the Commodity Supercycles nuclear portfolio has averaged a 20% gain.

That beats out the broader market's nearly 14.5% increase (as measured by the S&P 500 Index) and overshadows the VanEck Uranium and Nuclear Fund's (NLR) roughly 8% return over the same period.

The Commodity Supercycles team correctly called this trend six months ago.

But they aren't the only ones bullish on nuclear...

True Wealth Systems editor Brett Eversole and Stansberry's Investment Advisory lead editor Whitney Tilson have been – and continue to be – bullish on nuclear energy in the years ahead.

The two recently sat down together to discuss nuclear energy, among other topics. And just a few months ago, Whitney put together a special report on what he believes are the top investing opportunities in the energy sector today (existing Investment Advisory subscribers and Stansberry Alliance members can find Whitney's report here)...

Take a look at this projection from Wells Fargo, measured in terawatt-hours ("TWhs") – meaning one trillion-watt hours...

Basically, AI, on top of other trends, such as reshoring, could result in a 25% increase in U.S. electricity demand by 2030.

These are staggering projections. They're even more monumental when we consider the U.S. electricity grid is badly in need of an upgrade.

Electricity infrastructure is creaking. Two-thirds of main power lines are more than 25 years old, and 90% of large transformers – which handle power flow – are more than 40 years old.

Every presidential administration comes in with a plan to "improve infrastructure," yet little gets done.

In what feels like one of the most polarized times in American politics, both Democrat and Republican leadership have found something they can agree on... nuclear energy.

In their new free presentation, Brett and Whitney explain this "nuclear renaissance" and how you can access the top ways to play it in True Wealth Systems. You can watch it here. But only for a limited time... The broadcast goes offline tonight.

In this week's Stansberry Investor Hour, Dan Ferris and I are joined by legendary high-yield bond investor Martin "Marty" Fridson, editor of Distressed Investing, and we spoke about where to find opportunities in the "junk bond" market, among other things...

Click here to watch the interview now... To hear the full audio version of this week's Stansberry Investor Hour, visit InvestorHour.com or find the show wherever you listen to your podcasts.


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In today's mailbag, feedback on yesterday's edition, which discussed the Federal Reserve's plans to keep cutting interest rates... and a reply to a piece of mail from yesterday... Do you have a comment or question? As always, e-mail us at feedback@stansberryresearch.com.

"In response to your numbers about inflation and the Fed, I would think you are right to question the timing of the Fed's rate cuts. There are some economists who think the actual rate of inflation over the last four years is much higher, possibly twice as high as the 20% they quote. When I go to the grocery store or get my property and health insurance bills, I tend to agree." – Subscriber John Y.

"There are certainly numerous reasons to discuss why the American electorate overwhelmingly reelected Donald Trump as President. According to subscriber Kenneth S. the reason is people do not like 'being lied to'.

"Really? Anointing Donald Trump as a beacon of truth is surely a bridge too far don't you think?... [But] as a patriotic American, though not a fan, I will be rooting for his success. Godspeed Mr. President." – Subscriber Jim T.

All the best,

Corey McLaughlin and Nick Koziol
Baltimore, Maryland
November 12, 2024


Stansberry Research Top 10 Open Recommendations

Top 10 highest-returning open stock positions across all Stansberry Research portfolios. Returns represent the total return from the initial recommendation.

Investment Buy Date Return Publication Analyst
MSFT
Microsoft
11/11/10 1,370.6% Retirement Millionaire Doc
MSFT
Microsoft
02/10/12 1,332.9% Stansberry's Investment Advisory Porter
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
10/09/08 1,101.0% Extreme Value Ferris
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway
04/01/09 728.7% Retirement Millionaire Doc
TT
Trane Technologies
04/12/18 559.4% Retirement Millionaire Doc
WRB
W.R. Berkley
03/15/12 534.7% Stansberry's Investment Advisory Porter
AFG
American Financial
10/11/12 488.5% Stansberry's Investment Advisory Porter
SFM
Sprouts Farmers Market
04/08/21 463.9% Extreme Value Ferris
TTD
The Trade Desk
10/17/19 453.1% Stansberry Innovations Report Engel
HSY
Hershey
12/07/07 444.7% Stansberry's Investment Advisory Porter

Please note: Securities appearing in the Top 10 are not necessarily recommended buys at current prices. The list reflects the best-performing positions currently in the model portfolio of any Stansberry Research publication. The buy date reflects when the editor recommended the investment in the listed publication, and the return shows its performance since that date. To learn if a security is still a recommended buy today, you must be a subscriber to that publication and refer to the most recent portfolio.


Top 10 Totals
4 Stansberry's Investment Advisory Porter
3 Retirement Millionaire Doc
2 Extreme Value Ferris
1 Stansberry Innovations Report Engel

Top 5 Crypto Capital Open Recommendations

Top 5 highest-returning open positions in the Crypto Capital model portfolio

Investment Buy Date Return Publication Analyst
wstETH
Wrapped Staked Ethereum
12/07/18 2,291.8% Crypto Capital Wade
BTC/USD
Bitcoin
11/27/18 2,258.4% Crypto Capital Wade
ONE/USD
Harmony
12/16/19 1,179.8% Crypto Capital Wade
POL/USD
Polygon
02/25/21 733.7% Crypto Capital Wade
CVC/USD
Civic
01/21/20 337.1% Crypto Capital Wade

Please note: Securities appearing in the Top 5 are not necessarily recommended buys at current prices. The list reflects the best-performing positions currently in the Crypto Capital model portfolio. The buy date reflects when the recommendation was made, and the return shows its performance since that date. To learn if it's still a recommended buy today, you must be a subscriber and refer to the most recent portfolio.


Stansberry Research Hall of Fame

Top 10 all-time, highest-returning closed positions across all Stansberry portfolios

Investment Symbol Duration Gain Publication Analyst
Nvidia^* NVDA 5.96 years 1,466% Venture Tech. Lashmet
Microsoft^ MSFT 12.74 years 1,185% Retirement Millionaire Doc
Inovio Pharma.^ INO 1.01 years 1,139% Venture Tech. Lashmet
Seabridge Gold^ SA 4.20 years 995% Sjug Conf. Sjuggerud
Nvidia^* NVDA 4.12 years 777% Venture Tech. Lashmet
Intellia Therapeutics NTLA 1.95 years 775% Amer. Moonshots Root
Rite Aid 8.5% bond 4.97 years 773% True Income Williams
PNC Warrants PNC-WS 6.16 years 706% True Wealth Systems Sjuggerud
Maxar Technologies^ MAXR 1.90 years 691% Venture Tech. Lashmet
Silvergate Capital SI 1.95 years 681% Amer. Moonshots Root

^ These gains occurred with a partial position in the respective stocks.
* The two partial positions in Nvidia were part of a single recommendation. Editor Dave Lashmet closed the first leg of the position in November 2016 for a gain of about 108%. Then, he closed the second leg in July 2020 for a 777% return. And finally, in May 2022, he booked a 1,466% return on the final leg. Subscribers who followed his advice on Nvidia could've recorded a total weighted average gain of more than 600%.


Stansberry Research Crypto Hall of Fame

Top 5 highest-returning closed positions in the Crypto Capital model portfolio

Investment Symbol Duration Gain Publication Analyst
Band Protocol BAND/USD 0.31 years 1,169% Crypto Capital Wade
Terra LUNA/USD 0.41 years 1,166% Crypto Capital Wade
Polymesh POLYX/USD 3.84 years 1,157% Crypto Capital Wade
Frontier FRONT/USD 0.09 years 979% Crypto Capital Wade
Binance Coin BNB/USD 1.78 years 963% Crypto Capital Wade

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