| Dear Friend, After weeks of work behind the scenes, I’m happy to officially unveil Bull or Bust: Navigating the High-Speed Train Wreck. We’re starting this two-week special event with Vision Week, which gives you access to the Mauldin Economics editors in a way you’ve never had before. We got Jared Dillian, Patrick Cox, Patrick Watson, Kevin Brekke, and Robert Ross together to tackle the big-picture concerns you have right now. These guys work so well together. It is truly a pleasure to watch. And the result of these roundtable discussions is a series of special reports designed to give you an overall Mauldin Economics view of the market and the economy. With so many competing opinions and commentaries jostling for space in our inboxes, I believe this unique big-picture view is a truly indispensable addition to your reading. Today, we start with The Perfect Financial Storm?, where the editors and I tackle the greatest risks to the economy and the US stock market in the coming year, give our predictions about when the next recession will hit, and plenty more. This two-week event was inspired by several things, including my two-month-long “Train Wreck” series in Thoughts from the Frontline, and the looming date in August when the current bull market becomes the longest the US has ever seen. But most of all, it was inspired by you. Thousands of you answered our 2018 Investor Survey. Addressing your worries directly is our only concern here. That means I want to know whether you think we did a good job. There is plenty of room for feedback, comments, and questions underneath each report, so please do let us know. Before I sign off, I should point out that each Vision Week special report will only be online for 48 hours. These reports are intended for you, not for wide circulation. So please do try to make some time in the coming hours to read The Perfect Financial Storm? Your thrilled to launch Vision Week analyst,
John Mauldin
Chairman
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