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About Us

Traditional financial news and education have always been run by Wall Street suits.

At Briefs Finance, we ditched the suits but kept the Briefs.

We're a Detroit-based financial technology company powered by media on a simple mission: help regular people get better with their money. Not the folks who already have a guy on Wall Street. You.

Why we exist

Here's the uncomfortable truth most finance companies won't say: investing is hard, and most people lose money trying.

It's not because they aren't smart. It's because the whole system was built to feel confusing, intimidating, and expensive.

Wall Street firms charge $5,000 to $10,000+ to manage your money. It can be hard to keep up with financial news and stay informed. 

We think there's a better way, and it starts with one idea:

When the economy shifts, money shifts.

Smart investors don't chase yesterday's winners. They figure out where money is moving next, and they get there before the crowd.

That takes research, not headlines. Research is exactly what we do.

Meet the founder

Briefs Finance was started by Jaspreet Singh.

Jaspreet graduated from law school and then never worked a single day as an attorney.

Instead, he went all-in studying the most successful investors in the world, trying to reverse-engineer how they actually build wealth. He'll be the first to tell you his real edge was being willing to work hard, screw up a lot, and never give up.

What he learned became the foundation of everything we do. The goal hasn't changed since: democratize investing education and make it accessible for regular people - not just the people who can afford a private wealth manager.

What we believe

Our philosophy is simple, and a little contrarian.

The person digging the gold out of the ground knows more about the industry than someone sitting on Wall Street.

In plain English: real research beats recycled news. Here's what that looks like for us:

  • Invest where money is moving, not where it already went
  • Use research to stay ahead of the crowd, instead of reacting to it
  • Keep everything in plain English, so you never feel talked down to or talked over
  • Be honest about the risks, every single time

What we make

Everything we build is designed to take you from "I have no idea where to start" to "I know exactly why I own what I own."

Market Briefs is our free daily newsletter, built for everyday investors.

Our motto is read less news, not more. We summarize the financial news that matters in 5 minutes or less, Sunday through Friday - and it's free for everyone, always.

Briefs Pro is our premium research membership for investors who want to stay ahead of market shifts.

Every week, our Briefs Research team spends 50+ hours digging through financial statements, pressure-testing opportunities, and tracking where the smart money is moving. Then we hand you the essence of it in a 10-minute report.

Inside Pro, you get:

  • Monthly deep-dive reports that discuss opportunities for growth investors, income investors, and investors who want to preserve their wealth.
  • Specific stock and cash-flow research backed by real analysis
  • Custom charts and graphs, so you can feel what's happening in the markets, not just read about it
  • A private community of thousands of fellow investors

Briefs Academy is our financial education platform.

It's a one-stop shop of Journeys (what we call our classes) covering building wealth, real estate investing, stock market investing, and more. Think of it as the course you wish someone handed you before you bought your first stock.

We're also building new tools to make research even easier, including the Briefs Terminal, Briefs Score, and Briefs AI. A few are still in beta, and we're just getting started.

A quick note on what we're not

We're a financial technology company powered by media, not a money management firm.

You can't invest in the Briefs Portfolio, and nothing we publish is personalized financial advice. Investing carries risk, and you should always talk to a licensed advisor about your specific situation.

We give you the research and the education, but the decisions are yours.

Come read along

Our team of money nerds shows up every day to bring you the best financial news and research the only way we know how: from the comfort of our Briefs.

We built the company we wish existed when we were starting out. Now we want to share it with you.

So go ahead - put on your Briefs and read along with us.

Start with the free daily newsletter or see what's inside Briefs Pro.

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Blogs

October 5, 2026
What Is the Briefs Connector? A Simple Guide
By Briefs Finance
  • The Briefs Connector lets your favorite AI read Briefs research, like Pro reports and the Briefs Score.
  • Without it, an AI asked about investing can give answers that sound right but aren't backed by that research.
  • It explains the research, but it won't tell you what to buy or sell.
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October 5, 2026
Is a Recession Coming? What the Last Five Rate Hiking Cycles Say
By Jackson Moreland
  • The Fed has started raising rates again, and in the last five hiking cycles going back to 1994, a recession never started while the hikes were underway.
  • The pain showed up where there was a bubble to pop - housing in 2008, dot-coms in 2000, the pandemic money-printing boom in 2022 - and usually after the hikes ended.
  • Private equity and private credit are feeling this cycle first, and how far the pain spreads depends on how high rates go and how long they stay there.
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October 2, 2026
Fed Interest Rates May Rise Again in 2026 - and the Newest Culprit Is AI
By Nate Gregory
  • Fed Governor Barr told a meeting our head of investing research attended that higher rates are likely in 2026, lower inflation may not come soon, and AI is now pushing prices up.
  • The same week, President Trump asked the biggest AI companies to police themselves under an accord that's morally but not legally binding, because the White House sees AI as a race with China.
  • Higher rates put downward pressure on asset prices and squeeze borrowers, but the way through hasn't changed: own investments, buy on a schedule, and treat downturns as discounts.
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October 1, 2026
Housing Market 2026: Why Office Buildings Are Cracking Before Houses Do
By Andre Savage
  • Office buildings are selling for 80% to 95% off because their five-year loans are resetting at much higher rates while half-empty floors have gutted the income those buildings are valued on.
  • Housing is under pressure, not cracking: a $400,000 mortgage costs $975 more a month than at 3%, but six of every seven mortgages are still under 6% and those owners are staying put.
  • Whether pressure turns into cracks is a race between unaffordability and the economy, and either way Jaspreet's rule is to treat your house as a liability and buy only what you can afford.
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September 30, 2026
Dividend Investing vs. Growth Investing: Why the Slower Portfolio Can End Up Bigger
By Milena Thomas
  • "What stock should I buy?" is the wrong first question. Growth, income, or wealth preservation comes first, and the goal changes which stocks even make sense.
  • At $500 a month for 30 years, 13% growth builds about $1.75 million. 10% growth plus a reinvested 4% dividend builds a little more than $2.2 million and pays a little more than $80,000 a year.
  • Income investors have US dividend ETFs, REITs, and international dividend funds to study. Growth investors have the Nasdaq 100, AI and chip funds, and small caps. None of it is a recommendation.
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September 29, 2026
Why Is Gold Going Down? A 5.2% Treasury Yield Just Took Its Job
By Andre Savage
  • President Trump rejected Iran's deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices jumped back up, and gold fell instead of rising.
  • Treasury yields hit their highest level in more than 20 years, so investors sold gold and bought Treasuries that pay interest.
  • Higher Treasury yields make the national debt, mortgages, car loans, and credit cards more expensive, with the Fed's next rate decision due October 28.
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September 28, 2026
The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve: Why the Government Wants Bitcoin to Explode
By Jackson Moreland
  • The US government holds about 328,000 Bitcoin, worth roughly $25 billion, and since a 2025 executive order it keeps seized coins instead of selling them.
  • Washington wants a bigger pile of assets so its $40 trillion national debt looks smaller next to them, which lets it keep borrowing and spending.
  • Bitcoin's wild price swings, and a government holding a coin built to escape governments, are the two risks investors need to watch.
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September 25, 2026
BRIEFS EXCLUSIVE: 43% Of Respondents Say Bills Outran Their Income Over Past Two Years
By Briefs Finance
  • 43% of the 494 Market Briefs readers surveyed said their bills grew faster than their income over the past two years, even though 79% could cover a surprise $5,000 expense tomorrow.
  • Half of readers own gold or crypto, the two classic bets against a weaker dollar, and only 13% bought nothing at all in the last 12 months.
  • The median reader says it takes $150,000 a year to feel financially secure, about $62,000 above the U.S. median household income.
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September 25, 2026
The Economy Is Booming. So Why Did Stocks and Bonds Fall Together?
By Milena Thomas
  • S&P Global says the US economy is growing at its fastest rate since 2021, with corporate profits up 28.9% in a year, almost four times the historical average.
  • Stocks and bonds fell at the same time, which is not how the two markets normally behave, because Treasury yields above 5% now compete with stocks for investors' money.
  • Jaspreet Singh lays out three ways to invest through a shift like this: always be buying, buy the crash, or follow the money before it hits the headlines.
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September 24, 2026
The 2026 Economic Reset Is Starting: Are We in a Recession, or Is the Pain Still Ahead?
By Nate Gregory
  • The Federal Reserve has flipped from stimulating the economy to fighting inflation with higher interest rates, while the White House still wants growth at almost any cost.
  • The national debt tops $40 trillion, has outgrown the entire U.S. economy, and its interest payments are now the government's fastest-growing expense.
  • Higher rates bring pain for private equity, private credit, and speculative assets, but they open opportunities for investors holding cash, treasuries, and value assets.
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