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Back on April 24, I warned that Kim Jong Un was a real-life "Goodfella" – a mobster who operates as though the rules don't apply to him.
And that made me extremely skeptical that Trump and Kim would even meet in a room anywhere, let alone reach some kind of meaningful agreement on the status of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
Then on May 24, exactly a month after we issued our warning, Trump canceled the summit scheduled for June 12 in Singapore.
I wasn't exactly surprised.
And since Trump's June 1 announcement that the Singapore meeting is back on, I haven't changed my skeptical stance.
There is one thing that has changed – that is, aside from the on-again, off-again, Trump-said, Kim-said nature of this summit.
The truth is, meeting or no, I've become even more bullish on a special basket of stocks I've handpicked for my Private Briefing readers to cash in on the situation in the Korean Peninsula.
I can't share them all with you – that wouldn't be fair to my subscribers – but I'm going to let you in on a few of my favorites…
About the Author
Before he moved into the investment-research business in 2005, William (Bill) Patalon III spent 22 years as an award-winning financial reporter, columnist, and editor. Today he is the Executive Editor and Senior Research Analyst for Money Morning at Money Map Press. With his latest project, Private Briefing, Bill takes you "behind the scenes" of his established investment news website for a closer look at the action. Members get all the expert analysis and exclusive scoops he can't publish... and some of the most valuable picks that turn up in Bill's closed-door sessions with editors and experts.