Editor's Note: As Chief Investment Strategist of the Oxford Club Alexander Green explains below, founder buying has quietly become one of the most powerful - and overlooked - indicators in the market. For readers who want to go deeper, Alex recently recorded a special presentation revealing a recent founder purchase that meets every criterion he looks for. It's one of the most compelling setups he's seen in years. You can watch it now - and get the full details - by clicking here. (This even includes a free pick - with a ticker and an options chain!) - Stephen Prior, Publisher
Alexander Green, Chief Investment Strategist, The Oxford Club Dear Reader, Investors today face an unusual kind of noise. We live in the most information-rich moment in human history... yet the average investor has never been more overwhelmed. Every day, I speak with readers who feel paralyzed by the sheer volume of headlines, predictions, and "urgent" market commentary. The truth is most of this noise is meaningless for your long-term success. And none of it tells you what to do with your money today. For more than 40 years, through manias, bubbles, recessions, and booms, I've relied on a much simpler - and far more reliable - signal. Not forecasts. Not analyst ratings. Not celebrity investors being interviewed on television. I follow the people with the most to lose... and the most to gain. I follow the founders. When I began my career on Wall Street managing money for high-net-worth investors, I quickly learned something most professionals never admit publicly: Founders consistently make better buying decisions than the analysts, brokers, or hedge funds commenting on their stocks. And it isn't hard to understand why. A founder doesn't just work for a company. They created it. They built it from nothing. They understand its problems, opportunities, culture, and trajectory on a level no outsider - or even most executives - ever will. Their wealth is tied directly to the company's success. They don't get paid enormous salaries regardless of results. They win when shareholders win. That creates powerful alignment. And this is why I often say, "If you want the most honest read on a company's future, don't watch the news. Watch the founders' own money." It's a principle that has held up decade after decade. And academic research backs this up. Bain & Company found that founder-led companies outperformed the broader market by 3.1 times over 15 years. Harvard and Yale researchers found that insiders - especially founders - tend to make purchases before periods of abnormal stock outperformance. The Wharton School found that insiders possess a "temporary information advantage," which is simply a polite academic way of saying they usually know what's coming. In my own career, my biggest winners - Apple, Nvidia, Amazon, Netflix - all had one thing in common: A founder at the helm making bold moves before the rest of Wall Street understood the story. That pattern has repeated itself again and again. The funny thing is many of the market's best performers never appear on financial television. Some names you do know - Bezos, Zuckerberg, Musk, Hastings. Others you've never heard of - yet they quietly accumulate massive positions before their companies experience major breakthroughs. These are individuals with: - Deep operational knowledge
- Clear insight into future catalysts
- Skin in the game
- Absolute conviction in their own business
When they buy, it's rarely symbolic. It's almost always meaningful. In my research, the strongest signals tend to occur when a founder buys: - After a period of weakness
- Before a major announcement or turnaround
- In large, concentrated amounts
- Alongside other insiders ("cluster buying")
When several of those factors align at once, it tells me something big may be stirring beneath the surface. Given the current market environment, founder-led buying is even more important. As interest rates begin to ease, capital becomes cheaper. That's good for the economy... but it's especially good for founders looking to accelerate growth, make acquisitions, or expand into new markets. In these periods, founders often step in aggressively and buy shares - signaling strong conviction about what's ahead. And historically, when you follow them, you tend to get ahead of some of the market's most explosive moves. I'm not talking about speculation or short-term trading gimmicks. I mean disciplined, research-driven decisions that stack probabilities in your favor. Without giving away details reserved for my paid readers, I can tell you this... | 
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