Addison Wiggin is an American writer, publisher, and filmmaker. He was the founder of Agora Financial and publisher for 18 years. An acclaimed New York Times best-selling author, his books include: Financial Reckoning Day, Empire of Debt, The Demise of the Dollar, and The Little Book of the Shrinking Dollar. Addison is also the writer and executive producer of the documentary I.O.U.S.A., an exposé on the national debt, shortlisted for an Academy Award in 2008. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland with his family. Addison started his latest project, The Wiggin Sessions, powered by The Essential Investor, in March 2020. He films from a homegrown studio in his basement.

Zach Scheidt is a professional investor, writer, speaker, and editor of a library of investment advisories committed to finding Wall Street’s best yields. He focuses on strategies that generate reliable income from markets while placing a high value on risk management and protection of capital. He was personally responsible for $20 million of the firm’s money, as well as $20 million in individual client accounts.