At The Agora Companies, we bring bold new ideas, unconventional viewpoints, perspectives and strategies to the global marketplace. As the leader in financial, health and lifestyle publishing, all of our companies embrace the virtue of independent thinking and individual responsibility. Our founder, Bill Bonner, is passionate about sharing ideas and opportunities often overlooked by the mainstream media. The Agora began as a small publishing outfit in Washington, D.C., in 1978. By the 1990s, the business had expanded and relocated to Mt Vernon, a historic neighborhood in Baltimore City—and we haven’t looked back since.