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How much do you lose out on by saving your money in a bank?

Today’s newsletter is a pretty basic personal finance 101 lesson, but is still worth going over. You can’t just save your money in the bank, since the dollar’s value decreases over time because of inflation. But how much is saving investing really costing you? I put together a quick little table in excel to show…

The stock market has become detached from reality. But why?

At one point, investing in stocks was actually a risk. It was kind of like betting on the win-loss record of a sports team at the beginning of the season. You could see what the team or a company was projected to do, and you believed they would either be better or worse than that…

Synthetic stocks and why you can’t ban new technologies

SEC Commissioner Gary Gensler issued a warning last week regarding synthetic stocks, which are essentially crypto tokens that mirror the price of real-world stocks. When I see comments like this or other people or news outlets calling to ban emerging technologies, I can’t help but shake my head. Technology is not on their side. When you own…

The bubble boy economy

Are you secure like a sewer rat or like a bubble boy?There are two approaches to security out there, applicable to many different fields. The first is that of a sewer rat. Rats are exposed to incredibly harsh conditions, often living in dirty environments with dirt and disease all over.Living in these conditions is exactly…

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