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Started right after the Great Recession, writing during this period helped me see the world differently. Once I understood the traditional portfolio model and how modern leaders exploit it, I realized controlling one's own assets provides the only freedom from politicians and sharks who view human beings and our daily experiences as commodities to monetize.
Blog Sources for Key Advice
These are trusted sources I use for analyzing current events.
John Mauldin
started learning about economics when I was in high school, being
mentored by the very people who I only knew from their books I had
read. He turns those 20th century theories into practical
perspectives on geo-political economics and events.
Calculated Risk covers a broad range of influential macro-economic news,
asking tough questions we don't hear very often.
Pragmatic Capitalism has excellent information and education about modern money,
economics, and investing.
The Orcam Group (newly renamed
Discipline Funds) has put together an
extensive curriculum
on the world of money, finance & economics. It is not all
encompassing, but provides a broad understanding of the issues most
pertinent to investing. I hope you find this resource helpful. At
least select the topics that resonate with your world view. My
biggest growth comes from challenging my own assumptions.
Data Sources for Key Advice
In my early days my instructors showed me the value of
understanding root causes and critical analysis. As an
engineer at Microsoft that same principle was applied to fixing
software bugs. Moreover, that cause can only be found analyzing
the data. I find this still rings true today in all complex
systems. Problems are revealed in the data, not in the processes and
rules. You can't solve a problem or understand your options
until you know how the data is responding
to the processes and rules.
These are the source I consider as close to the original data
the general public can get eyes on. If you don't already know
why and how the U.S. Treasury market is the lifeblood of all human
economic activity in this present global system, go back up to Orcam
Group's curriculum on Money, or
reach out
and let's have a conversation.
