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There are few times in life when you have the opportunity to witness a master at work… someone who is truly the best in the world at what they do. Whether it’s the world’s greatest chef, a champion athlete, a master pianist, or even the guy who holds the world
Happy Friday everyone. I’m en route to Las Vegas today where we begin a wonderful weekend gathering with our Total Access members. But I wanted to send you this quick roll-up of the most outrageous (and comical) stories we’re following which affect your liberty and finances. Let the absurdity begin!
In a concept paper called “Treat Wealth Like Wages”, the ranking member of the US Senate Finance Committee laid out a plan late last week to radically overhaul the tax code in a way never before seen. Just as you’d expect from the title, his central idea is to tax
More than 5,000 years ago on a hilltop located in modern-day Georgia (the country, not the state), a group of people from the prehistoric Kura-Araxes civilization gathered their primitive tools and began to dig. It took years. But they eventually burrowed 20 meters deep into the earth and constructed a
Get ready for your Friday absurdity! Here are this week’s stories: Professor advocates for cannibalism to fight climate change If you’re concerned about the human impact on Earth’s climate, you could plant a tree, install solar panels, ride a bike, or eat your dead relatives. Don’t let that sack of
A few hours ago, the European Central Bank announced a bonanza stimulus package: interest rate cuts, money printing, quantitative easing, the whole nine yards. Europe’s economic growth has ground to a halt. The German economy actually shrank last quarter, according to official statistics. So the European Central Bank is throwing
Lately I’ve been looking at a number of office buildings in San Juan– I own two businesses that are based here in Puerto Rico, and it’s about time the team moved to a larger space. I was really impressed with what I saw– there are a number of compelling new
Buckle up, this one’s going to be entertaining… because I should have called this note “Why you should always read the fine print.” This morning I read through the prospectus and annual reports of the most popular Gold ETFs in the world. First, some background: ETF stands for ‘exchange-traded fund’.
Happy Friday everyone. Let’s bring on the weekly absurdity! School cop handcuffs and screams at autistic 8-year-old An eight year old autistic boy in Southlake, Texas became agitated in his guidance counselor’s office. At one point the child became fidgety and took out a jump rope (that had been provided
Last week we dove into a series about different ways to own gold. And I explained in that first article why it’s a great idea to own physical bullion– gold you can hold in your hand. With physical gold, there’s no middleman standing between you and your wealth. And when
On January 20, 1841, after delivering a series of military defeats to Imperial China in the First Opium War, British forces landed in Hong Kong and took control of the island. Hong Kong was hugely important for the British economy because it ensured access to the Chinese market. And they
Welcome to our Friday roll up, where we highlight the most interesting, absurd, and concerning stories we are following this week. Local tax collector ruins children’s entrepreneurship event Every summer, a Utah non-profit agency called the Libertas Institute holds an entrepreneurship event for children. It’s a wonderful idea– children as
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