Another day, another China-inspired bloodletting in the crypto market. Maybe you saw—China is now pushing banks and financial-services …
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Does Your Broker Have Your Best Interests at Heart? It’s Complicated…
I don’t know if this is still a TV commercial in America, but maybe you remember it. Some random guy successfully operates on a patient …
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How I’m Earning 204% Interest (That’s Not a Typo)
You might recall that on Saturday, I wrote to you about Iron. Finance and how Mark Cuban and I got wrapped up in a crypto disaster last week. (If you …
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The Great Resignation: Are 40% of People About to Quit Their Jobs?
Welcome to your Sunday digest…my weekly breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world. This week, …
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My Close Call With a Crypto Bank Run
Today’s missive comes with a warning label: Tread cautiously. Maybe you heard about a little kerfuffle billionaire Mark Cuban had in the crypto …
Why Cryptos Will Make It Easier to Live Overseas
Earlier this week, I met up with my landlord for some beef stroganoff at an al fresco café in Prague. As we drained our beers and waited on our …
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What the Price of a Beer in Prague Tells Me About Inflation in America
Sacre bleu (or the Czech version thereof)! A half-liter of beer at one of my favorite parks where I often write here in Prague is now 42 Czech …
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The Best, Cheapest Way to Own Physical Gold
In a moment, I’m going to tell about a new way I’ve discovered of owning physical gold. For my money, it’s the best and cheapest way of owning …
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Video: Why This Is the Perfect Time to Try Freelancing
In March and April last year, right at the outset of the pandemic, I started writing about the long-term impact that COVID would have on the way we …
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Amazon Is Sharing Your WiFi…Here’s How to Make It Stop
Welcome to your Sunday digest…my weekly breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world. This week …
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