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Embracing Paradox
Exploring the balance between opposing principles in investment, such as trust versus skepticism, patience versus urgency, and transparency versus confidentiality, emphasizing the importance of harmony in decision-making.
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The most savage trader in history
In 1869, Jay Gould—the most cunning speculator of the Gilded Age—engineered one of the boldest market manipulations in U.S. history: a ruthless squeeze on the gold market that nearly brought down the American economy. 🧵 https://t.co/8ZNsBDCX0i
The practical methodologies evolved over many years, and were largely the work of John Hall, a gunsmith from Portland, Maine, and inventor of the “Hall carbine” that became notorious when muckrakers dug into the youthful Pierpont Morgan’s dealings with Civil War procurement authorities.
Charles R. Morris • The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
Hermitage CEO Browder: Don't Invest in Russia Today
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Gentleman’s Idea #1:
Stonex Group $SNEX
Allocation: $30,000
Current Price: $98
Target: $120
Stonex Group, preciously INTL FC Stone, is a sleepy Futures Brokerage that has rapidly evolved into one of the largest agricultural and metals... See more
.@BillAckman details Harvard's mismanagement:
-Undergrad class size up only 4% in 35 yrs, lagging pop. growth
-Foreign students grew to 27%, less U.S. focus
-Admin staff up, faculty flat for 15 yrs
-$8B in debt... See more
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Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
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The 400% Man
An article on Allan Mecham - a college dropout who went on to beat the market https://t.co/nThagmw5ze