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GlossaryWill the US System Snap?
December 5, 2021If you are new to Things I Didn’t Learn in School, welcome! You can read about what I am up to here. I welcome and learn from your questions and feedback. If someone forwarded this to you, consider signing up.
Inside a Georgian Kitchen (Take #2)
November 24, 2021Oops! I earlier sent out a draft note without a live link and chart. Apologies. (Thus take #2).
Money Bad
November 21, 2021To those of you that have recently signed up, welcome! My name is Paul and I help you follow the money to put current issues into perspective. For more about what these essays are about, click here. I’ve shared the rubric that organizes these posts here. Today’s note is about a) saving money b) stocks and c) Russia and other countries known as “emerging markets.” If someone forwarded this to you, click below to subscribe.
Jim Comey – Watching the Train Leave the Station
November 10, 2021On my best days, I look at others with curiosity. I like to try to imagine their motivations, even if that person does things differently than I would. At the end of day, we each render a judgement, but I try to go there only after imagining what the other person’s shoes feel like. Nothing new in that wisdom, but a struggle to consistently apply.
The Nest, the Soul and the Calculator
November 7, 2021If you are new to Things I Didn’t Learn in School, my name is Paul and I am a writer and an investor. If you click here, you can see what these posts and accompanying podcast are about.
Does Profit Snuff Out Innovation
October 31, 2021The magic of 007 broke when “M” downed whiskey after whiskey in his office. We know fiction is an invention, yet still feel disappointment when that becomes obvious. Today smoking in the office is verboten and the head of British Intelligence is knocking back Macallan at work?
Boom, Bust and Redemption
October 27, 2021A few weeks ago, I wrote about The Art of Not Destroying Wealth. Wealth is unstable, hard to accrue and easy to lose. The latest podcast is a case study in both the art of gaining it, a case study in how to lose it and, perhaps more importantly, a discussion of how to keep perspective as the world’s perception of you gyrates.
Happy Sunday
October 24, 2021In response to a subscriber question, today’s post is a paid-only edition I wrote about the challenge investors face with inflation. These paid posts finance Still Press and I encourage you to subscribe. For those of you that already subscribe, a very heartfelt thank you.
Happy Sunday
October 24, 2021Today I mailed out a “subscriber-only” letter where I shared my asset allocation. This piece was the final part of a four-part series I called “The Lull.” If you’d like to read it, please become a paid subscriber.