How I Became a Sports Real Estate Magnate The four boys looked at the gate, wide-eyed in their excitement. A groundskeeper had not secured it properly. This was their opportunity—maybe an opportunity they’d never see again. And, so, they squeezed through the improperly secured gate—damn the crime! They slunk though wide corridors, peeking around corners. No one. “I can’t [Read More] …
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Weekly Digest: Worrying Signs for the Global Economic Recovery
Plus, the UK Hints at a Hike in Interest Rates Welcome to your Sunday digest…my weekly breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world. First up this week, messy transitions. Humans are storytellers. We like to think about periods of time as chapters…as though one ends and another neatly begins, with little or no transition between them. However, [Read More] …
This Ridiculous New Asset Class Is Going to Make Some People Very Rich
“Plastics!” If you’re of a certain age, you will instantly recognize that bit of dialogue, and you’ll know plastic was the future—as least according to the advice given to the character Benjamin Braddock, played by a very young actor named Dustin Hoffman. If you’re not a certain age and you haven’t seen The Graduate, go watch it. Great movie. More than 40 years later, I have the modern equivalent of [Read More] …
Video: The Reasons for Bitcoin’s Recent Price Spike
At the beginning of this week, bitcoin went on a tear…ultimately setting a new record price in the mid-to-high $60K range. A few days ago, as bitcoin approached its new record price, I sat down with Field Notes Managing Editor Ciaran Madden to discuss some of the key reasons for this latest crypto boom, and [Read More] …
A Live, In-Person Introduction to Investing in Crypto
Join Me in Las Vegas to Learn About the Future of Finance The first time I walked onto a stage to speak was in New Orleans. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. The sweating. The shakes. The blurred vision. The ringing in my ears. This would have been 2006-ish. I was still writing for The Wall [Read More] …