Wall Street Financier: Notes from High Altitude©
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
I am a reader of Tom Tonguz’s blog (Tom is a venture capitalist at Redpoint Ventures). Although I’ve mentioned the Kelly Criterion before, it’s worth reading Tom’s post from earlier this year (Feb. 2021) where important investment attributes are discussed. “First, to calculate the expected value of an investment don’t …
I have quoted Alan Watts before. When you have some spare time, I invite you to listen to this talk “If you are going to be an expert archer, You must shoot before you think. Otherwise I’ll be too late.” Alan Watts Meanwhile, in investment banking… Steve McLaughlin of Financial …
You’ve probably heard variations of this line, whether it’s “bad things happen to good people.” or “good things happen to happy people” or “You know that saying, bad things don’t happen to good people? That’s a lie. – Tori Amos. Let’s look at some more thoughts on the subject: “I don’t …
Q1. Reader Sean asks: What’s the Feynman Technique, and do you recommend it ? Sean A1: Farnham Street (Shane Parish) is a blog that touched on this back in 2012. This video also explains it Q2: “How successful do you think Trumps’ social media network “Beyond Truth Social” will be …
In case you didn’t know there’s a self-testing kit for your biological age. From: Elysium Health “Using our algorithmic platform for epigenetic examination (APEX), Elysium calculates your biological age by examining more than 100,000 sites on your DNA where methylation has taken place—a biochemical process that does not change the …
OZs or opportunity zones were enacted in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. If you invest capital gains from a previous investment in a building or business in a census tract designated as an OZ by a state governor, you can defer and reduce taxes on that initial gain, …
In the Book of the Underdog I touched on the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R), which measures interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, and developmental and antisocial traits related to psychopathy. [In the U.S., people who score at least 30 out of 40 are generally classified as psychopathic. The inmates’ scores ranged from 3.2 …
OnlyFans is a creator platform based out of the UK who has made possible a girl’s dreams come true: an average woman could post her “intimate” pics and videos and charge a monthly subscription for it. You got your 22-year old making $10K a month for her filthy panties on …
To stay In returning to the post-pandemic work schedule it seems that most top white collar professionals, the main audience of this blog are set for the hybrid, at-the-office and out-of-the-home, work schedule model. Of course, dentists and doctors aren’t able to do that. (although telemedicine is growing). But lawyers …
I haven’t posted health-related information in awhile. Today, I’d like you to talk about a study dated Oct. 2018 on Fisetin, a senolytic activator: “Fisetin is a senotherapeutic that extends health and lifespan.“ -at the National Library of Medicine. Findings: Of the 10 flavonoids tested, fisetin was the most potent senolytic. …
