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September 20, 2022 | In a recent article, Zweig explores the nuances of municipal bonds, their tax-free allure, and their illusory cheapness. Bonds and taxes are seldom a sexy topic, though we think that for investors and those managing their own money, the takeaways are enlightening.

September 19, 2022 | Central banks globally are preparing to launch a blitzkrieg attack on inflation this week. In total, interest rates over three days and several countries will rise by 500 basis points (5%).

September 15, 2022 | Good is the enemy of great, and few people or companies manage to achieve greatness because they settle too quickly for a comfortable life.

September 14, 2022 | While investing dogma, of course, encourages diversification, this comes today at a time particularly sensitive to geopolitical risks.

September 13, 2022 | I’ve been going down the Li Lu rabbit hole lately. An investing friend had mentioned a documentary called Moving the Mountain, which I had never heard of, but is about the investing legend’s life as a student leader in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, China.

September 12, 2022 | A long-awaited software upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain, intended to slash its energy consumption, is scheduled for this week, and it’s projected to occur in the early hours of Thursday morning. The event has been delayed several times previously, though.