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27th November, 2025
Riding the S-Curve
Big technological and structural shifts tend to hide in plain sight. When they do finally draw some ...
24th November, 2025
LESSONS FROM 40 YEARS OF WEALTH ACCUMULATION
I bought my first shares in November 1985, the 40th anniversary is here!!—here’s what I learnt since...
20th November, 2025
Creativity Dies At Scale
We at Strawman know that bigger isn’t always better. There are plenty of reasons for that, but one o...
13th November, 2025
A Tax on Bullsh*t
Ben Hunt, former hedge fund manager and creator of Epsilon Theory, once wrote that a bet is a tax on...
6th November, 2025
Most Investments Are Bad Investments
I recently came across a fascinating, if slightly uncomfortable, piece of research titled Long-Term ...
30th October, 2025
Economic Potential Energy
We often use capital as a synonym for money in markets. We talk of capital raising, capital structur...
23rd October, 2025
Bitcoin: A One-Time Invention
Some technologies can be improved upon endlessly. Steam engines, telephones, automobiles, and softwa...
23rd October, 2025
What’s Up With Gold?
Let’s talk about gold. That shiny yellow metal that’s captivated humans for thousands of years. Trad...
17th October, 2025
Not All Growth Is Good
Terry Smith is a former UK analyst and banker who, in 2010, founded Fundsmith with a philosophy that...
9th October, 2025
In Defense Of Capitalism
There’s a growing sense of discontent today, and not unreasonably so for those who feel the system h...