THE FACTS:
1. I have very good, original regulatory and financial analysis
· Ex: Did you see the news today on Aurora? Called that at last year closing.
2. It’s about what’s happening right now
· Ex: Have you seen my latest on the Warsh-Winfred-Heil Doctrine? The Fed is changing and you don’t even know it.
3. It’s fact-checked
· By 5-10 sources, depending on how controversial it is and what I can find.
4. I tell you what to do with the information
· That’s section titled “Your Edge” now, but has had other titles before. I’ve played around with formatting.
5. I tell you what’s happening with regulation and what it actually means to you as an investor, portfolio manager, or fund manager.
· I’m qualified: Not just an attorney who was a regulator and very experienced in finance, did you know I’m working with a Senator’s office on the Clarity Act, or that I wrote a book on DeFi and finance for O’Reilly Media? I might be too late to do much on the Clarity Act now, but we’ll see what I can accomplish for a primary drafter.
6. I have a real, distinct viewpoint.
• I have strong opinions. And I’m not sorry about that. But I don’t intentionally offend anyone, and I don’t hate anyone. You can disagree with almost anything, and still not want to offend or hate the person holding the opposing view.
• I’m not a maximalist about anything. I have yet to find anything that is just uniformly terrible or uniformly fantastic. So I will tell you what works and what doesn’t. It’s not my place to tell you whether or not it works or doesn’t FOR YOU. Of course, that doesn’t give anyone incentive to promote me, either.
• I try to keep it interesting and engaging. It’s more formal with the long analyses, because that’s appropriate. But still – it’s accessible.
THE PROBLEM:
Why is my readership not higher?
Look, I’m not selling a narrative. It’s not in my or anyone’s interest for me to spin anything – you can’t make decisions with predictable results if you don’t address reality as it is, not as you wish it were.
I don’t make up facts to give people what they want. Even when it would be much, much better for me (and happier for you) if I do so.
I show you what’s actually there, and how to make it work for you. Even when what’s there really, really sucks. Because there is ALWAYS a way to make it work for you.
I’ll be the first to say I don’t have easy answers to any of the issues I bring up. And I know that, even when they don’t admit it, that’s what people want to hear.
But I do have answers, and I care about what happens to your money. If you do, too, then check out my newsletter, or share it if you already subscribe.
It’s worth it.