I found an old photograph of myself from ten years ago and barely recognized her. She worried about things that never happened. She stayed small to keep others comfortable. I wanted to tell her: you survive, you grow, you leave. And it was worth every terrifying step.๐ธ
Big news: global household wealth hit a record $570 trillion in 2025, up 7.3% from last year.
Stocks did most of the heavy lifting โ they made up 57% of that gain. Real estate? Just 15%.
Since 2000, wealth has climbed 338%, averaging 5.9% a year. Now it's about 380% of wo
Bailing on Facebook during the lockup would've cost you a 13x return. ๐
Joel Shulman (CIO at ERShares) breaks it down:
- Last 15 tech IPOs dropped ~50% from peak before lockup ended. Selling meant missing the comeback.
- Facebook later ran 10-15x from its pre-lockup low.
Absolute carnage in South Korea today. KOSPI tanked more than 11% in a single day. Samsung down 12%, SK Hynix -13%, Sandisk nearly -18%. Roughly ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ575 trillion wiped out in one session. Market's just crushing everyone.
Fauciโs private diary from Feb 2020 showed he thought COVIDโs death rate was around 0.2-0.3%, according to FOX. But just weeks later, he told Congress under oath it was higher, per FOX.
Itโs crazy how awkward folks act when someone else succeeds.
Not pointing fingers, just something Iโve picked up on.
Never really got it.
Is it envy, or is there more to it?