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Intentional Investor #18: Jason Buck

By Harper Hunt | November 26, 2024 | 5 Comments

In this fascinating conversation, Matt Zeigler sits down with Jason Buck, co-founder of Mutiny Fund, to explore the unexpected intersections between entrepreneurship, risk management, and personal development. From selling mixtapes in rural Michigan to developing real estate in Charleston and ultimately founding an innovative investment firm, Jason’s journey challenges conventional wisdom about success and risk-taking.

Chapter 1: Overhearing Ourselves

By Rusty Guinn | November 26, 2024 | 24 Comments

Shakespeare invented the human by inventing a device which spoke the language of consciousness:

Story.

Introduction: David Bowie’s Alien

By Rusty Guinn | November 26, 2024 | 24 Comments

David Bowie was right.

Social networks aren’t a tool. They are an alien force that transforms human consciousness.

Why Am I Reading This Now? 11.25.24

By Harper Hunt | November 25, 2024 | 0 Comments

Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrativ‌e campaign.

The Swallows Return to Capistrano

By Ben Hunt | November 20, 2024 | 0 Comments

The Wall Street year-ahead “outlook notes” are like the swallows returning to Capistrano … next year will be a stock-picker’s market, and we should be cautiously optimistic.

But we’re seeing a turn in the weather with our Narrative Indices …

Making Sense of Markets in a Post Election World | Grant Williams and Ben Hunt

By Harper Hunt | November 19, 2024 | 1 Comment

Matt Zeigler is joined by Ben Hunt and Grant Williams for a candid discussion of the 2024 post-election landscape and its implications for markets. The guests explore how trust, or lack thereof, shapes both political and market narratives, examining the transformation of capital markets into what they describe as a “political utility” where “number go up” has become the prevailing faith.

Why Am I Reading This Now? 11.18.24

By Harper Hunt | November 18, 2024 | 0 Comments

Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrativ‌e campaign.

I Think Representative Democracy is a Good Idea and We Should Give It a Try

By Ben Hunt | November 14, 2024 | 10 Comments

I am 60 years old.

I am a (very) patriotic American.

I have never felt represented by any elected official.

Never.

Cursed Knowledge #30: The Road to Hell

By Harper Hunt | November 13, 2024 | 0 Comments

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. But how often does that actually happen? Why do good intentions go so wrong? And what makes it so difficult to course correct? Those are the questions explored by Harper Hunt and Rusty Guinn in this episode of Cursed Knowledge.

Intentional Investor #17: Jared Dillian

By Harper Hunt | November 12, 2024 | 3 Comments

In this episode of The Intentional Investor, host Matt Zeigler sits down with Jared Dillian – former Lehman Brothers trader, acclaimed newsletter writer, and author – for a captivating conversation about the unexpected paths that shape a life’s work. From his early days as a Coast Guard officer to becoming a Wall Street trader, and ultimately finding his voice as a writer, Dillian shares candid insights about his journey.