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Oh December! Month of closings, of retrospective, of being grateful, of looking back. Month of holidays, of family gatherings, of celebration, and of traditions. Speaking of December traditions, here are my book recommendations for 2024: 1. “The Intelligent Investor” by Benjamin Graham non-fiction finance Ben Graham (the author) was mentor to...

Oh December! Month of closings, of retrospective, of being grateful, of looking back. Month of holidays, of family gatherings, of celebration, and of traditions. Speaking of December traditions, here are my book recommendations for 2024: 1. “The Intelligent Investor” by Benjamin Graham non-fiction finance Ben Graham (the author) was mentor to...

I. I have voted exactly twice. The first time, I was 18, and I was attracted by the novelty. I didn’t like the candidates, and my vote left a bitter taste in my mouth. I decided back then to never do it again. I promised to myself: “I won’t delegate power to a politician ever again.” (legal note: In Argentina this is, in fact, illegal. Voting is...

I. The world is texting while driving and nobody seems to care. I don’t mean it literally (although that’s also true). It seems like everyone’s continuously living with half of their brain-power away on something else. Damn. Another “old man yelling at cloud” post. Fuck it. I have to write this. II. Recently, a very special group of friends of...

I. In December 2001, Argentine President Fernando de la Rua imposed an ATM withdrawal limit of $250 per week. The country was in a drawn-out recession since 1998, and the government tried to stop a precipitating bank run. I was 12 at the time, and my whole life savings were $80. My godfather had given me a $100 bill as a gift a few years back,...