Hey all,

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Here's what's in this week's issue...

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→ How bankruptcies work.

→ Entrepreneurs and investors share similar paths.

→ What Ray Dalio's bubble indicator says.

→ Reinvest dividends or cash out?

→ Google's March core algo update & more.

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Hey, entrepreneur...

Last week we read Thrasio's eulogy, but is it really over?

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How do bankruptcies work and what does it mean?

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Here is an excellent breakdown, albeit simplified...

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​Read the full text here.​

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Will they be able to turn it around?

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Hit reply!

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ENTREPRENEUR-INVESTOR READS

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🤑 Serial entrepreneurs are the fire and investors are the fuel who help the ideas succeed (or not). When these two get together, it makes the economy buzz. Both working together is how big ideas turn into success, making our entrepreneurial world a richer place.

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🤑 Market Overoptimism here? Or is the juice provided by Ai and GLP-1 drugs here to stay and are actual game-changers? There's a case to be made that they could significantly boost the S&P 500's efficiency and the broader economy.

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🤑 Can anyone really become a millionaire? Real-life wealth building is a more complex journey, influenced by fluctuating incomes and market returns. The path to significant savings demands adjusting strategies to align with life's realities, not just static plans.

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🤑 This should be a HUGE update, and it's about time: Google's latest March 2024 core update aims to significantly enhance search quality by reducing unhelpful content by 40%. It's going after AI content, parasite SEO, expired domain manipulation, and more.

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🤑 Reinvesting dividends vs cashing out - a classic investing crossroads. Reinvestment fuels compound growth and portfolio expansion, and cashing out offers immediate flexibility and diversification opportunities. Each has its place depending on you.

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🤑 The caution flag might already be out on BTC. The recent spike to +$65,000 (at the time of writing) is exciting, this article claims a potential correction and potential market fluctuations may be looming as March looks tricky for crypto.

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🤑 The SBA's Lender Match tool revamp makes it easier for SMBs to connect with lenders. It's a more streamlined, fraud-protected process giving access to nearly 1,000 SBA lenders, aiming to fill the gap for businesses hunting for more competitive financing options.

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🤑 Tax-free living isn't just about dodging taxes; it's a lifestyle choice that blends a financial win and a setting that fits your vibe. It's a fine line, and one has to compliment the other or it doesn't work.

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🤑 Ray Dalio's bubble indicator says that US stocks and the tech-heavy Magnificent Seven aren't in bubble territory despite their massive growth = a bit of comfort to investors.

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Continues below...

Partner

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You know that Google update happening right now?

We're not worried about it, not one little bit.

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Why?

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​Quality > Quantity.

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Most sites that have dropped in rankings recently haven’t been penalized, they've simply had their links completely devalued.
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Google’s going after guest post farms and hitting them with unnatural outbound link penalties.
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In other words, most sites simply don’t deserve to rank anymore.

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They don’t have the juice that you think they do.

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LIGHTNING ROUND

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⚡️ the "adpocalypse" - every digital interaction is a commercial opportunity. (non paywall version)

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⚡️ Private credit market grows to $1.7 trillion, what if the true valuation of loans is bogus?

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⚡️ PE deals to make a big comeback after a quiet year. (non-paywall version)

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👇 MEMBERS ONLY

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A sampling of the great chats and threads from the community…

• Friggin huge SEO update incoming. Looks like we're about to have a very interesting month in SEO-land. New updates are happening right now that should seriously shake up what's been going on.
• The Unreasonable Effectiveness of the Permanent Portfolio. ​The Permanent Portfolio approach resonates with us because it doesn’t try to predict the future. It tries to be prepared by including assets designed to perform in each of these macroeconomic regimes. We came to believe the Permanent Portfolio approach was an important step in the right direction from stock and bond-focused portfolios toward our objective of maximizing long-term wealth while letting us be confident that we and our families will have the financial resources to deal with what life throws at us.
• Got on a call today with (member) for his offer to help with YouTube SEO. The gist of it: He Shifted my whole thinking about my YT strategy and what I should be working on! I gladly signed up for his paid community to learn more. Really encourage everyone to go through that offers list published recently and take advantage of what's offered. It's a goldmine!​

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In Snowball...

• Fireside chat coming up March 14!
• All member offers are now listed here.​
• Check out this week's deal round up in the Finance channel.
• The Resources section is full of awesome stuff and constantly updated.
• Take members up on offers!
• Once a month Travis will host a guest in a 'Fireside' chat - Members can access recordings of all our Fireside Chats anytime here.​
• You'll also find group deals for software and other membership and subscriptions.

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