Hi friends,

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

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→ How to invest in Japan.

→ VC at its lowest since 2019.

→ Investing in the final frontier.

→ 582 million entrepreneurs conquered their fear, so can you.

→ The billions made form the solar eclipse & more.

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Hey Entrepreneurs!

Bold risk takers and early adopters definitely reap some benefits.

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Patience and playing the long game has been preached since the beginning of everything basically.

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But FOMO is a real thing.

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We hear about people making money hand-over-fist in a matter of days - hours sometimes.

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Often we might think if we don't act now, we'll miss out, there won't be anything left.

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If you fall into this category, recall the wise words of Steven Wright...

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"The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."

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ENTREPRENEUR-INVESTOR READS

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🤑 Create a structured financial philosophy for yourself. It'll transform your relationship with money. Savings, avoiding expensive debt, and investing differently at different stages of life. Do this and financial decisions become easier and clearer.

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🤑 How to invest in Japan. Japan is attractive and its economy is getting stronger. The country's stock market is doing really well, and the BoJ just increased interest rates for the first time in years. (non paywall version)

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🤑 Borrowing is so expensive VC has hit its lowest point in almost five years. Even though Ai and tech are still getting significant investments, fewer companies are going public. Bit of a pickle - easier times for borrowing money may be coming soon?

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🤑 Want to get into the space game? There are some Space ETFs that offer a cool opportunity to diversify your portfolio with investments from comms, aerospace, defence, to space exploration.

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🤑 $1.40 in stocks for every $1 in government bonds. This has been the trend since 2008 and might signal a move away from guessing which companies will do well, towards a more straightforward strategy of spreading out investments - the old way of focusing on good'ol company values might not be as important now.

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🤑 The secret sauce behind 70% of what is watched on Youtube is a combination of clicks, watch time, and satisfaction. A look at how to align your content strategy for growth.

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🤑 Fear of the unknown stops many people from trying new things, like starting a business. But with 582 million entrepreneurs worldwide, it's not as out of reach as it seems. Put your head down, find a problem you can solve, create a thing that helps others solve it too. Becoming a business owner isn't as complicated as it sounds.

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🤑 Gold prices are getting higher, and everyone's trying to figure out why. With interest rates possibly going down, people (and big banks) are buying more gold. Not funds, physical gold like bars and coins. Strange times still.

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🤑 Solar eclipses are a $6B industry. Anticipation over the total solar eclipse boosted local businesses in towns along its path. Hotels were booked and events planned years in advance pumping cash into local economies.

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LIGHTNING ROUND

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⚡️ Retirement mistakes High-Net-Worth Individuals Make.

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⚡️ US government pensions have investments in TikTok owner ByteDance.

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⚡️ The AI trade has a Jamie Dimon problem.

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⚡️ A decline in M2 money supply not seen since the Great Depression.​

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