Ștefan-Gabriel Slevoacă

Sometimes I make an asset class return chart specifically to show how poorly bonds performed over the past 5 years or whatever random timeframe, and instead it just accidentally shows how dramatically bitcoin outperformed everything.

This is insane: In a matter of days, China has gone from severe recession worries to posting its biggest daily stock market gain since 2008. There has been so much economic stimulus that brokerages are crashing due to high demand. What just happened in China? (a thread)

Since the 1980s, investments such as stocks and corporate bonds have tended to perform well in the 12 months after the Fed begins to cut rates

There is a nation’s President somewhere in the world meeting with their team tonight asking what their bitcoin strategy should be after hearing 2 of 3 leading US Presidential candidates mention a national strategic stockpile over the last 36 hours. The game theory has begun.

I am a financial planner that works with the wealthiest 1% of people in their 30s and 40s I wish everyone understood these 10 critical lessons about finance:

I retired from my banking job forever at 34. • No mentors • No illegal activity • No severance pay Here are the simple ideas I used to retire early:🧵

1/9 I'm bullish long-term on Crypto and DeFi, always have been, and will likely stay that way. But the spot ETF has all the hallmarks of a "buy the rumor, sell the news" event. Are the long degens now Tradfi's exit liquidity? @RyanSAdams @TrustlessState @CryptoHayes @nlw 🧵

My mistakes cost me life-changing wealth last bull run. I don't want the same to happen to you. I genuinely believe that if you follow these lessons, it's almost impossible to mess up next cycle. 🧵: These 10 lessons will give you a massive advantage in the bull run.👇

30 rules for a life well lived: 1/ Make decisions from a place of abundance, not scarcity. Your best ideas are ahead of you, not behind you. 2/ Avoid the quick and easy paths. Shortcuts are always longer roads in disguise. 3/ Don't be fooled by your own achievements. The moment you begin to lean on what you historically achieved, the potential for future achievements goes down. 4/ Aim to master the process, not celebrate the rewards or outcomes. The only timeless reward is loving what you do, and improving at what you do, every single day. "By the time you can afford it, the car ain't important." —Nas 5/ Honor the beginning, middle, and end of all relationships. Your best friend today might not be your best friend tomorrow. Your mentor, teacher, guru, might not be who you need to learn from in the next chapter. 6/ Build the life that's right for you. Different people value different things in life. Define your own purpose. 7/ Don't stress the final result. Just embrace the adventure. There are no positive or negative outcomes. Only lessons—some exciting, some painful, but lessons all the same. 8/ Live within your financial means. The short-term enjoyment of "more things" doesn't outweigh the stress you inherit when you try to live a life you can't afford (yet). 9/ Never take for granted a genuine connection. True friends are hard to find. Honest conversations are rare. Moments of vulnerability are special. Soak these up. 10/ Be selfish and selfless. Give to yourself, first. So that you can give more to others. And when you give, don't expect to "get" anything in return. Enjoy the joy of being in a position to give selflessly in the first place. 11/ Who you are is more important than what you do. Your career doesn't define you. Your job title is irrelevant. The measure of a person is who they are holistically, in all areas of their life. 12/ Do not hinder your own growth to preserve someone else's faulty foundation. You are not responsible for their development (or lack thereof). 13/ Don't judge success by the day or week. Examine it over the course of a year or decade. Growth is rarely spotted on a day-to-day basis. It's like watching your hair grow. Instead, monitor your trajectory over longer time horizons. 14/ Spend more time working on the "inner you" than the "outer you." Confidence isn't your posture, clothes, watch, or car. Beauty isn't the way you do your hair. Everyone can see who you truly are, deep down. So spend more time working on that version of yourself. 15/ Deprive yourself of what you want, to give yourself what you need. 16/ Always speak the truth. As my grandma used to say, "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." 17/ Play the long game. Slow and steady consistency is the most powerful driver of growth. 18/ Reframe saying "No" to someone else as saying "Yes" to yourself. The more successful you become, the more opportunities you will be offered—and the more you’ll have to say, “No.” This is the burden of opportunity. 19/ The higher you climb, throw down more rope. Don't forget, you were once that beginner too. 20/ Define "love" as "the ability to grow together." You are not looking for a flame. You're looking for a canoe partner. 21/ In an increasingly digital world, make deliberate time to practice "focus." Otherwise, you'll live your whole life distracted by dings, alerts, and whoosh notifications. 22/ Never stop reading. 23/ The older you get, make more time to play. Your time on earth is limited. Enjoy it. 24/ Lead by example. Nobody listens to anyone who says, "Do as I say, not as I do." 25/ Strive for freedom, not recognition. A lot of the people who are recognized and celebrated in ways you desire, had to trade a significant portion of freedom in order to get there. All depends on which outcome matters more to you. 26/ If you are going to do something, do it all the way. Go all-in. Commit. And take responsibility for what happens (don't blame others if the path doesn't go the way you hoped). 27/ Stay far away from anyone who tells you to "be realistic." 28/ Surround yourself with people who are further along than you on the path you desire most for yourself. Like a nearby tree, you will learn how to reach for the sun just like them. 29/ Don't take yourself too seriously. Life is like building a sand castle. No matter how big and beautiful yours is, eventually, it'll get washed away. 30/ And always remember: the “perfect time” never comes. Every day is the perfect time.

10 Visual Lessons From "Deep Work" By Cal Newport: 1.

15 Visuals that will change your life: 1. Not investing is risky:

I've spent 23+ years studying Finance and became a multi-millionaire in my 30s. I'll teach you everything you need to know about Personal Finance in the next 7 minutes:

I love this clip from @MarkYusko. Reporter: I'm not convinced that this matters. Crypto and Web3 kinda lost the narrative.. Mark: "The idea that digital assets are in the waste bin seems kind of silly to me. We're talking about a 1.2 Trillion Dollar Asset class from zero, 14 years ago." #BTC

Trust the Fed, End up Dead @balajis did it again. He wrote an article called "Too fake to tell". This made me think: If the US governments stats aren't reliable what happens around the world with all kind of economic data? 🧵Here are the main ideas from his piece:

This week in AI just changed everything. Massive announcements from OpenAI, Warren Buffet, Microsoft, AMD, Palantir, Tesla, Meta, Humane, IBM, Wendy's, Google, HuggingFace, Scale AI, Synthesia, Anthropic, and Stability AI. EVERYTHING you need to know and why it's important:

@balajis published yesterday an article called "The Fiat Crisis". The punchline is: I just burned a million to tell you they’re printing trillions. I think it's an important article from one of the best thinkers we have on Twitter so here is what you should know: 🧵

Having a plan is crucial if you want to succeed and make gains. Everyone talks about plans, but very few show you how to create one. Here is my trading plan that will improve your profitability over time and help you to find your way. 1/25 🧵👇

I’ve hired 50+ CEOs. Wild. Here are the top things I've learned about human nature & high performers:

The 21 cognitive biases that will sabotage your trading (and how to beat them to improve your results):

In 4-5 months, I expect the US to be in a recession. A thread. 1/