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Weekend Reading | Saturday, October 4, 2025

Arundhati Roy on the Deepest Measure of Success

Money is necessary, but it is a vulgar measure of “success.”

The Last Days Of Social Media

Please.

It’s the Internet, Stupid

It’s an everything sandwich; and the greatest of these is social media and the ‘othering’ information bubbles we inhabit.

The Perils of Concentration

Concentration is sexy, but inefficient—it demands mental space and still requires luck. So… we diversify… ALWAYS.

The 60/40 Portfolio: A 150-Year Markets Stress Test

The longer the term considered, the greater the average outperformance of the 100% equity portfolio. Patience IS a and investing superpower.

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Always reading, always learning, Jonathan hand-selects these articles for readers each week. To view Jonathan’s curated articles from previous weeks, CLICK HERE.

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