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Vipul Shah's avatar

THANK YOU for doing this!!!

Vipul Shah's avatar

Just sent your article and web link to the Washington state governor. Couldn’t figure out how to get to the investment folks at Washington state!

Isaac's avatar

markedtofantasy.com was built with claude? I assume - Incredible work. What public APIs had the PC data? Loved this post

Nick Nemeth's avatar

The PC data was very greenfield. It took me a lot of money via tokens. Fred was the top line numbers api. Cobbled together a lot to make it happen

nikolas's avatar

Well done!

Diego D's avatar

For the love of the game, respect

Andrew Brady's avatar

Well done! Love the opening line.

NotADegen's avatar

What an opening line 😂

Kevin Johnson's avatar

This is very impressive work. Thanks and good for you! 🤛

HHH's avatar

"Some funds pay cash dividends using this phantom income. Real cash out. Fictional cash in."

How is this is sustainable? Where is the actual cash coming from for them to pay out?

SubSoldier's avatar

Sell more junk securities to pension and endowment fund managers. Pay 'investor returns' with that money when you feel push back. Then rinse and repeat.

Avid's avatar

Hey Nick, I recently created an article detailing some of the same issues that you discussed, specifically focusing on the private credit industry. I found your article to be incredible.

I wish I knew about the the disparity between PE-owned insurers versus private placements, the Fed's Financial Stability Report, or the BIS statement as they would've all made good talking points.

You're a lot more knowledgeable about the subject than I am for sure and I would love to learn more in any capacity. If possible, I'd love to get your input:

https://substack.com/home/post/p-188376884

Squire's avatar

I understood about a quarter to a half of this series, but enough to recognise morally splendid work. I'm just a small uk retail investor, so only tangentially connected, but I'm thankful your sort not only exists, but has the courage to act.