Me and the Money Printer

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Opting Out of a "Woke" Economy (And Putting Your Money First)

Opting Out of a "Woke" Economy (And Putting Your Money First)

What if I told you that there's a way to identify stocks that have YOUR interest at heart over the latest trend emerging out of business or law schools

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Garrett Baldwin
Jul 16, 2023
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Dear Fellow Expat:

Behind the airport bar beside Gate 15 at the Memphis International Airport, you’ll see a skinny man with shaggy grey hair. He tucks his NBA Memphis Grizzlies tee shirt into a pair of Lee jeans. His belt is extra tight.

The bartender said he’d studied American history at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Good man! I liked him already.

He’s in his 50s. He has a law degree.

His daughter went to some of the top schools in the country.

And at 11:15 am on a Saturday, he’s serving Sam Adams or Tito’s Vodka to travelers out of Bluff City. An airport bartender’s salary is nothing to sneeze at… a good shift can pay far more than a lawyer makes. The customer traffic is steady all day.

Food and alcohol sell at a premium to a captive audience.

But is that why he’s doing it?

“I get to see people come and go,” he nods. Perhaps he’s more of a medical doctor, serving concoctions to nervous travelers and listening to their stories.

This was a man who seemed free.

Contrast that experienc…

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