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M. ONeal

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Some of the Best Rare & Collectible Alcohol
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Must-Read Books on Investing, Trading, & Finance
I have read so many books over the years on finance and investing, and I am always finding new ones to read. It would take me weeks to post every single book I have read about the subject, but I am slowly but surely compiling a list of most if not all of the books I have read and felt are truly essentially to making anyone a better investor, better in the realm of finance, and the many sub-fields such as Valuation, Private Equity and Markets, Alternative Investments, Math & Psychology of trading and Finance, as well as many others more specific topics in the broader fields of finance and investing. So I am confident anyone can read any of these books and come out the other end very glad that you did. It should be definitely mentioned that this list and its sub-lists are definitely not “required” reading for you to understand the topics throughout each section. Many of the books are interchangeable for others. For example, you don’t need to read three or four different book on valuation to understand and make use of valuation techniques. So, I have listed multiple books concerning this topic (as with many other topics) so you have options to choose from if you find one to not be your style or less interesting than another. There are many experts in the field of finance, trading, investing, banking, etc. that have probably never read any of these books, and there are many people who are not even professionals in the field that have read many, if not all of these books. These lists are simply just to give plenty of options to find books that best help you understand and learn what it is that you have set out to learn. So take your time to find which books may be the best for you, and also in ways you that you can best make use of them. Also, note I am an Amazon Affiliate Marketer, so any books you purchase through my affiliate links through Amazon does help me out through that program! Despite this, I never am asked to post anything by anyone and I simply post the content I find to be best for the task at hand. I only post the books and content I find to be truly helpful and up to date, especially taking the great advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence for the great leaps financial engineering has made over the last decade.
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The Best Rare Whiskey That Actually Is Worth the Chase for Your Collection
Some states use ABC-regulated raffle systems to distribute highly sought-after bourbons, whiskeys, and other allocated spirits that are available in very limited quantities. Instead of selling these bottles on a first-come, first-served basis, eligible residents enter a lottery, and winners earn the right to purchase a bottle at retail price, which can often be just a tiny fraction of the secondhand market price ($150-300 retail to $3,000-5,000+ secondhand for example!) – This approach is intended to make the process more transparent and equitable by reducing long lines, discouraging people from buying solely to resell at inflated prices. In states that do not use raffles, allocated bottles are often distributed directly to retailers (often without any notice), which may sell them on a first-come basis or reserve them for loyal customers, frequent shoppers, or members of store loyalty programs. Hopefully you live in a raffle system state like I do, so you can have the chance to win a spot to buy one of these coveted bottles for minuscule prices, but if not, it still is possible to find these at your local retailers a couple times throughout the year. All of the following are well established brands that constantly produce excellent products and go to great lengths to do so, and their value also always increases in some way, if not holds steady over the years as an investment if nothing else.