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@mjnewfield.bsky.social

Decent human being. Motivated to leave a better world behind. I write about personal finance through the Uncertainty of It All on substack and serve as a financial advisor. All my links: https://linktr.ee/marknewfield?utm_source=linktree_admin_share

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Is It Safe? Your Money Security

With all the fraud, spam, phishing, and the like going on, I decided to consolidate various things we've learned about personal account and data security. And there's a clip from "Marathon Man" you won't want to miss. And music. Always music.

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21.08.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Faith over fear I wanted to share a speech that was delivered at a Los Angeles event this week by a friend of mine named Billy Ray, a fellow Save America Movement steering committee member.

Read it. Please. open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...

20.08.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

all citizens; get healthcare for all citizens, including mental health care (which might just start to address our homeless). Keep it simple. Create a platform with execution points. Hammer this relentlessly. Stop responding to the MAGA craziness. Show us what you will do.

18.08.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Along with a plan for how you are going to focus on these few things. Forget all the other stuff. Get to the basics: spend less than we bring in and start to reduce the debt load; adhere to our laws including immigration law and insider trading law (apply current law to Congress); House and feed

18.08.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey @housedemocrats.bsky.social maybe y'all ought to start hammering on the out of control spending (deficit increasing like $1b/month), along with their moral depravity and disregard for our rule of law. Like, you could form a platform around these things and consistently campaign on them...

18.08.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Into The Great Wide Open Crypto Or No?

My contribution to the current crypto craze. With a little music, which could actually make this interesting. marknewfield.substack.com/p/into-the-g...

14.08.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Question To Budget or Not To Budget

If the mere thought of budgeting ties you up, spikes your cortisol, here's something to think about. open.substack.com/pub/marknewf...

10.07.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good description of US politics here, and not just current - last 50 or years IMO. From Kyla Scanlon.

08.07.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t confront me with my failures. I have not forgotten them.

27.06.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Understanding Tariffs: What They Mean for Your Money - Journey Strategic Wealth Learn how tariffs affect your investments, from inflation to market volatility. Discover smart strategies to protect your portfolio with diversification and long-term planning.

Tariffs and inflation remain in the news and worrisome. Here are some thoughts: journeysw.com/2025/06/13/t...

25.06.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No One Knows Quantum Living: A Lifetime Of Uncertainty

Quantum physics, uncertainty, forecasting, life, and what to do about it, at least financially. Because, well, why not? open.substack.com/pub/marknewf...

23.06.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow. I did 23/1,000 and was cooked!! Don’t get old…. Nice ride.

19.06.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Democracy Index June 6, 2025

Worth reading open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

09.06.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's investing lesson from Cliff Asness (and Jason Zweig writes about this often) "The investing world is incredibly adept at explaining to you why what has been happening for a while is now going to happen forever."

02.06.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Two: Blood on the Tracks; Never A Dull Moment. Or maybe three: Fly By Night. And then there's Axis: Bold As Love. And Led Zeppelin I.

29.05.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Uh, we are GMO...

29.05.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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He was a beast and a velvet hammer. Loved his game. My favorite guy was Cowens. Parish is up there, though.

29.05.2025 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, it's all for something - grift and build your own wealth off the hard work of others.

29.05.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Non-Attorney Thinks About The Constitution Musing on meaning, democracy, and the US Constitution.

I just wrote this... ended up being timely... the-constitution.beehiiv.com/subscribe

29.05.2025 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Non-Attorney Thinks About The Constitution Musing on meaning, democracy, and the US Constitution.

My latest on the Constitution: the-constitution.beehiiv.com/subscribe

29.05.2025 11:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Spanish Historical Lesson And thoughts on Joe Biden

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21.05.2025 11:56 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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From The Contrarian

21.05.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Pope Took a Vow of Poverty. He May Still Need to File U.S. Taxes. The first American pontiff has special circumstances but may want to file a return even if he doesn’t owe anything

Why you might want to file a tax return, even if, technically, you don't have to: www.wsj.com/personal-fin...

19.05.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Print Before Reading A scientific defense of my addiction to physical comic books

The point where Lara Crigger triggers my confirmation bias - reading physically is WAY WAY better than digitally. Completely worth the brief read. substack.com/home/post/p-...

09.05.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For them. Not for us. For us it says they care a lot more about their own power and grift than the American people and the rule of law that’s made our country great.

09.05.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We will all just go to Richmond and the Markel meeting instead. Easy.

05.05.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What an IRS Battle Over an 850-Year-Old Painting Means for Your Taxes A donation to the Met Museum provided a $74 million tax write-offβ€”until the taxmen stepped in.

Donating property to charity and taking deductions? Make sure you do it properly.

"For example, the law requires formal appraisals of donated property valued at more than $5,000".

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02.05.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He will go down in history as Becession.

02.05.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do 30 years. You’ll thank yourself.

02.05.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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