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Followers
364.4K
Posts
45K
Following
687
Account age
16 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$2K – $3.3K / sponsored post
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Known for
1.2M views
My favorite Gene Hackman personal finance story about how Dustin Hoffman used to budget his money when they were broke:
1.1M views
Wall Street analysis on tariffs:
338.3K views
I think about this quote a lot
(from Tribe by Sebastian Junger)
126.7K views
It's publication day for my new book!
Risk & Reward is now available
Tons of my favorite charts, stories and anecdotes
I read the audio version of the book myself
I had a lot of fun writing this
I think it's the best thing I've ever written
📊 Post performance
Recent posts · views
Jan 5latest
767.5K
Avg views / post
578.5K–1.1M
Typical post (views)
2.1×
Reach vs followers
74/100
Very consistent reach
Dec 2009
On X since
Half of recent posts land between 578.5K and 1.1M views (median 767.5K) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: After my mortgage payment, 401k/529/IRA contributions, my annual · 2M views
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.04 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 1 video · 4 image · 13 text.
Follower / following
530×
Follows 687 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
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Recent posts
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It's publication day for my new book!
Risk & Reward is now available
Tons of my favorite charts, stories and anecdotes
I read the audio version of the book myself
I had a lot of fun writing this
I think it's the best thing I've ev…
Number of market crash predictions in the past 15 years:
Harry Dent - 78
Michael Burry - 17
Rich Dad Poor Dad guy - 10,479
Retiring baby boomers have been handed a 15 year bull market, +50% in housing prices this decade and now pretty juicy bond yields
They never lose
Ever
More Americans who own $70k trucks and go on 3 vacations a year are living paycheck to paycheck than at any time in history
I think about this quote a lot
(from Tribe by Sebastian Junger)
Gotta be honest
Never thought I would see a president actively try to hurt the economy and stock market
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My favorite Gene Hackman personal finance story about how Dustin Hoffman used to budget his money when they were broke:
Wall Street analysis on tariffs:
Unemployment rate 4.1%
Inflation rate 2.4%
10 year treasury rate 4.3%
Real GDP growth 2.8%
If there is such a thing as a sweet spot for the economy we're basically in it right now
The stock market bottomed 2 years ago
Inflation peaked 2.5 years ago
The unemployment rate has averaged 3.8% for the past 2 years
Real GDP keeps growing at ~3%
We need to stop arguing about what kind of landing we're gonna have
We jus…
Guy on my flight just announced to everyone sitting near him the Fed cut 50 bps
No one cared or even knew what he was talking about
Had to give him a head nod in solidarity
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined X in 2009 — 16 years ago.
👁️Averages 767.5K views per post.
📤Posts about 0× per week.
💬4.19% engagement rate.
🏅Earned the 100K Followers for passing 100K followers.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated98/100
Excellent
Credibility score
99%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 99% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Strong engagement (~2.1× of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Verified account.
- Established account (16+ years old).
- 4.19% engagement — above the ~2.2% typical for a X account this size.
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Trying to bring some common sense to the world of finance.
NEW BOOK: https://amzn.to/4bEiQs2
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