● Bear in the Bullring: How Independent Thinking Protects Your Money & Improves Your Life
David Rosenberg
Summary via publisher (Sutherland)
Bear in the Bullring is a clear-eyed guide to thinking better about money, risk, and decision-making in an age of noise and market hype. Drawing on four decades as a top-ranked economist and strategist, David Rosenberg distills the principles that have helped him protect capital, navigate bubbles, and avoid the costly mistakes that derail most investors.

● The Golden Ladder: How Inequality Built Civilization, Until We Made Climbing Illegal
Anthony Cornyn
Summary via publisher (Scribe/Houndstooth Press)
Inequality made civilization possible. Modern debate treats the gap between rich and poor as a problem to eliminate. We assume that more equality means a better society. History suggests something more complex. From the pyramids of ancient Egypt to the Renaissance to Silicon Valley, humanity’s greatest advances required concentrated wealth, and the freedom to deploy it. Inequality didn’t just accompany progress. It helped drive it. But not all inequality works the same way. When the rungs hold, wealth builds, fueling innovation, opportunity, and rising living standards. When they break, the system shifts from building to collecting. Barriers rise. Access replaces merit. Climbing gets harder. In The Golden Ladder, Anthony Cornyn flips the switch. The issue isn’t whether inequality is good or bad. It’s whether it’s still building, or whether lobbying, regulation, and gatekeeping have turned it into a system that protects those at the top.

● Digital Assets and Crypto for Investors: Your Practical Guide to Building a Diversified Portfolio
Vanessa Grellet
Summary via publisher (Wiley)
Digital Assets and Crypto for Investors: Your Practical Guide to Building a Diversified Portfolio explains the complexities of the cryptocurrency space in clear, accessible language. Written by Vanessa Grellet, Managing Partner of a multi-strategy digital asset investment firm with 15 years of experience on Wall Street and over 10 years in Digital Assets, this guide delivers the strategies and tools needed to make informed decisions in the digital asset economy. The author draws on first-hand success stories and decades of combined experience in traditional finance and cryptocurrency markets.

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