The Permanent Contrarian

I believe the winning strategy for the US in the Iran War is by enforcing a de facto no-fly zone around the Strait of Hormuz (SOH) by incrementally and eventually taking all seven of the islands Iran controls in the SOH.

Many people think non-legal tenders and/or obsolete currency that were once legal tenders should be measured based on its popularity as a collectible.

As I had mentioned before the FIFA 2026 tournament started that I believe Ronaldo, not Messi will be the GOAT or at least a Co-GOAT.

People ask me this all the time and I tell them straight up, can you chip in 10,000 USD a year for 30 years into your employer sponsored 401(k) plan?

Remember, careers and jobs are usually dead-ends.

Starting a business is almost never about starting a business.

It is clear that most people have accepted cards as a medium of expression.

The valuation for a near GOAT chase card versus a non-GOAT HOFer chase card is huge.

I will simplify the answer here.

Here is the truth.

There is no such thing as a dead-end to anything in life because…..see, you get it.

I will say it again, based on my experience working in many of these fields and knowing the speed of mass technological deployment, adaptation and integration numerous changes into daily lives, it will literally take decades.

I have been frequently right about my predictions.

Just a forewarning, a large number of the sets mentioned on the list will be 2025 MLB baseball sets because these sets will likely contain a large number of some of the best rookie cards in MLB history.

Right now, most of the TCG money are going to Pokemon and most of the big spend per unit in sports cards are going to basketball cards while baseball and football cards get more volume purchases.

Ever stressed out about money?

What I learned over the years is that you will almost never be 100% right on everything.

I live in America which means I have the rights to exercise reasonable free speech as permitted by the law.

Listen to me very carefully.

Yes, yes and yes.

I live in America which means I have the rights to exercise reasonable free speech as permitted by the law.

I want you to remember this, you can master your own destiny.

The most important lesson here: keep calm, don’t try to solve everything at once and prioritize on obtaining necessities like food, shelter, health and safety then start thinking about next few moves.

My number one rule for selecting institutions of higher learning is, when the rankings gap of the intended major of study between universities and/or colleges in consideration are not gigantic, choose the school that has the highest overall rankings.

Remember, at the end of the day, no matter how much money you make, it’s all about cash flow.

I believe there are many hidden gems in the 2025 baseball rookie cards class.

I am going to provide a piece of strategy that very few people in the history of this world likely will ever be able to verify.

Let’s put it this way, focus on the overarching direction not just the nuances.

I think the three megatrends that will change life forever for the coming decades will be the following.

As I have mentioned before, the Knicks has over 50% probability to win in five games.

I had acquired some non-English and non-Japanese Pokemon cards throughout the years.

I think the Knicks has a high likelihood of ending the series at Game 5 and securing their first championship in 50+ years.

I think some of the home court advantage was taken away due to a certain person’s attendance of the game otherwise I believe the Knicks would have won this Game.

Here is my top ten list.

You hear buy low and sell high all the time.

At this point, I think the Knicks are about 90% healthy and the Spurs are both about 100% healthy.

I think both are great players but only one is an all-time great as of today.

Look, like I said a few times already in my previous posts, the biggest investment play here is likely not what you actually see but what you don’t see.

I think the future of the Knicks will be extremely bright for the next ten years.

I think there is a 40% chance the Knicks will sweep the Spurs in this NBA Finals, a 70% chance it will win in five games, a 90% chance it will win in six games and a 99% chance it will win in seven games.

I think this depends on your capabilities if I am being honest.

I don’t think neither entrepreneurship nor working for others are the best options.

I still believe the OKC Thunders were the easier team for the Knicks to defeat in the 2025-2026 NBA Finals due to their injury issues.

Yes.

Before I get started discussing this topic, no, I will probably not do a list of top 10 US universities with the most downsides or the top 10 list of the most overrated US universities.

Kobe Bryant is one of my favorite basketball players of all time.

The short answer is I think 1999 English version Base Set Pokemon cards are a good value.

I think if you have to ask this question then in my opinion the answer is going to most likely be going to “the best and most affordable college.”