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    Anduril Isn't the Only One Building Air Force Drones

    TL;DR: The U.S. Air Force is building two drone fleets worth roughly $15 billion combined: 500 Collaborative Combat Aircraft from General Atomics and Anduril, plus 500 cheaper Massed Modular Aircraft…

    September 27, 2026

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    Could Europe's Data Centers Revive Nuclear Power?

    TL;DR: Yes, and it's already happening. Google just signed a 22 year nuclear power deal in Finland at a roughly 60% premium to forward prices, per a report cited by Yahoo Finance. Europe's data centr…

    September 27, 2026

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    US Debt Hits $40 Trillion. Yields Make It Worse

    TL;DR: US debt hit $40 trillion this week as the 10 year Treasury yield jumped to 5.23%, its highest since 2007, and the 30 year hit 5.49%, its highest since 2004, per Hindustan Times and Fortune. A …

    September 27, 2026

    Private Equity's Growing Role in U.S. Insurance

    Private Equity's Growing Role in U.S. Insurance

    I signed off on more than 1,000 QA jobs on a nuclear submarine. Every one asked the same question: who actually verified this, and what happens if they were wrong? That question belongs in your insur…

    September 26, 2026

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    Can You Buy a Business With Your IRA? The UBIT Trap

    The technical yes, and what custodians don't say next A self directed IRA can hold stock in a private company, including the company that runs a car wash, a laundromat, or a small manufacturing shop.…

    September 26, 2026

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    IRA Investing: What a Self-Directed IRA Allows

    Your Broker's Menu Isn't the Law. It's a Business Decision I spent years signing off on QA jobs aboard a fast attack submarine, where the rule was simple: verify before you trust. Nobody's word was g…

    September 26, 2026

    What Is a Management Fee Waiver in Private Equity?

    What Is a Management Fee Waiver in Private Equity?

    A management fee waiver is an election a private equity general partner makes to forgo its annual management fee — typically 2% of committed capital — in exchange for an increased profits interest in

    September 16, 2026

    Coinbase Staking Review 2026: Yields and Custody Risk

    Coinbase Staking Review 2026: Yields and Custody Risk

    Coinbase staking currently pays between 1.45% APY on Cardano and 13.89% APY on Cosmos, with Ethereum at 1.92% and Solana at 3.80%, per the platform's live staking rates page as of September 2026. The

    September 16, 2026

    Radical Ventures Launches Record AI Fund in Canada

    Radical Ventures Launches Record AI Fund in Canada

    Toronto-based Radical Ventures completed a first close of more than $1 billion USD ($1.4 billion CAD) for its new Radical Breakouts Fund on September 15, 2026, making it the largest venture capital fu

    September 16, 2026

    EquityZen vs. Hiive: Pre-IPO Secondary Markets in 2026

    EquityZen vs. Hiive: Pre-IPO Secondary Markets in 2026

    The pre-IPO secondary market hit a consolidation turning point in early 2026: Morgan Stanley closed its acquisition of EquityZen on January 27, 2026 and immediately cut buyer-side fees from 5% to 2.5%

    September 16, 2026

    What Is First-Loss Capital? Junior Tranches Explained

    What Is First-Loss Capital? Junior Tranches Explained

    First-loss capital is the layer of a structured deal that absorbs every dollar of loss before senior investors take any hit. In a standard collateralized loan obligation (CLO), that layer is the unrat

    September 16, 2026

    Realty Income and KKR: The Capped IRR Equity Play

    Realty Income and KKR: The Capped IRR Equity Play

    On September 14, 2026, Realty Income Corporation (NYSE: O) and KKR (NYSE: KKR) announced a new euro-denominated joint venture in which KKR-advised accounts will invest €528 million (approximately $609

    September 16, 2026