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Latest Commentary

New Year’s Resolutions

I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. A few times, I’ve made a New Year’s resolution to lose weight. Still fat!

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I Am Worried About the Stock Market

Now… I am worried about the stock market. When I was in NYC, I was in the office of one of my hedge fund subscribers, and he comes in and...

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Process and Results

Let me tell you about my investment process: I trade whatever the hell I want to trade whenever I feel like it.

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Reality Sets In

Stocks had a bad day last Friday. It’s tough to generalize based on one day of price action in the stock market, but it looks like...

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About Jared

Jared Dillian went from growing up with limited means to creating one of most well-known financial publications in the world, The Daily Dirtnap. Thousands of professional investors and everyday folks subscribe to Jared’s writing and podcasts to keep their investments right, and their finances healthy.

With over 20 years of experience in the finance industry and drawing from his own background — Jared helps people remove financial stresses from their lives by challenging the common misconceptions about how money really works.

Jared’s unique takes on personal finance and the markets will broaden your perspective, sharpen your mind, and will always be entertaining to read. 

“At the end of the day what I’m most proud of is helping others make money—people like yourself.” –Jared Dillian

Announcing SHORT PRIVATE EQUITY: Our New Hub for Private Equity News

Based on Jared Dillian's well-known prediction—one of the few voices currently warning about the looming private equity collapse—this news aggregation site updates nearly every day, tracking what Jared calls "The Next Big Short."

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Be Smart Podcast

Josh Jalinski, founder and CEO of Jalinski Advisory Group and Wealth Quarterback LLC, joins the podcast to discuss the current state of financial advisors, the significance of diversification in...

In episode 401 of the BE SMART podcast: a friendly wager on Bitcoin, market analysis focusing on the US dollar and private equity trends, how the US stock market as a percentage of global market cap...

In this milestone 400th episode of the BE SMART podcast, hosts Cameron and Jared discuss a range of topics including post-election market reactions, implications of capping credit card interest...

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