Time doesn’t wait

Unprecedent times are coming… the next 10 years may change in only 6 months.

In the past two weeks as a form of our appreciation we shared with you our free daily insights that have the potential to re-shape our present and future, today we will walk together with those who are ready to think wisely.

Since the start of the Iran war…

• Jet Fuel +78%
• Gasoline +47%
• Diesel +44%
• Fertilizer +29%

and as of march, 31st, 2026.

• NVIDIA -7.65% YTD
• TSLA -19.09% 6M
• GE -11.53% 3M
• MSFT -21.73% 3M
• META -12.04% 3M and -20.24% in 6M
• GOOG -9.03% 3M

As published in the Coffee Break Facts by The Factual Daily, last week…

Things are moving fast, decisions are in the table, some may say the next 10 years may change in 6 months, we don’t find it unusual, this time…

In the last five years, uninterruptly, Marcelo Marini’s weekly missives have uncovered trends in markets, business and society that made many investors and entrepreneurs think twice about normal approach to life in general, including money and wisdom… their patterns of thought may have changed.

In the meantime, his business-oriented investment approach, applied to his own portfolios, has produced results that, over time, compare favorably with those of some of the most widely recognized investors.

We wrote about Tesla (2018), Apple, Amazon, NVIDIA long before they were priced for perfection. Issue 212, Issue 314, Issue 134 and Issue 453 explored what made these companies structurally different.

We tracked emerging sectors like gaming, biotech, space and Data Centers… that became de AI boom later… in Issue 279 and Issue 398 we called it Investments of the Future, as you can see… they really are.

We wrote about traditional businesses like Coca-Cola’s new vision before it became obvious in our own unconventional way—they were shifting from soda to a multi-brand strategy, the brand of brands, and we were there, in Silicon Valley event we caught the vision. Issue 166 (2021) and Issue 169 showed the early moves into water and coffee.

We thought about COVID recovery using fractal geometry… although for some it may be hard, it’s definitely worst not to think independently — Issue 44 (2020)

We covered gold and silver when few were paying attention (2020)—Issue 138 and Issue 273 focused on their role as long-term stores of value.

You would’ve found over 15 essays about Bitcoin between 2020 and 2024—starting with the foundations of Digital Money, as we called it. From Issue 136 through Issue 413, we followed key developments—well before institutional adoption.

And long before it was popular, we wrote about thinking independently. From Issue 89 in 2020 to Issue 486 in 2025, we explored cognitive discipline, decision-making, and mental structure…

Over the past ten years, this social and business oriented insights has presented strategic perspectives that often anticipated trends in business, finance, behavior, and markets… unprecedently.

Here as you know, you will find problems and opportunities many business owners and investors have yet to recognize—costly errors that erode capital, weaken businesses, and compromise decision-making.

Today, readers accross over 18+ countries read our essays, generally in the same day we post a new thoughful insight, observation or update.

As a longtime reader and friend of this newsletter often says:
“Marini is always 10–15 years ahead.”

Reader Voices

“Notorious knowledge in the field, inspiring, awesome.” — Executive
“Rational and surgical.” — Entrepreneur
“For over ten years, Marcelo has been my main reference in matters related to business and finance.” — Entrepreneur
“Disciple of W. Buffett, B. Graham & M. Marini (not necessarily in this order).” — Entrepreneur, Investor
“A little weekend reading: Marcelo Marini wrote about the difference between investors thinking for themselves versus just blindly following the crowd” — The Berkshire Beat

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