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Too often financial newsletters are solely about the next investment idea that, once public, normalizes the expected risk-adjusted return. Refreshing to read Devin’s work. Rich and thoughtful and this take on the business of writing is very helpful to how I should approach Personal Finance Economics on Substack. Thank you Devin!

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Thanks for reading and taking the time to leave such a thoughtful comment, Robert. As I touched on in this piece, I don't think there is a long list of rules to follow, and we should experiment. I'm grateful for the progress I've made and hope that sharing part of my process is helpful to others, but I am certain there are a wide range of ways to 'win'. We each get to define the game we play and how the points are tallied.

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Congrats and well deserved base of subscribers. It will only compound going forward!

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Thank you, Javier. Along with your support, I'm deeply appreciative of your work and the opportunity to learn from it, and I especially admire your ability to synthesize financial nuance into approachable pieces.

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Congratulations and well deserved! You put out great works that are usually not what I’m looking at so it’s nice to get different perspectives and opinions

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Thanks, YZ. The culture of the Finance Substack community continues to blow me away, and I feel fortunate to be part of it.

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Devin your work consistently rises above the fray. Congrats on a year of writing and impressive, well-deserved reader growth. This line captures perfectly why I began writing and why I plan on never stopping:

"I wasn’t writing - I was note-taking. Poorly. It was only by transitioning from easy-note-taker to hard-gap-filler that I found the power of writing. My thinking became clearer. So did my words."

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Thanks, Hunter. And completely agreed. I can't ever stop writing - I'd be lost without it.

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Congrats Devin - keep up the great work!

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Thanks, Alex!

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We love your work man! Thanks for sharing this look behind the curtain. Keep it up!

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Thank you Six Bravo. You as well!

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Great piece Devin and congratulations on your anniversary - impressive. Enjoyed your reflections on the business of writing which maps my own experience publishing religiously every Friday come hell or highwater for the last three and a quarter years.

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Thanks so much! And that's an awing track record. I love writing and hope I have the privilege of getting to do so for many years to come.

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This hits home, keep up the great work!

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Thanks, Jack. Glad you're here!

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Last week you shared with us your investment process. Today your writing process. Thank you for everything Devin and I wish you many more years refining your crafts and sharing with us!

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Tian, you've been a major supporter and I am grateful. You've provided a great deal of feedback and it means a great deal to me. I'm looking forward to following your work as well.

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Congratulations Devin. Keep up the great work!

The success of reaching 4k subscribers speaks of itself about the quality of your work!

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Thanks, StockOpine. Happy we've connected and looking forward to what's in store next for both of us!

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Nice writeup

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