Thomas Wright

I'm Thomas Wright, a senior financial analyst with over 12 years of experience navigating Wall Street's most volatile markets. I cut my teeth at a regional investment firm during the 2008 financial crisis, where I learned the hard way that conventional wisdom often leads to conventional losses. My investment philosophy is straightforward: follow the data, ignore the noise. I specialize in dissecting complex financial instruments, cryptocurrency markets, insurance industry mechanics, and macroeconomic trends - translating institutional-level research into actionable strategies that everyday investors can actually use. Before starting this publication, I spent seven years managing portfolio strategies for high-net-worth clients, consistently delivering returns that beat benchmark indices by 3-7 percentage points annually. My contrarian approach has helped readers sidestep catastrophic losses during market corrections while positioning for asymmetric gains during recoveries. I hold a degree in Economics and Finance and maintain active securities licenses. I've contributed market analysis to various financial platforms and spent countless hours studying what actually moves markets - not what CNBC says moves markets. My mission is simple: Arm retail investors with the same caliber of analysis that institutions pay six figures to access. No jargon for the sake of sounding smart. No fluff to pad word counts. Just real market intelligence backed by data, experience, and a healthy skepticism of mainstream narratives. When I'm not analyzing earnings reports or tracking institutional money flows, I'm researching emerging investment opportunities, stress-testing portfolio strategies, or enjoying a good whiskey while reading through SEC filings (yes, I'm that guy).

A Guide to Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) into Bitcoin

A Guide to Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) into Bitcoin

A Guide to Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) into Bitcoin By Thomas Wright Senior Financial Analyst | 12+ Years Wall Street Experience Last Updated: December 8, 2025 Backtested Data: 2013-2025 Reading Time: 16 minutes   In 2017, I tried to time the Bitcoin market. Watched charts obsessively. Read every piece of news. Analyzed “whale movements.” Convinced myself […]

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How to Read Crypto Charts: Technical Analysis for Beginners

How to Read Crypto Charts: Technical Analysis for Beginners

How to Read Crypto Charts: Technical Analysis for Beginners By Thomas Wright Senior Financial Analyst | 12+ Years Wall Street Experience Last Updated: December 8, 2025 Data Verified: December 5, 2025 Reading Time: 12 minutes I’ve been reading charts since 2013 – back when Bitcoin was “internet funny money” and my hedge fund colleagues laughed

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Cold Storage vs. Hot Wallets

Cold Storage vs. Hot Wallets: Where Should You Keep Your Crypto?

Cold Storage vs. Hot Wallets: Where Should You Keep Your Crypto? The Golden Analogy: Treat Hot Wallets like your physical wallet (cash for spending). Treat Cold Storage like a bank vault (gold bars for saving). The Risk: Hot wallets are connected to the internet and vulnerable to hacks. Cold storage is “air-gapped” and immune to

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Crypto Staking

What is Crypto Staking? The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Passive Income

What is Crypto Staking? The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide Definition: Staking is the process of locking up cryptocurrency to support the security and operations of a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchain, like Ethereum. In return, you earn rewards. The Reward: Staking rewards are analogous to earning interest on a high-yield savings account or receiving dividends, but the yield

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Crypto Security

The Ultimate Crypto Security Checklist: How to Secure Your Wallet from Hackers

The Ultimate Crypto Security Checklist: How to Secure Your Wallet from Hackers The Hard Truth: If you leave your funds on an exchange, you do not own them. If your computer is infected with malware, your hot wallet is already compromised. The Golden Rule: Cold Storage (Hardware Wallets) is the only way to effectively air-gap

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