Venture & Gain

Essays on wealth, markets, & the classical tradition in economic thought.

Venture & Gain is the essay work of Vermillion Private Wealth: a continuing effort to think carefully about markets, capital, and the classical tradition in economic thought. The writing and the investment practice are two expressions of the same intellectual commitments.

Risk & Ruin James W. Vermillion III Risk & Ruin James W. Vermillion III

Be More Positive and Make More Money: Why a Better Attitude Can Lead to Better Investment Results

The stock market is essentially the world's largest pari-mutuel system with the pricing mechanism acting as odds for future outcomes for various companies, industries, sectors, asset classes, countries, etc. If the bulk of the population views the future through an overly pessimistic lens, the market may be vastly under-pricing future growth and potential.

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For essays on classical liberalism, emergent order, and the broader intellectual tradition the work here draws from, see jamesvermillion.com