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Operate Like the Elite

Operate Like the Elite

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Matt McDonagh
Apr 11, 2025
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Ever since I read about the Medici family’s wealth building adventures as a kid I became fascinated with money making. This family pulled themselves up from humble wool merchants into titans of trade and banking — with reach that spanned the known world.

When I finally made it to Wall St the first thing I did was crack open the BIGGEST accounts and start studying their strategies and tactics. I was looking for modern Medici families and found the same playbooks being run across the most powerful accounts.

Wealth Hacks of the Elite #1: Cross-border Loans

Wealth Hacks of the Elite #2: Writing Options

Wealth Hacks of the Elite #3: Leverage

Wealth Hacks of the Elite #3: Leverage, Part II

Wealth Hacks of the Elite #4: Synthetic Equity

Wealth Hacks of the Elite #5: Business Ownership

Wealth Hacks of the Elite #6: Taxes & Trusts

One thing that is abundantly clear about the Medici family and their modern analogs: they run a multi-engine wealth system. We’ve discussed this idea at length here:

It's not…

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