The watch that pays rent: Patek, Rolex and the liquidity myth.
Everyone quotes the chart from 2021. Nobody quotes the bid-ask spread. What luxury watches actually return after fees, insurance and regret.
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The gateway drug. Flawed, simplistic, and still the book most likely to make a 24-year-old open a brokerage account. Read it, then outgrow it.
SEE IT ON THE SHELF →— Filed by NMI Desk, ALT ASSETS. Not financial advice. Obviously.