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Today, you’ll get a special issue from our options guru, Benedict. Look for it early afternoon-ish.

• Markets ended higher ahead of some key data today and tomorrow.

• Happy CPI Day to those who celebrate.

• Oil prices dropped around 2% yesterday before recovering most of their losses this morning. Five masked gunmen have boarded a crude oil tanker.

• The Bitcoin ETF was finally approved by the SEC. “Today’s news is possibly Bitcoin’s biggest since its launch but the approval of spot ETFs shouldn’t be viewed in isolation, given the timing of the upcoming halving in April which cuts the BTC supply and historically kickstarts the new bull market. Both these events combined could well send Bitcoin to $100,000 in 2024,” said Antoni Trenchev, co-founder and managing partner of the digital asset firm Nexo.

• American CEOs say the US national debt is their number one geopolitical worry.

Tequila is so hot right now.

The most valuable journey you’ll take this year.

Tequila is the most popular spirit in the US, and it’s only getting more popular among savvy drinkers and investors.

I don’t talk about it here at Stocks & Income, but I run a fund focussing on alternative assets.

In October 2022, we bought six casks of 200L tequila for $25k. Today, they’re worth $48k. That’s a 92% jump in about 15 months.

It’s an underappreciated and still undervalued investment opportunity that intuitively makes sense, and we want to share the knowledge and opportunity with our community.

I want to invite you to our first-ever Investor Field Trip to Mexico, Feb 19 - 23.

This is a unique, all-inclusive adventure for serious investors.

• Hear from experts in Mexican tequila, real estate, venture capital, startups, and infrastructure

• Meet CEOs, VCs, investors, fund managers, and other VIPs

• See world-famous tequila distilleries, art museums, and more

• Taste the world's finest tequila, agave, and mezcal

• Connect with Alts community members from around the globe

​Learn more here.

Big win for the Big Short. Honorable mentions go to Wolf of Wall St, Dumb Money, and Too Big to Fail.

Ideas, trends, and analysis

• Only 4% of CEOs are prioritising bringing employees back to the office.

• Tech analysis of some hot uranium stocks.

• Is it finally time to invest in small caps?

📊 Income

• Is this REIT worth a look?

• Two dividend stocks you can hold forever.

📊 Crypto

• The SEC finally approved the BTC ETF. Crypto surged. There was some dissent.

• A BTC ETF explainer. What to expect on day one.

• Crypto startup investment declined by two-thirds last year.

🌍 Global Perspectives

🇨🇳 China's property market is failing.

🇨🇳 Chinese auto exports rose 64% in 2023.

🇨🇳 🇹🇼 China continues to meddle in Taiwan’s election.

🇹🇷 The Turkish lira has fallen 37% against the USD over the last twelve months.

🌎 The biggest global risks for 2024.

🇬🇧 A software glitch that ruined hundred of lives and led to several suicides.

🇬🇧 The Red Sea attacks have decreased global trade by 1.3%

🇧🇷 🇦🇷 Investments in LatAm startups fell to the lowest point in five years.

💎 Wealth Watch

• The six most powerful passports.

• If you fled California to avoid taxes, you may not be out of the woods.

🗳️ Outside the Box

• What will it take to unlock the housing market?

• The five biggest market surprises of 2023

• Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have started an indoor golf league.

📈 Trends you need to know

Search results are from our friends at Glimpse, my favorite way to spot trends.

The Bitcoin ETF is here. There’s a heck of a lot of demand for it.

That’s all for today. Did we miss anything? Smash the reply button to let us know.

Cheers,

Wyatt