Wealth Potion's Greatest Hits of 2024

Missed these? Revisiting your favorite videos and articles from last year

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Brandon Bedford
January 23, 2025 • Reading Time: 4 minutes

Is it just me, or does every year feel more eventful than the last?

Long time readers of Wealth Potion know that I started this newsletter in 2023, but really doubled down in mid-2024.

This was right around when I quit my job in tech, moved literally across the world and decided that I would not get another job… Instead, I’d start my own business or go broke trying.

And that’s what resulted in Wealth Potion.

If you’re new here, welcome! Today, we’re looking back at our most popular content in 2024, so you’re going to love today’s issue.

Note: I want to express my sincere gratitude for everyone’s patience 🧡 Some of you might be wondering why there hasn’t been a new article or video in a few weeks. In our previous article in December, I mentioned that I have been going through some personal health challenges. I plan on telling you all the full story in the coming weeks… so stay tuned.

2024 Accomplishments

In 2024, we:

If you’ve started a business, you already know that there are 100+ more things I wanted to accomplish. There’s always more to do. But that’s exactly why it’s so important to celebrate the small wins.

I’m proud of what we accomplished in 2024. But I’m even more excited for what 2025 will hold.

Now, let’s dive into the Wealth Potion content that you all loved the most.

The Wealth Potion Highlight Reel

Our top performing video was on the mini-crash in the stock market back in August:

We talked about how the unemployment rate impacts stock prices, why the stock market is so heavily concentrated in 7 companies, and even why the Japanese Yen seems to have an impact on US equity markets. You can read the accompanying article here.

Our next most popular video was about Bitcoin. Specifically, why Bitcoin is not the same as “crypto”.

In short, Bitcoin is a revolution of computer science. It is the invention of digital scarcity, it solves the double-spend problem, and it solves the Byzantine General’s Problem. But because Bitcoin is open source, it has spawned thousands of “cryptos” that are either not valuable, or actively trying to scam you. You can read the accompanying article here.

And finally, we have our third most popular video, which also seems to be our most controversial. We talked about inflation and why it’s bad.

In economics, there are many “schools” of thought (I consider myself an Austrian). I believe that inflation is solely the result of government money printing, secretly stealing the productivity of the working class. Many people believe that inflation is necessary for a healthy economy. I respectfully disagree, and you can read more about why here.

As mentioned above, there are 21 additional long-form videos that you can check out on the Wealth Potion YouTube channel - covering topics ranging from how to apply for a job, to the universal skillset of sales, and more.

If you have questions that you’d like to see answered in future video and article, let me know - I’d love to hear from you.

We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming (and Build in Public updates) starting next week. Talk to you soon.

To your prosperity,

Brandon @ Wealth Potion