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Trump considers direct action in Iran as the death toll rises and threats of retaliation mount, while ICE-related outrage fuels massive U.S. demonstrations. Markets remain cautious amid geopolitical risks, the Golden Globes delivered major glamour, and life hacks offer calm amid the chaos.

Hey friends — hope your holiday season was good to you. If January already feels loud, you’re not imagining it. I’m back from my break and jumping right in with the big stuff from yesterday (January 11, 2026). Let’s keep it simple: what matters, what changed, and what’s next.

Joke of the day:

I tried to “ease back into work.”

My inbox said, “No.”

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What investment is rudimentary for billionaires but ‘revolutionary’ for 70,571+ investors entering 2026?

Imagine this. You open your phone to an alert. It says, “you spent $236,000,000 more this month than you did last month.”

If you were the top bidder at Sotheby’s fall auctions, it could be reality.

Sounds crazy, right? But when the ultra-wealthy spend staggering amounts on blue-chip art, it’s not just for decoration.

The scarcity of these treasured artworks has helped drive their prices, in exceptional cases, to thin-air heights, without moving in lockstep with other asset classes.

The contemporary and post war segments have even outpaced the S&P 500 overall since 1995.*

Now, over 70,000 people have invested $1.2 billion+ across 500 iconic artworks featuring Banksy, Basquiat, Picasso, and more.

How? You don’t need Medici money to invest in multimillion dollar artworks with Masterworks.

Thousands of members have gotten annualized net returns like 14.6%, 17.6%, and 17.8% from 26 sales to date.

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_{*Based on Masterworks data. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Important Reg A disclosures: masterworks.com/cd}

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