Screwtape's Guide to Investing

In 1941, Oxford professor C.S. Lewis revealed that he had, through some mysterious chain of events, come into the possession of a collection of letters from one of the devil’s senior agents named Screwtape. The letters, which were addressed to his young apprentice nephew Wormwood, offered Screwtape’s crafty expertise in the art of temptation, which Wormwood then employed on his “patient.” Recently, through equally unlikely circumstances, another installment of Screwtape’s correspondence landed in our office. In keeping with Lewis’ original wisdom, we think it best to refrain from delving into any details regarding our procurement of this letter, or its provenance. As with the first letters, the dating is difficult to ascertain.

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Matt Galyon, Associate Director, ECFI

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:31 Article Reading
• 10:41 Conclusion