Finance, power, and market judgment
Data, perspective, and qualitative insight in the same analysis.
FinTara is where David Tarazona writes about investing, incentives, financial power, and market structure. The point is not to separate the math from the judgment. The point is to combine evidence, interpretation, and clear qualitative insight while staying honest about uncertainty.
Angle
Markets + power
Finance through incentives, systems, and structure.
Style
Evidence with a point of view
Numbers, context, and qualitative judgment working together.
Boundary
Not financial advice
Clear analysis, explicit uncertainty, no fake certainty.
Latest analysis
Recent pieces
Investing
ETF fees hit a 10-year low. Who actually keeps the gain?
Fee compression sounds universally good until you map where the savings are material and where the marketing is ahead of the math.
Tools
Interactive Brokers vs the rest: the real trade-offs after 3 years
Execution quality, margin rates, reporting friction, and why the best broker for serious investors is still not the easiest one.
Macro
Three macro signals worth tracking before the market narrative changes
Not predictions. The specific data points that tend to shift the story before headlines catch up.
About the author
David Tarazona
David is an investigative journalist and media founder who spent over a decade tracing offshore structures, corruption networks, and the incentives behind power.
FinTara brings that same lens to investing: fewer slogans, more structure; fewer generic tips, more clarity about what matters and why.
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