Why I Built Money Market Insights (and Why It’s Not Another Trading Newsletter)
I built Money Market Insights to make investing clearer, cheaper, and more repeatable through tools, data, and honest market education.
Money Market Insights didn’t start as a brand. It started as frustration.
I’ve spent most of my career working in ad tech. That world teaches you a lot fast. How money moves. How incentives shape behavior. How data can be used well or abused badly. It also teaches you how often the person selling “the solution” is doing just fine whether you succeed or not.
For a long time, I wanted to build something for myself. Something I actually cared about. Markets kept pulling me back.
I opened my first brokerage account with TD Ameritrade in 2016. Back then, commission free trading wasn’t a thing. Every trade mattered. If your account was small, you had to be selective or you bled out slowly through fees.
Like a lot of people, I gravitated toward swing trading. It still makes sense to me. Slower pace. More time to think. More structure around entries and exits. In many ways, it feels more predictable than staring at a one minute chart and reacting emotionally.
That didn’t mean it was easy.
There were plenty of mistakes. Holding losers far too long. Taking advice I shouldn’t have listened to. Overcomplicating things. Underestimating risk. Thinking I “figured it out” right before the market reminded me that I hadn’t.
I’m still not perfect. I probably never will be. But I am better than I was. And I’m more honest with myself about what actually works for me.
Where building entered the picture
As markets evolved, something else became clear. I didn’t just enjoy trading. I enjoyed building.
Tools. Scripts. Models. Anything involving data pulled me in. Python especially became a creative outlet. There’s something satisfying about taking messy market data and turning it into something structured and usable.
Money Market Insights started as a way to merge those interests.
Not as a signal service. Not as a “get rich quick” platform. But as a place to bridge resources, ideas, and tools that make markets feel less opaque.
Because here’s the thing. Investing is often made to look more complicated than it needs to be. Complexity sells. Confusion keeps people dependent. And high quality tools and insights are usually priced in a way that quietly says, “This isn’t for you.”
That has always bothered me.
Nobody has a golden goose. Anyone telling you otherwise is lying or selling. But if you can find a real edge, understand why it works, and apply it consistently, profitability becomes possible. Not guaranteed but possible.
That distinction matters.
What Money Market Insights actually is
Money Market Insights is evolving into a few core ideas:
Practical market education without talking down to people
Tools that explain their logic instead of hiding it
Real performance discussions, including what doesn’t work
A focus on repeatability, risk, and process over hype
Some of that shows up as articles. Some of it shows up as scripts, indicators, or bots. Some of it shows up as experiments that work and others that get scrapped.
And that’s intentional.
Markets change. Strategies decay. Tools need iteration. I’d rather build in public, adapt, and improve than pretend there’s a finished product that never needs adjustment.
Where this is going
Money Market Insights is still early in its evolution. More tools are coming. Some will be simple. Some will be more advanced. Some will fail quietly and never be mentioned again.
The goal isn’t perfection. The goal is clarity.
If you’re someone who wants to understand markets better, build your own edge, and think critically instead of chasing the latest shiny setup, you’re in the right place.
This is an open invitation to follow along, challenge ideas, and grow with it.
Markets reward curiosity, patience, and discipline. I’m building this to support all three.
*Disclaimer: Not Financial Advice. Investors should conduct thorough research and seek professional advice before making any investment decisions.