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ScotchBrokers

Drinkers with an investment problem.

A welcoming table of investors from all over the world who take the markets seriously and the pour more seriously. First trade or fortieth year in, there’s a seat for you at ScotchBrokers.

Est. 2024  ·  Members worldwide  ·  All are welcome

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Everything in The Pour, plus:

  • A seat in the ScotchMarket stock game
  • Daily group chat with the club
  • Weekly Google Meet, Wednesdays at 6pm CT

Live Markets

The tape never stops.

The same bar that opens every Pour, live: US benchmarks, small caps, rates, crypto, commodities, and two global markets. Green is up, red is down, and the dot shows where each one sits in today’s range.

Checking the tape…

Tracked through listed ETFs so quotes stay free and real time: SPY, QQQ, DIA, IWM, IEF (10-year Treasury, which rises when yields fall), USO (WTI crude), GLD (gold), EWG (Germany), EWJ (Japan). Bitcoin is spot BTC-USD, 24-hour change. Refreshes every minute while the market is open.

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Membership

Join as a New Member

The Pour is for anyone. Membership is a seat at the table: up to twenty members a season, approved by the ScotchMaster, all agreeing to play by the Five Tenets.

I

Play ScotchMarket

A hypothetical $100,000 and up to ten picks each season. Everyone starts at the same opening bell, and the standings settle up on December 31.

II

Daily group text optional

The Pour’s headlines every morning, plus the real conversation: theses, trash talk, and whatever the market did to us today. Rather just play the game? Skip the phone number and you won’t get texts.

III

Weekly Google Meet

Wednesdays at 6pm Central. One call a week to debate picks and the macro picture. The invite and the meeting notes land in your inbox.

New to ScotchBrokers?Tap Join as a New Member, sign in with your email, and accept the house rules. The ScotchMaster approves every new member, then you take your seat in the current season.
Existing member?No need to join again. Sign in for your game picks in the ScotchMarket section with the same email. Once each season, tap Take my seat to check in.

Free to join. Sign in with your email, add a mobile number if you want the group text (optional), and accept the disclaimer and the Five Tenets. Entertainment only, not financial advice. See our Terms & Privacy.

ScotchMarket

Twenty seats. One shared bar tab.

Members who join the season get a hypothetical $100,000 and up to ten picks. Every book starts at the same opening bell, and the table settles up on December 31.

“Our satisfactory results have been the product of about a dozen truly good decisions – that would be about one every five years.”
Warren Buffett, 2022 Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letter, looking back on 58 years of investing. His lesson: “Over time, it takes just a few winners to work wonders.”

Why ten picks, max? One of the greatest investors of all time built his fortune on a handful of great companies, not hundreds. So every ScotchMarket book is capped at ten. Pick your best ideas, not all of them.

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How to make your picks 7 quick steps
  1. Sign in. Enter your member email above and tap the link we email you. No password, ever.
  2. Take your seat. Once each season, tap Take my seat and check the three boxes.
  3. Set up your card. Tap Edit profile to choose an avatar, your trading name, a fun title and a one-line tagline.
  4. Pick 1 to 10 stocks. Ten is the cap on purpose: Buffett credits his results to about a dozen great decisions, so bring your best ideas, not all of them. Tap your card at the table. Start typing a ticker or a company name (“apple”, “coca”) and tap it in the list. About 1,600 choices: the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, S&P MidCap 400, S&P SmallCap 600 and approved ETFs.
  5. Equal weight, automatically. Your $100,000 splits evenly across your picks: 4 picks is $25,000 each, 10 picks is $10,000 each. No sizing math needed.
  6. Your picks stay private. Nobody sees anyone else’s book until the opening bell, so no copying. Every book is revealed at the same moment.
  7. Save, then lock. Save draft as often as you like. Lock in when you’re sure. Anything saved gets locked automatically at the opening bell.

Good to know: no duplicate tickers; no leveraged funds or penny stocks; prices update after each market close, so check the standings in the evening. Can’t find a stock? Request it below the pick list. Stuck? Text the ScotchMaster.

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More From The Club

Beyond the ticker.

Two more threads that run through every Pour issue.

Geopolitics & Defense

Where the world moves the market.

Hormuz, Taiwan, export controls, drone and defense tech, and how each ripples into the semiconductor and energy trades the club actually holds positions in.

Read today's Pour →

Real Estate Desk

Property talk, over a pour.

Short-term rental strategy, seller financing structures, and on-the-ground market notes from wherever the club's real estate contingent is buying.

Read today's Pour →

The Seal

ScotchBrokers Investment Club seal

The Philosophy

Five tenets. No exceptions.

The principles that guide every meeting, every investment, and every pour.

I
Discipline
Never confuse drinking with investing.Great decisions are made with clear minds. The glass comes after the thesis.
II
Patience
Wealth is compounded, not rushed.The best portfolios, like the finest Scotch, reward those willing to wait.
III
Curiosity
Challenge ideas, not people.Every investment deserves debate. Every opinion deserves evidence.
IV
Humility
The market is always the final judge.Celebrate wins. Learn from losses. Stay teachable.
V
Fellowship
Invest together. Celebrate together.Good investments build wealth. Great friendships make it worthwhile.
Our Mantra

Pour smart. Invest smarter. Repeat.

Membership

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Your email and phone number will never be shared or made public. Only the ScotchMaster (club admin) will see them, for approval purposes.

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