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MoneyWars.org — The Truth About Money WarsMoney is a
Money is a
contact sport.
Nik Lavrinoff on debt, leverage, litigation and the deals that go sideways — told the way people actually live it. No jargon. No theater. No sponsors to protect.
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Money Wars is where the conversation starts. Watch it. Read it. And if you're dealing with a real situation, there are two places to go from here.
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Videos, interviews, breakdowns.
On Money Wars
Read Money Wars
Field notes on leverage, incentives, litigation and distress.
On Money Wars
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Lender pressure, litigation, workouts, partner disputes and distressed situations.
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Have a deal, need capital, or looking for opportunities?
Businesses, real estate, notes and special situations—for sellers, capital seekers, investors and family offices.
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Field notes from the fight
LitigationPartnersDebtNegotiationSpecial Situations
Litigation Stress Syndrome is real, and it can harm your health and may even risk your life
The scoreboard isn't the docket. It's what the fight does to your body at month nine.
How a partner dispute quietly destroys enterprise value
By the time the lawyers are involved, the business has already been paying for it in silence.
The five signals a lender has already made the decision
By the time the letter arrives, the internal memo is six weeks old. Read the tells earlier.
Every negotiation is a fight about time, not money
Whoever can wait longest sets the price. Here is how to buy time before you need it.
Special situations are just regular deals with the optimism removed
When the story changes overnight, the people who kept their math honest get the call.
About Nik
I've been on the wrong side of a deal. That's the qualification.
I've developed real estate, made money, lost money, fought unscrupulous parties, managed litigation, worked through distressed situations, and spent a lot of years learning what happens when deals go sideways.
I wrote The Terrible Truth About Litigation—part humorous exposé of the legal system, part serious practical guide—and today advise owners, lenders, stakeholders, and family offices when the stakes get serious.