193 The Real Game of Missing Money who provides technical analysis for our quarterly Equity Overviews as part of the financial section on each Annual and Quarterly Wrap Up. Food for the Soul author Nina Heyn decided to emerge from her nom de plume “Your Culture Scout” and to celebrate the Year of da Vinci, the 500th anniversary of da Vinci’s passing, the “All the Rembrandts” exhibition, and other exhibitions celebrating the 350th anniversary of Rem- brandt’s death by filming with Robert Dupper and me in Milan and Amsterdam during the 1st Quarter of 2019. The year 2018 also marked several goodbyes. First, Harry Blazer, who has done an outstanding job on our Food Series as well as a two-part series on the Deep State, is moving on. We wish him the best of luck in his new venture. If you have not yet done so, make sure you check out the Food Series at https://food.solari.com——it will stand the test of time. We also want to say farewell to Dr. Laura Thompson, who passed away in the 1st Quarter of 2019 after a long illness in 2018, and say prayers for her loving husband Jon Rappoport, who we chose as Solari 2018 Hero of the Year. One of the most significant collaborations of my life has been with Ben Lizardi of Lizardi Com- munications, who designs the Wrap Up covers and graphics and organizes the PDF and hard cop- ies. Ben is a strategic genius on many topics—including communications—and has taught me as much about integrity as anyone I have ever worked with. Ben will be retiring in 2019. This 2018 Annual Wrap Up will be his last Wrap Up for The Solari Report. I cannot imagine life without Ben’s laughter and wise counsel. I am hoping we will stay in cahoots. I am also grateful and excited that Robert Dupper will be assuming Ben’s responsibilities in addi- tion to doing his usual brilliant production of our audio and video work. We had many fine guests join us on The Solari Report during 2018. I want to thank them as well as our subscribers, who sent many great ideas and suggestions for guests, documentaries, stories, and books. Our subscribers’ comments, questions, recommendations, support, and connections with other subscribers have made this emerging intelligence network come alive to take on a life of its own. I want to give a final nod to The Solari Report team. You did an incredible job under challenging circumstances, while juggling responsibilities of raising and caring for children and family mem- bers; staying immune to colds brought home by kids; working around mass shootings and local crime, wildfires, tornadoes, and floods; and managing high strangeness on our digital systems. These times call for extraordinary teamwork and inspired leadership. The Solari team did not disappoint! One reason we enjoy our work is that we appreciate how lucky we are to work for our subscribers. On behalf of the entire Solari team, I wish you the joys of creation as we move into 2019—and a new chapter in our free and inspired life. As Thomas Meyer inspires us to do, let’s find one another on the road ahead.