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Managing Debt Crises

January 18, 2023 | Debt crises and financial panics have transcended time and space, rearing their ugly heads across nearly every major civilization to have ever existed. 

King Cheese

January 17, 2023 | Believe it or not, it's cheese. See, since 1953, the regional bank Credito Emiliano (known locally as Credem) has accepted giant wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese as collateral for small-business loans. 

First Who, Then What

January 15, 2023 | In the above quote, Collins states that in an uncertain world, we must double down on the "first who" principle.

Securities Fraud

January 13, 2023 | Warren Buffett has said, "Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with the 130 IQ. Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing."

Insight Information

January 12, 2023 | Today, we welcomed back my former co-writer and friend, Patrick Donley, who now hosts our Real Estate Investing podcast, to share his thoughts on "insight information."

Dollar Death Cross

January 11, 2023 | When much of Wall Street stayed bullish into 2022, Dan Niles diverged from the crowd, signaling to investors a simple motto for the year: Don't fight the Fed. 

Loan Forgiveness

January 10, 2023 | Rebecca Hotsko, host of the Millennial Investing podcast, spoke with Lance Roberts to discuss what's ahead for the markets in 2023 and why a Fed pivot is not a sign that the pain is over for the stock market, rather that it is just the beginning. 

ETF Storm

January 09, 2023 | In 1978, Ken Langone invested early in Home Depot and became a cofounder with Arthur Blank and Bernard Marcus. They're now all billionaires, thanks largely to the enormous rise in Home Depot's stock price from $0.20 in 1983 to its all-time high of just over $400 in late 2021. 

Gold Rush

March 6, 2024 | Bitcoin is soaring, and some say Bitcoin is “digital gold.” But how about regular gold? It’s enjoying a nice little run of its own.

Apple Stumbles

March 5, 2024 | One of the market’s most important stocks and a pillar of the “Magnificent 7” is off to a bumbling start for 2024. On Tuesday, Apple shares fell almost 3%, marking an over 8% decline for the year.

Thanks, Big Tech

March 4, 2024 | Bitcoin is booming, tech stocks are flying, and monetary policy is softening as the Fed contemplates cuts. It feels like 2020 and 2021 again. Yet, a common response to market euphoria back then pointed to the four-letter acronym “ZIRP,” which stands for Zero Interest Rate Phenomenon.

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