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The Four Agreements
January 22, 2023 | Don Miguel Ruiz's classic little book, The Four Agreements, was originally published in 1997 as a guide to proper conduct, spiritual freedom, and a life with fewer limitations.
The Changing Face of Globalization
January 20, 2023 | "Our whole premise is you construct an investment portfolio based on what you don't know. You make it so that it performs its best in the extremes...it's not predicting what you think you know, it's constructing resilience for what you don't know."
Will the U.S. Default?
January 19, 2023 | What happens when the CEO comes back?
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.
