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Japan’s Pivot
December 19, 2022 | Unsurprisingly, supply chains are unfathomably complicated, and our fragile system wasn't prepared for those disruptions. Masturzo notes, "Central banks are actively raising rates in an effort to put the lid back on the pot, but massive sovereign debt levels challenge this effort."
Setting Expectations
December 18, 2022 | When we compare ourselves to others, we implicitly set expectations for our lives that aren't always attainable and serve to make us appreciate what we have less.
BlackRock’s Warning to Investors
December 16, 2022 | With interest rates surging higher this year, many institutional investors are starting to find bonds priced quite cheaply since bond prices and interest rates have an inverse relationship. BlackRock (BLK), however, does not.
Pump-and-Dump
December 15, 2022 | Today, we'll discuss two items in the news: Why the risk of Chinese stocks being delisted has fallen, and the influencers caught up in a pump-and-dump scheme, plus our main story on the crises in "crypto."
Changing The Rules
December 14, 2022 | We love discussing investment ideas and strategies but mastering your personal finances is 10X more important than picking the right stocks. Without a sound financial plan, how can you possibly hope to allocate your money accordingly to reach retirement and lifestyle goals?
Time and Space
December 13, 2022 | We use money every day in various forms, from cash payments to swiping our credit and debit cards to venmoing friends, or perhaps in saving for the future with money market funds, gold, or, more controversially, Bitcoin.
Fusion Energy
December 12, 2022 | As financial markets adjust to rising interest rates this year, some pockets of the financial system are more impacted than others.
Art Of Subtraction
December 11, 2022 | The art of subtraction is incalculably important, particularly in an age of information overload when our minds can so easily become scattered...
Sugar, Money, and Dirt
December 09, 2022 | When asked what his circle of competence is, Gayner likes to say, "Sugar, money, and dirt." The sugar component includes businesses that produce food, candy, chocolate, and alcohol. Products that human beings love and use regularly.
