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Recession Postponed

October 27, 2022 | The rebound in growth after two straight quarterly declines in GDP provided evidence that the economy is not in a recession. However, the risks of a downturn have increased as the Fed doubles down on rate hikes to battle the highest levels of inflation seen in 40 years.

Tenet

October 26, 2022 | Two items will be discussed in the news today: The rising cost of a Chipotle burrito and Spotify's mixed earnings report, plus our main story on Warren Buffett's investment tenets.

Beating Expectations

October 25, 2022 | Today we'll discuss about U.K's new Prime Minister, and General Motors' excellent third quarter, plus our main story on investing opportunities in the world's largest democracy.

Disruptive Innovations

October 24, 2022 | Today, know more about the bloodbath in Chinese stocks and Biden's plan to refill America's oil reserves, plus our main story on Cathie Wood and her thoughts on today's macro environment.

Settling The Debate

October 21, 2022 | Today, we'd like to do a more comprehensive comparison of the two vastly different approaches to operating a cryptocurrency network. Both models aim to add valid transactions to blockchains, but the differences in how they reach agreement (or "consensus") about this carry significant security and efficiency ramifications.

Mother Of All Evil

October 20, 2022 | Today, we'll discuss more signs of trouble in the housing market, the country that's still lowering interest rates despite record inflation, and the reasons why you can still lose money even when you're right in investing.

The October Effect

October 19, 2022 | This month has historically had some of the worst market corrections, but we're hoping the scariness of the "October Effect" and a plunging stock market skips us.

The Snowball

October 18, 2022 | As Alice Schroeder put it in her book, The Snowball, "the great engine of compounding worked as a servant on his behalf, at exponential speed and under the gathering approval of a public gaze.

Debt Spiral

October 17, 2022 | Countries like the U.S. that issue debts in their own currency are not entirely immune from default risk, especially for liabilities that are pegged to inflation, like social security, which makes it challenging to "inflate your way out of the debt."

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.

Liquid Gold

March 3, 2024 | With the rapid growth in alternative investments over the past 10 years, Jeremy Kasler was surprised to find one asset that had flown under the radar. Bourbon.

The Midas Touch

March 2, 2024 | How did Finland go from a high suicide rate to the world’s “happiest” country? There wasn’t one quick fix. A handful of factors helped citizens’ health, including reduced stigma, lower rates of drinking alcohol, antidepressants, and government programs.

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