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Follow the Crowd
October 9, 2024 | America’s flood insurance system might need a facelift. Mark Gongloff, a Bloomberg Opinion editor and columnist covering climate change, argues that Hurricanes Helene and Milton provide the latest proof that flood insurance in the U.S. isn’t sufficient.
Smashing Records
October 7, 2024 | The gold rush of 2024 rages on. Bullion prices are smashing all kinds of records this year amid geopolitical tension, and more people want in. Bloomberg is calling the run “a breathtaking surge.”
Time Horizons
October 6, 2024 | Jeff Bezos once asked Warren Buffett why people don't follow his investment advice, especially since it’s so simple. Buffett's response? “People aren't comfortable getting rich slowly.”
The Driver’s Seat
October 4, 2024 | The AI vs. human debate isn’t going anywhere, and a relatively new development suggests that artificial intelligence might already be better than humans in predicting the earnings of publicly traded companies.
High-Growth Paradox
October 2, 2024 | Based on first-order thinking, stocks would perform well in high-growth countries with strong GDP growth. But it’s worth reconsidering that notion.
A Golden Moment
September 30, 2024 | Gold isn’t the only precious metal on a hot streak. Silver is having a golden moment of its own. The commodity’s price has jumped roughly 32% this year, beating out gold, which is hitting record highs.
Outsized Returns
September 29, 2024 | Today, we'll discuss the journey of another investor: Lance Jubel of Aberrant Capital Management. All this, and more, in just 6 minutes to read.
Million-Dollar Cities
September 27, 2024 | We’re highlighting some of our top podcasts, YouTube videos, and social posts in recent months. Enjoy!
Gold Goes Higher
September 25, 2024 | Gold keeps rallying in 2024, outpacing the S&P 500 with a nearly 30% gain. It’s up over 34% in the past 12 months dating back to fall 2023.
Blue Owl: The Next Blackstone?
March 2, 2025 | This week, I’m diving into one of the few SPACs from the 2020-era Lollapalooza in financial markets that has actually worked out: a fast-growing alternative asset manager humbly named Blue Owl that, perhaps, has its eyes set on being the next Blackstone?
VeriSign: The Internet’s Toll Road
February 23, 2025 | No, I don’t have a literal toll-road company to tell you about today; I actually have something much more powerful: a business that operates like the toll road I describe above, yet for the entire internet 👀
AutoZone: Under The Hood
February 16, 2025 | Few companies have been as prolific cannibals of their own stock as AutoZone, a franchise that has, in two decades, spent tens of billions of dollars consuming 90% of its outstanding shares.
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