Well, it looks like it’s going to be another year of Zoom calls so what better way to start it off than a podcast recorded on a Zoom call. \ [ … ]
Is All of Finance Just a Big Network Effect?
In college I was a registered Republican. After I graduated I registered as a Democrat. And a few years ago I registered as an Independent. I guess I just couldn’t [ … ]
Three Things I Think I Think – Happy New Year!
Here are some things I think I am thinking about. 1) Happy new year! 2020 – what a strange year. Awful in many ways and weirdly good in others. For asset [ … ]
This Man Lost Everything Betting on Stocks
The headline of this article is something you’ll very rarely, if ever, see in the financial press. You’re much more likely to hear something along the lines of: “Joe Schmo [ … ]
The 2020 Podcast World Tour Continues!
We took a break from the 2020 podcast world tour due to some engine problems in the old RV, but we got things working again and we’re back. Just kidding [ … ]
The Psychology of the Stock Market, in One Image
What a wild year it’s been. You could say that the pandemic was like an entire market cycle all rolled into one year. A boom, a bust and a boom. [ … ]
Revisiting S = I + (S – I)
Warning – this one could put you to sleep if you’re not an econ nerd. I will do my best to translate this into English for those who feel like [ … ]
The Other Side of the Trade
Joe Biden will be the next President of the USA. To many people this is happy news. To many others it’s sad news. Like 2016, it was a remarkably close [ … ]
The Markets and the Economy Don’t Care About Your Politics
In 2017 I wrote a detailed post about how political biases consistently hurt people’s portfolios. In that post I provided some historical data showing that the President doesn’t determine market [ … ]