Here are some things I think I am thinking about: 1) Larry Kudlow as Chief Economic Advisor. Donald Trump has tapped Larry Kudlow of CNBC to be his Chief Economic Advisor. [ … ]
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Passive Investors Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Votes
People are still losing their minds over “passive investing”. Here’s the CEO of a high fee fund management company complaining: “Passive investors don’t engage the market with finely tuned attention [ … ]
Why is the US Economy Becoming More Stable?
I was reviewing yesterday’s Z.1 release from the Federal Reserve and all I could think to myself was “man, this is all so boring.” Boring is good in economic terms. [ … ]
Why is Trump’s Tariff Talk Attractive (To Some)?
One of the first things I learned in undergrad economics was the idea that free trade is one of the only things that most economists agree about. The idea is [ … ]
Tremors was a Very Bad Movie
Do you remember the movie Tremors with Kevin Bacon about underground monsters? It was terrible. But they ended making like 5 or 6 of them. It was like a bad [ … ]
Here’s a (Not So) Pretty Picture – Buffett vs the S&P 500
Warren Buffett has become a big advocate of index funds in the last decade or so. Which is interesting because he does not eat his own cooking when it comes [ … ]
Buffett’s Annual Letter – Some Key Takeaways
Well, it’s that time of year – the annual Buffett letter is out. Love him or hate him, these letters are always must reads as they’re filled with awkward sex [ … ]
WealthFront’s Risk Parity Fund is a Raw Deal
When Robo Advisors first came on the scene they differentiated themselves by claiming to be fiduciaries who didn’t have all the conflicts of interest that Wall Street had. They were [ … ]
Why is the Gun Crisis So Difficult to Solve?
My recent post on guns got a lot more attention than I expected. It wasn’t a fully hashed out view of mine which was careless and unfortunate because I got [ … ]