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Own What Is Real
There has never been this much money in the world. Now is the time to own real property.Topics covered include:How to buy something with BitcoinHow c…
Money For the Rest of Us
03/24/2021
Are Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs) Good Investments?
How do non-fungible tokens work, what are the risks, and how do NFTs fit within the landscape of investments.Topics covered include:Investing in phys…
Money For the Rest of Us
03/17/2021
Should You Invest in Farmland?
How much can you earn investing in farmland and what are the risks? What are the ways to invest in farmland?Topics covered include:What determines fa…
Money For the Rest of Us
03/10/2021
How The Covid Shock Nearly Destroyed The Financial System
Why the Federal Reserve had to step in again to sop runs on money market mutual funds and keep the financial system from imploding.Topics covered inc…
Money For the Rest of Us
03/03/2021
What Is Tail Risk and Are You Taking Too Much Of It?
When should you protect against rare, but extreme events? When should you self-insure? Under what circumstance should you sell tail risk protection t…
Money For the Rest of Us
02/24/2021
Why Do We Work So Much?
How to structure employment so workers are more creative, productive, and happier.Topics include:What percentage of employees work at home due to the…
Money For the Rest of Us
02/10/2021
Is Silver the Next GameStop? How to Invest in Silver
Why has silver jumped to its highest price in eight years. What you need to know to invest in silver.Topics covered include:What drove the huge spike…
Money For the Rest of Us
02/03/2021
Meme Stocks, GameStop, Short Squeezes, and Bubbles
How coordinated buying by retail investors has turned the table on Wall Street. Are there signs of a market bubble?Topic covered include:What are mem…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/27/2021
Are You Underweight Chinese Stocks? Pros and Cons of Investing in China
Most global stock ETFs, funds and indices have only about 5% invested in China even though China has the second-largest economy in the world. What ar…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/20/2021
Is Student Loan Forgiveness A Good Idea?
Should the U.S. cancel $10,000 or more of student loan debt per borrower? What would be the economic and financial impact? Why the student loan syste…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/13/2021
The New Math of Retirement Spending and Investing
How should individuals invest and spend in retirement with interest rates so low, stock valuations high, and inflation uncertain. Why retirement mana…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/06/2021
Convertible Bonds : The High Return Asset Class That Vanguard Abandoned
How convertible bonds work, why they gained 50% in 2020 and outperformed stocks over the past five years. Why Vanguard shut down their convertible bo…
Money For the Rest of Us
12/16/2020
2020 - The Year We Will Never Forget
A review of how the pandemic, financial markets, and government policy evolved in 2020 to make for an unforgettable year.Topics covered include:Why t…
Money For the Rest of Us
12/09/2020
The Economy Is Not a Machine
How the drive for efficiency leads to greater wealth concentration and threatens capitalism. What can be done about it.Topics covered include:Why inc…
Money For the Rest of Us
12/02/2020
Why Currency Exchange Rates Matter
How a nation's balance of payments impacts its currency exchange rate as evidenced by Turkey and other countries.Topics covered include:What is a nat…
Money For the Rest of Us
11/18/2020
How To Analyze Complex Investments
How to determine whether you should invest in a complex investment such as an actively managed ETF that uses option strategies.Topics covered include…
Money For the Rest of Us
11/11/2020
Somebody Won the Election. Now What?
As we await the U.S. presidential election results, we review the results of the Trump Administration's economic policies to see if Americans are bet…
Money For the Rest of Us
11/04/2020
Here Come Central Bank Digital Currencies
How central bank digital currencies would work, what is the motivation to create them and what are the risks.Topics covered include:What percentage o…
Money For the Rest of Us
10/28/2020
What Are SPACs and Should You Invest in Them?
How special purpose acquisition companies work, what their performance has been and what are the ways to invest.Topics covered include:How much money…
Money For the Rest of Us
10/21/2020
How to Buy in a Hot Housing Market
U.S. home prices are on fire and sales are skyrocketing. Here are 8 rules of thumb for buying a house in a hot housing market when there are multiple…
Money For the Rest of Us
10/14/2020