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Coins and Cash: Shortages, Hoardings, and Threats

Coins and Cash: Shortages, Hoardings, and Threats

What is the cause of the current U.S. coin shortage and when have there been other shortages. Why is there a push to get rid of both the penny and th…

Income Share Agreements - Good For Students or Investors?

Income Share Agreements - Good For Students or Investors?

What are the pros and cons of income share agreements for partially funding higher education. Are investing in ISA's a viable opportunity?Topics cove…

Three Approaches to Asset Allocation

Three Approaches to Asset Allocation

What are the three primary ways to allocate assets and build a portfolio when saving for retirement or living in retirement.Topics covered include:Ho…

Are Banks Safe?

Are Banks Safe?

Is a bank collapse coming due to bank exposure to collateralized loan obligations as defaults increase?Topics covered include:What are collateralized…

A 15% Guaranteed Return? Lending on the Fringes of Finance

A 15% Guaranteed Return? Lending on the Fringes of Finance

An analysis of the returns and risks of different lending platform options including asset-based lending, unsecured peer-to-peer lending, cryptocurre…

How to Do Financial Planning

How to Do Financial Planning

Why individuals should use a more agile approach to investing and financial planning.Topics covered include:How to incorporate low probability catast…

Investing Is Not Knowing

Investing Is Not Knowing

How successful investing requires judgment and humility not accurate forecasting ability.Topics covered include:Why pretending to know when you don't…

Use Caution with Alternative Investments

Use Caution with Alternative Investments

How alternative investment opportunities, such as venture capital, private equity, real estate and real assets, are increasing for individuals. Why t…

Ray Dalio and the Changing World Order

Ray Dalio and the Changing World Order

What are the forces that lead to the rise and fall of nations. Why does the U.S. appear to be in decline and what investors can do to prepare.Topics …

Has the Pandemic Changed You?

Has the Pandemic Changed You?

A look at growing patterns consumers and businesses are adopting as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.Topics covered include:Two constants in a radic…

The Stock Market Is Not the Economy

The Stock Market Is Not the Economy

How the stock market differs from and can perform differently than the economy while remaining highly dependent on the economy for its success.Topics…

How to Protect Your Savings

How to Protect Your Savings

How to protect your savings from monetary threats like devaluation. Why high yield savings accounts exist, and are they worth it.Topics covered inclu…

Why Negative Prices Exist and What They Can Teach Us

Why Negative Prices Exist and What They Can Teach Us

Why the oil price fell below zero and what are other examples of negative prices. What lessons can we learn from negative prices.Topics covered inclu…

Federal Reserve Insolvency and Monetizing the National Debt

Federal Reserve Insolvency and Monetizing the National Debt

How central banks can become insolvent and why it can lead to hyperinflation. What are four ways the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury could mone…

How Stories Go Viral and Drive Economic Events

How Stories Go Viral and Drive Economic Events

How the stories we tell ourselves lead to economic change. What are current pandemic related narratives that are impacting financial markets and the …

Decision Making: Uncertainty versus Risk

Decision Making: Uncertainty versus Risk

What is the difference between risk and uncertainty and how our decision making approach should differ under each scenario. Why pandemics are highly …

Will Infinite Money Save the Economy

Will Infinite Money Save the Economy

What central banks such as the Federal Reserve and federal governments are doing to counteract the negative impact of the pandemic related economic s…

How To Survive the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Shutdown

How To Survive the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Shutdown

How to avoid ruin and help others avoid ruin as the economy shuts down to slow the spread of the coronavirus.Topics covered include:What is the preca…

What Are Closed-End Funds and How Do You Invest in Them?

What Are Closed-End Funds and How Do You Invest in Them?

Why closed-end funds are David's favorite investment vehicle, particularly during market panics. What are the unique characteristics of these funds a…

Market Timing Versus Time in the Market

Market Timing Versus Time in the Market

Why most investors practice both market timing and time in the market. Why it is okay to reduce stock exposure given the coronavirus pandemic threat.…