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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…
Money For the Rest of Us
05/06/2020
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…
Money For the Rest of Us
04/29/2020
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…
Money For the Rest of Us
04/22/2020
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 …
Money For the Rest of Us
04/15/2020
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 …
Money For the Rest of Us
04/01/2020
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…
Money For the Rest of Us
03/25/2020
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…
Money For the Rest of Us
03/18/2020
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…
Money For the Rest of Us
03/11/2020
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.…
Money For the Rest of Us
03/04/2020
Will Early Retirements Crash the Economy
Almost half of Millennials want to retire early. Will that hurt economic growth? There were similar concerns in the 1920s that early retirement would…
Money For the Rest of Us
02/26/2020
What Causes Hyperinflation and What To Do To Prepare For It
What factors lead to hyperinflation, why it is so devastating, how hyperinflation can be overcome and what can individuals do to be prepared for hype…
Money For the Rest of Us
02/19/2020
Coronavirus and the Financial Impact of Pandemics
How pandemics have impacted the economy and financial markets. Where does the coronavirus rank in severity compared to other pandemics. What portfoli…
Money For the Rest of Us
02/05/2020
Money Is Debt
How most money, such as currency, bank deposits, money market mutual funds, and repurchase agreements, is really short-term debt, often backed by oth…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/29/2020
We Are All Financially Vulnerable
How to protect against financial hardship and assist others who are struggling financially.Topics covered include:Why are so many families leaving Ce…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/22/2020
Why You Should Care About Carry Trades
How investors make money with carry trades, how central banks encourage such trades, and what are the dangers to financial markets and the economy wh…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/15/2020
Is GDP the Best Measure of Happiness and Well-being?
What factors determine the well-being of an individual or nation and why gross domestic product is an inadequate measure of prosperity.Topics covered…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/08/2020
Four Forces That Will Shape the Next Decade
How climate change, money, trust and technology will interact to impact financial markets and the economy in the coming decade.Topics covered include…
Money For the Rest of Us
12/18/2019
Travel and the Trust Economy
How is it the global economy still functions even though most individuals do not trust brands, public institutions or each other.Topics covered in th…
Money For the Rest of Us
12/11/2019
Why All Retirees Should Consider an Income Annuity
How a safety-first retirement approach using income annuities is more predictable and takes less money than depending entirely on your investment por…
Money For the Rest of Us
12/04/2019
You Have Permission to Spend
Two Money For the Rest of Us podcast listeners are struggling with spending money. The first listener is 22 and lives in Canada. He feels as if his m…
Money For the Rest of Us
11/20/2019