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Is China or the U.S. More Vulnerable?
#218 What are the headwinds facing China that could slow economic growth, but still could lead to China growing faster than the U.S. Also, what is go…
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08/22/2018
Rebalancing, Overvaluation, Market Timing, and Stock Splits
#217 Which rebalancing strategy is best or should we even bother rebalancing? Should we just exit stocks completely, especially given how overvalued …
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08/15/2018
Avoid This Investment: P2P Lending
#216 Why peer-to-peer lending on platforms like Lending Club and Upstart is no place for individuals to invest given higher defaults, lower returns a…
Money For the Rest of Us
08/08/2018
Is A Dollar Collapse Coming?
#215 Will stagflation cause the dollar to crash and be a bottomless pit when the next recession hits? That is what Peter Schiff is predicting. We loo…
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08/01/2018
Should You Trade Currencies (Forex) Like Soros?
#214 How the foreign exchange market works and how George Soros made more than a $1 billion shorting the British pound in 1992. Why currency trading …
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07/25/2018
Why Health Insurance Is A Mess
#213 How health insurance isn't really protection against a catastrophic illness but prepayment of routine healthcare consumption, leading to overcon…
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07/18/2018
Trade Wars Increase Prices and Poverty
#212 How a complex global trade system has reduced poverty, raised incomes, increased productivity, and lowered prices while a trade war will reverse…
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07/11/2018
How To Navigate A Housing Bubble
#211 Why housing bubbles can last such a long time and what to do if you really want or need to buy a house in a frothy market. More information, inc…
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06/27/2018
Are There Always Winners and Losers When Trading?
#210 Why fair markets require uncertainty for both the buyer and the seller, and why sellers don't need to disclose everything they know to the buyer…
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06/20/2018
Why Bother Investing Internationally?
#209 Is it worth investing outside your home country given the risk? Should you hedge currency risk? What is the impact of Chinese "A" share listed c…
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06/13/2018
The Biggest Market Crash Is Recyclables
#208 How a Chinese ban and careless recycling habits by households and businesses led to a market collapse in recyclables. More information, includin…
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06/06/2018
How Do The Mega Rich Invest?
#207 Why the mega rich don't have magical investing powers, but there are some investing attributes they possess that we can emulate. More informatio…
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05/30/2018
Be Bear Aware of Bank Loans
#206 Why the leveraged loan market (i.e. bank loans) is becoming more risky. What are collateralized loan obligations and how do they influence bank …
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05/23/2018
Is The Federal Reserve Really Printing Money?
#205 If the Federal Reserve has printed over $2 trillion dollar and given it to banks to lend, why is U.S. inflation still low? More information, inc…
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05/16/2018
Why Are Investment Returns So Low?
#204 How low real interest rates contribute to low returns for stocks and other risk assets. How real interest rates are determined. More information…
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05/09/2018
Is Investing More Like Poker or Chess?
#203 How to make better investing and life decisions. More information, including show notes, can be found here.Episode SummaryDavid asks the questio…
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05/02/2018
Will Your Next Car Be Electric?
#202 What are the impediments to the mass adoption of electric vehicles. More information, including show notes, can be found here.Episode SummaryOve…
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04/25/2018
Is Your Portfolio Unbalanced?
#201 Why most conventional portfolios make huge and often unintended bets on the stock market. How role based investing can lead to a more balanced p…
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04/18/2018
The Great National Debt Debate
#200 Joshua Sheats from the Radical Personal Finance podcast and I discuss our different views regarding the national debt and the severity of the U.…
Money For the Rest of Us
04/11/2018
What Kind of Money Is It?
#199 How a bank panic led to the creation of the Federal Reserve, and why having diversified sources of money can protect us in case we have a bank p…
Money For the Rest of Us
04/04/2018