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Should You Lend To Your Peers?

Should You Lend To Your Peers?

#76 How peer-to-peer lending works and what annualized return should you expect. Show notes at link To s…

We Have To Invest Somewhere

We Have To Invest Somewhere

#75 The biggest challenge facing Money For the Rest of Us listeners is how to allocate their assets in order to be able to retire. Show notes at http…

Capital Flows Where It's Treated Best

Capital Flows Where It's Treated Best

#74 How investment capital seeks out the most attractive opportunities, and why that is causing China to dump some of its U.S. Treasury bonds. Show n…

Why You Shouldn't Trade

Why You Shouldn't Trade

#73 How trading differs from allocating and why human traders have lost their edge to trading bots. Show notes at link

Will A Robot Take Over Your Job?

Will A Robot Take Over Your Job?

#72 How robots and information technology are replacing humans at work and what we can do about it. Show notes at link

Please Don't Panic

Please Don't Panic

#71 When the stock market is falling, understanding market history and current conditions can help us make objective, less fear-driven investment dec…

Rule #1 and the Investor's Journey

Rule #1 and the Investor's Journey

#70 Should you invest like Warren Buffet? How your temperament, experiences, interests and skills influence how you invest. Plus why most passive ind…

Do You Feel Financially Trapped?

Do You Feel Financially Trapped?

#69 What to do when you feel financially hopeless. Show notes at link To sign up for th…

Why The Middle Class Is Stagnating

Why The Middle Class Is Stagnating

#68 How technology and too much free stuff is undermining the middle class. What can be done about it. Show notes at link

When Investments Lose Money

When Investments Lose Money

#67 I share with you what questions to answer to decide whether you should sell, hold or buy more of an underperforming investment. Show notes at htt…

Impermanence and Winning by Not Losing

Impermanence and Winning by Not Losing

#66 Why focusing too much on the future and too little on the present can be dangerous. Show notes at link

Greece—What Really Caused the Crisis and Why It Never Ends

Greece—What Really Caused the Crisis and Why It Never Ends

#65 How the Greek depression and the euro crisis started with Greek citizens just wanting to buy a decent car. Show notes at link

The Pitfalls of Private Real Estate Investing

The Pitfalls of Private Real Estate Investing

#64 Should you invest in a rental property? Here are some things to consider and pitfalls to avoid. Show notes at link

Alarmists and the Economics of Collapse

Alarmists and the Economics of Collapse

#63 Why economic alarmists are dangerous, and what has to happen for the financial system or economy to collapse. Show notes at link

What Dying Bees Can Teach Us About Asset Bubbles and Income Inequality

What Dying Bees Can Teach Us About Asset Bubbles and Income Inequality

#62 The link between honey bee colony collapse, asset bubbles and income inequality. Show notes at link

How Much Should You Spend In Retirement?

How Much Should You Spend In Retirement?

#61 Why your retirement spending rate should vary over time based on individual and market circumstances. Show notes at link

Are You Hoarding Or Investing?

Are You Hoarding Or Investing?

#60 What is the difference between hoarding and investing. Most people do both. Show notes at: link

Is Gold Money?

Is Gold Money?

#59 What are the three attributes of money and does gold have them? Show notes at link To sign up fo…

Are ETFs and Indexing Becoming Too Popular?
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Are ETFs and Indexing Becoming Too Popular?

#58 What are the hidden risks of ETFs and passive investing. Sow notes at link To sign up for the Money For th…

Live Like A Local When Traveling

Live Like A Local When Traveling

#57 Hacks to live like a local when traveling including how to rent homes through Airbnb.com. Show notes at link