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Natural Disasters: Are They Truly Increasing?

Natural Disasters: Are They Truly Increasing?

From raging wildfires to devastating floods, how are these natural events reshaping our financial landscape? What if anything, should we be doing wit…

Five Surprising Insights About Stock Indexes and Funds

Five Surprising Insights About Stock Indexes and Funds

We share five things we have learned about stock index valuations, earnings, currency, and why value investing isn't dead.Topics covered include:How …

Crisis-Proof Investing: Strategies for a Shaky Future

Crisis-Proof Investing: Strategies for a Shaky Future

Given climate change and other risks, how should you invest for the next forty years?Topics covered include:What predictions from the last forty year…

What If Social Security Had Been Privatized? The Value of Federal Government Pension Plans

What If Social Security Had Been Privatized? The Value of Federal Government Pension Plans

In 2005, Congress debated giving U.S. workers private savings accounts to invest their Social Security contributions in the stock and bond markets. S…

Beware of Platform Risk - How PeerStreet, a Real Estate Crowdfunding Firm, Went Bankrupt

Beware of Platform Risk - How PeerStreet, a Real Estate Crowdfunding Firm, Went Bankrupt

How to mitigate the risk of investing on crowdfunding platforms where there is little transparency on the underlying financial health of the platform…

How and Why to Invest in AI

How and Why to Invest in AI

AI models like ChatGPT could lead to massive productivity gains, accelerated economic growth, and higher stock returns. Here's how to invest in AI.To…

Why Are You Investing? Defining Your Rich Life with Ramit Sethi

Why Are You Investing? Defining Your Rich Life with Ramit Sethi

Camden and Bret sit down with Ramit Sethi, host of Netflix’s hit show, “How to Get Rich”, author of the New York Times bestseller, “I Will Teach You …

How to Live Like You Are Already Retired

How to Live Like You Are Already Retired

How to create and sustain a life of freedom and happiness you don't want to retire from.Topics covered include:What are the physical and mental aspec…

How Did They Do? - Revisiting Carbon, SPACs, Silver, Convertible Bonds, and Frontier Markets

How Did They Do? - Revisiting Carbon, SPACs, Silver, Convertible Bonds, and Frontier Markets

We review the performance and investment prospects for carbon, SPACs, silver, convertible bonds, and frontier markets.Topics covered:What has been th…

Is It Better to Rent or Buy a Home?

Is It Better to Rent or Buy a Home?

How to decide whether to rent a house or apartment or purchase a home or condo. What has been the financial return from owning a house?Topics covered…

Don't Be Afraid to Invest In Commercial Real Estate - The Bullish Case for Equity REITs

Don't Be Afraid to Invest In Commercial Real Estate - The Bullish Case for Equity REITs

Why equity real estate investment trusts should be part of your investment portfolio despite the office sector's struggles.Topics covered include:Why…

What Happens If The U.S. Defaults On Its Debt? Here's Why It Won't

What Happens If The U.S. Defaults On Its Debt? Here's Why It Won't

What are the grave consequences if the U.S. debt ceiling isn't increased and the government defaults? What would the Federal Reserve and the Executiv…

Are the Economy and Financial Markets Zero-Sum Games?

Are the Economy and Financial Markets Zero-Sum Games?

Does there need to be a loser for every winner when it comes to investing and economic growth?Topics covered include:What are zero-sum gamesHow tradi…

The Long-term Bullish Case for Gold

The Long-term Bullish Case for Gold

Why you should allocate a small percentage of your assets to gold.Topics covered include:What is money, and how does gold fit with that definitionWhy…

How Should Personal and National Wealth Be Measured?

How Should Personal and National Wealth Be Measured?

How we measure wealth, riches, abundance, and well-being is more important today than ever.Topics covered include:How late 18th century philosophers …

Which Inflation Protection Strategies Worked and Which Didn't?

Which Inflation Protection Strategies Worked and Which Didn't?

With a total U.S. inflation rate of 14% in the past two years, we review how various inflation hedges performed over the past twenty-four months.Topi…

How the Coming Credit Crunch Could Harm the Economy and Real Estate Prices

How the Coming Credit Crunch Could Harm the Economy and Real Estate Prices

How accelerating bank deposit withdrawals could harm the economy, including real estate prices. How dollars slosh around the financial system but alw…

Did the Tariffs Work? The Trade War Five Years Later

Did the Tariffs Work? The Trade War Five Years Later

What has been the impact on trade and the trade deficit since the U.S. implemented tariffs on steel, aluminum, and goods made in China?Topics covered…

Which is Best - Active or Passive, ETFs or Funds?
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Which is Best - Active or Passive, ETFs or Funds?

David has a fascinating discussion with Kristof Gleich about active management, indexing, and how ETFs and mutual funds really work.Topics covered in…

How Profits Motivate Change

How Profits Motivate Change

"If something is profitable, it will be done," says Martin Wolf of the Financial Times. We explore how profits will drive the energy transition and h…