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Are More Bank Runs Coming? The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

Are More Bank Runs Coming? The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

What caused Silicon Valley Bank to collapse in only 44 hours, and how likely will the contagion spread, leading to other bank failures?Topics covered…

A "Safe" 6% Yield: The Case for Investment Grade CLOs

A "Safe" 6% Yield: The Case for Investment Grade CLOs

How leveraged loans and CLOs work and how to invest in them. What are the risks and opportunities with the new CLO ETFs.Topics covered include:What a…

This Stock Has a 15% Dividend Yield and Has Outperformed Warren Buffett. Should You Invest?

This Stock Has a 15% Dividend Yield and Has Outperformed Warren Buffett. Should You Invest?

Do activist hedge funds including Carl Icahn's add value? Should you invest in Icahn Enterprises L.P., a conglomerate with a 15% dividend yield and a…

Beware of Survivorship Bias When Investing

Beware of Survivorship Bias When Investing

Why long-term U.S. stock market outperformance could be because it has avoided major catastrophes. Does an over-reliance on historical U.S. stock ret…

Does a 60/40 Balanced Portfolio Still Work? Time to Jettison Non-U.S. Stocks?

Does a 60/40 Balanced Portfolio Still Work? Time to Jettison Non-U.S. Stocks?

What are the pros and cons of a simple stock and bond portfolio consisting of two funds or ETFs? Given U.S. stocks have significantly outperformed th…

How to Make Portfolio and Asset Allocation Changes

How to Make Portfolio and Asset Allocation Changes

We consider four case studies in which individuals struggle to decide what to do with their investment portfolios.Topics include:Why it's so difficul…

Bond Investing Master Class - How to Invest in Fixed Income

Bond Investing Master Class - How to Invest in Fixed Income

What you need to know to confidently invest in bonds.Topics covered include:Key components of bond investing include face value, coupon rates, yield-…

Will Generative AI Like ChatGPT Replace Your Job?

Will Generative AI Like ChatGPT Replace Your Job?

How sophisticated AI apps from OpenAI and other companies create articles, art, and other works that have never existed. How generative AI will impac…

Your Nation's National Debt: 5 Things You Need to Know

Your Nation's National Debt: 5 Things You Need to Know

We analyze the worrisome national debt situation in the U.S., UK, and Japan and consider what will determine the likelihood of defaultTopics covered …

Listener Q&A

Listener Q&A

We kick off 2023 by answering your questions on making portfolio changes, risk tolerance, the strong dollar, inflation and retirement, influential bo…

Use Caution With Private REITs Like Blackstone’s BREIT - Is Now a Good Time to Invest in REITs?

Use Caution With Private REITs Like Blackstone’s BREIT - Is Now a Good Time to Invest in REITs?

How public equity REITs differ from private REITs. Why investors are selling out of private REITs and why private REIT sponsors like Blackstone and S…

What if the World Stopped Shopping?

What if the World Stopped Shopping?

How to solve the conundrum that consumption reductions lead to economic disasters while benefiting the environment.Topics covered include:Why consump…

Where to Invest Your Cash Savings for Higher Yields

Where to Invest Your Cash Savings for Higher Yields

What are the best options for safely investing cash.Topics covered include:High-yield savings accountsCertificates of DepositsGovernment BondsMoney M…

Is Emerging and Frontier Markets Investing Still Worth It? - with Asha Mehta

Is Emerging and Frontier Markets Investing Still Worth It? - with Asha Mehta

Camden and David converse with Asha Mehta, Managing Partner & CIO at Global Delta Capital about the bullish case for emerging and frontier market…

Is Cryptocurrency Dead? Will the FTX Fallout Kill Crypto?

Is Cryptocurrency Dead? Will the FTX Fallout Kill Crypto?

How the bankruptcy of FTX, the world's third-largest crypto exchange, undermines trust in cryptocurrency and decentralized finance, making it even mo…

What Is the IMF and Why Is It Controversial?

What Is the IMF and Why Is It Controversial?

How the International Monetary Fund, the world's economic firefighter, works for global monetary cooperation and prosperity while using its own made-…

Is Success Due to Hard Work, Talent, or Luck?

Is Success Due to Hard Work, Talent, or Luck?

How to survive in a world where luck and randomness play a pivotal role.Topics covered include:What are power lawsWhat are the narrative fallacy and …

Worry-Free Retirement Investing

Worry-Free Retirement Investing

How to use laddered inflation-indexed bonds (i.e., TIPS), CDs, fixed annuities, and fixed index annuities to meet retirement living ex…

Annie Duke on Better Investing and the Danger of Grit

Annie Duke on Better Investing and the Danger of Grit

In Episode 406, David and Camden visit with Annie Duke about how to better manage our investment portfolios including when and what to sell. We also …

When Volatility Spikes, Financial Things Break - The Case of UK Gilts and Pensions

When Volatility Spikes, Financial Things Break - The Case of UK Gilts and Pensions

What is volatility and what causes it to rise and fall? How volatility itself contributes to more volatility such as in the example of the chaotic UK…