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On today’s show we discuss
- Buffered Annuities
- Dalio is more famous than ever
- JPM guide to alternatives
- CalPERS fires most of its equity managers
- Record outflows
- Stop trying to raise successful kids
- Pay off your student loans with your 401(k)
- The most popular search terms of 2019
- AgeUp
- Banana on the wall
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This will be the first decade in modern economic history (since 1850) that the US won't experience a single recession pic.twitter.com/4KxZO2uWxb
— Ben Carlson (@awealthofcs) December 6, 2019
Deutsche (1st chart) making its way through Twitter claims millennial home purchases are being delayed due to “economic pain”.
A quick Google (2nd) shows it’s probably the wrong measure (all vs first homes), as it reflects older people are buying homes (maybe second homes) too. pic.twitter.com/m0krgPqU6L
— Jake (@EconomPic) December 6, 2019
In the 1970s, Schwab charged about $70 per trade, which looks to be ~2x the price of the average stock in the S&P 500. https://t.co/CHL5vmoFY5 pic.twitter.com/uLu49o6Oal
— Michael Batnick (@michaelbatnick) December 6, 2019
Halo!, please find the unroll here: Thread by @michaelbatnick: J.P. Morgan Guide to Alternatives https://t.co/BxtexNrcFL… Dispersion in alternatives…… https://t.co/AKzcpg9tkr. See you soon. ?
— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) December 4, 2019
please enjoy @DinobotTwit gaming scummy artwork thieves pic.twitter.com/4RiolTzcCp
— dan hett (@danhett) December 4, 2019