What new investors read really matters
September 2020
What’s Driving Inflation?
As we’ve seen over the past decade, inflation is one of the least understood concepts in all of economics.
These Are the Goods
-The worst financial decision
-The business of selling cars
Most Stocks Suck
This year was unique in many ways, but stocks underperforming the index is not one of them.
Animal Spirits: Democracy Has Failed
On this week’s show we discuss why tech stocks are finally selling off, why the best companies have to crash, stopping a depression in its tracks, the TINA market in bonds, benchmarking endowment funds, investing in timeshares, Airbnb and more.
Tesla Snubbed and the Nasdaq Whale
On today’s show we talk about the Nasdaq Whale, what are colleges even doing, why Tesla got snubbed, and much more.
Will Money Printing Cause Inflation?
For the first time since World War II, our annual spending is larger than the entire output of our economy.
These Are the Goods
-Why cities always come back
-Why poor people stay poor
-Different types of momentum funds, and more
The Stock Split Bonanza
On this week’s Animal Spirits Ben and I discuss:
-My plumber’s Sharpe ratio
-Stock splits is the hottest new factor
-The new look Fed, and more
Animal Spirits: The Economics of Parenting
On this episode we discuss the finances of parenting from what you need to buy, how to prepare yourself financially and emotionally, the cost of daycare, saving for college, teaching your kids about money and more.