These Are the Goods

Posted July 24, 2022 by Michael Batnick

Articles

Every business and every industry has a natural growth rate – push beyond it and short-term growth comes at the cost of long-term quality, and eventually survival. (By Morgan Housel)

The savagely unhealthy housing market is continuing (By Logan Mohtashami)

The last time we had a quarter this bad, bitcoin was trading for less than $20 and Barack Obama was in his first term as president. (By Matt Hougan)

Eventually, that reality will show up in interest rates. (By Allison Schrager)

The history of financial markets is full of examples of things that should have been safe in most market environments blowing up spectacularly (By Packy McCormick)

There will always be demand for those who can predict the future, regardless of their competence in doing so (By Nick Maggiulli)

There is no such thing as an equilibrium when it comes to the most important stuff. (By Ben Carlson)

Podcasts

You need more than subscribers, you need eyeballs (With Matthew Belloni and Rich Greenfield)

We take for granted the interoperability of the internet (With Patrick O’Shaughnessy and Matthew Ball)