Podcast Episodes

The Greatest Story Ever Told

"How could there be value created from ‘mining’ digits on a computer? Then again, how did paper currency derive value? The value lies in our collecti…

5 years ago

New Wealth Comes Along With New Emotions

"The nature of wealth seems to be changing. Not only is wealth inequality higher than in the past. The acquisition of wealth seems to be occurring at…

5 years, 1 month ago

Accessing Losses via Direct Indexing

"Herein lies the huge advantage of direct indexing over ETFs and Mutual Funds: Accessing losers that would otherwise net out to zero." - Barry Rithol…

5 years, 1 month ago

Banks Make A Lot of Money When the Fed + Treasury Outlaw Losses

"It’s a bonanza. Retail bankruptcies didn’t show up. Corporate bankruptcies didn’t show up. Lots of stuff got worked out and renegotiated with the ub…

5 years, 1 month ago

Leveraging Gifts with Life Insurance

"If done correctly, the life insurance policy pays out a death benefit that is tax free to their children and passes outside of the estate, avoiding …

5 years, 1 month ago

Smart Tickets: Creators Capturing Secondary Market Sales

"Bands used to tour to promote their albums, which was how they monetized their created works. Now, they put out an album so they can tour, which is …

5 years, 1 month ago

Why This Isn't Another Housing Bubble

"Supply is constrained but not for the reasons you think." - Ben Carlson

For more visit: A Wealth of Common Sense

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5 years, 1 month ago

Demise of the Dollar?

"Whenever someone starts talking about the dollar, your go to move should be to view the data." - Barry Ritholtz

For more visit: The Big Picture

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5 years, 1 month ago

Purposeless Capital

"Without a purpose, money is merely an entry in an accounting ledger. But capital tied to a useful purpose has magical powers." - Barry Ritholtz

For m…

5 years, 1 month ago

Not a Housing Bubble

"In a normal market, it does not take much of a shift to create an imbalance. Housing here is both too little supply and too much demand; these look …

5 years, 1 month ago