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How to build a robo-advisor
Episode 28
In the wake of the financial crisis, there was an expectation that robo-advisors – digital platforms that manage money – would take over investing. Y…
6 years, 4 months ago
The mystery of the Saudi oil attack
Episode 27
On September 14th, a series of airstrikes hit two Saudi Arabian energy facilities. It was the most significant attack on energy infrastructure in dec…
6 years, 5 months ago
The bull market keeps running...
Episode 26
For the past 10 years, investors have been riding a bull market – a stock market that’s on the rise – in the U.S. But ripples are showing beneath the…
6 years, 5 months ago
Tech stocks: Should I stay or should I go?
Episode 25
It was the bubble to rival all bubbles. In March of 2000, the tech-heavy Nasdaq stock index hit its dot-com era peak. But by the fall of 2002, it was…
6 years, 6 months ago
What's next for blockchain?
Episode 24
Nearly one in six people worldwide don’t have the physical documentation they need to access healthcare, housing or to vote. But what if our identiti…
6 years, 6 months ago
Building the cities of the future
Episode 23
From New York to new players like Denver and Seattle, cities are growing and developing by the second. Brick and mortar stores are being replaced by …
6 years, 7 months ago
5 megatrends shaping our future
Episode 22
Movies can tell us a lot about how our society is changing and progressing. Since Jurassic Park came out, the cost of mapping a human genome has drop…
6 years, 7 months ago
How to reduce investment bias
Episode 21
A home goods store started selling a bread machine. When the bread machine first came out, sales were – perhaps unsurprisingly – slow. But then, they…
6 years, 7 months ago
The rationality of irrationality with Dan Ariely
Episode 20
When was the last time you bought a shirt you didn’t need, just because it was on sale? Or you drank a $5 coffee when there was cheaper coffee across…
6 years, 8 months ago
What will drive markets through 2019?
Episode 19
Markets appear poised for change. Global growth is slowing, we are late in the business cycle, and geopolitical tensions could potentially wind back …
6 years, 8 months ago