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  • It is not normal to want prices to rise and currencies to lose their purchasing power. We look at the advantages of stable currencies and prices.

    Topics covered include:

    What's more normal, an inflationary or deflationary mindset?Why it is more normal for prices to fall due to productivity increasesHow central banks seek to overcome productivity-induced deflation by increasing the money supplyHow inflation and ongoing currency debasement encourage debt, the financialization of housing, and keep unprofitable companies in businessHow gold, Bitcoin, stocks, real estate, and other assets help us overcome currency debasement

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    Is Japan finally becoming a "normal" economy?—The Financial Times

    Broken Money by Lyn Alden

    A Complete Guide to Understanding and Protecting Against Inflation—Money for the Rest of Us

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  • Some analysts suggest that now is an incredibly attractive entry point to invest in emerging market bonds. We look at how to do this and whether you should.

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    How emerging markets bonds have performed relative to U.S. bondsHow frequently have emerging markets bonds defaultedWhat is the difference between local currency and U.S. dollar-denominated emerging markets bondsWhy emerging markets nations are reformingWhat are the ways to invest in emerging markets bonds and what factors should you consider

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    Emerging Local Debt: A Once-In-A-Generation Opportunity? by Victoria Courmes—GMO

    EM Sovereign Defaults at Record Level, but Rating Outlooks More Balanced—Fitch Ratings

    The big opportunity in emerging market debt by Victoria Courmes—The Financial Times

    Default Risk Fades in Emerging Markets as Riskiest Bonds Soar by Zijia Song, Giovanna Bellotti Azevedo, and Srinivasan Sivabalan—Bloomberg

    The weakest links in the global economy are on the mend by Ruchir Sharma—The Financial Times

    How to invest in closed-end funds - Money for the Rest of Us

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    iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB)

    iShares JP Morgan Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (LEMB)

    DoubleLine Low Duration Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund (DELNX)

    DoubleLine Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund (DLENX)

    Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income ETF (EDF)

    DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund (DSL)

    Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD)

    Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund (MSD)

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  • In this conversation with financial advisor Josh Jalinski, David shares his views on constructing and benchmarking portfolios, factor investing including growth versus value, and managing regret. We explore a number of asset classes and strategies including dividend investing, leveraged loans, closed-end funds, equity REITs, and China. We also discuss how to manage retirement assets.

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    Josh Jalinksi - Financial Quarterback

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  • Why most households are in better financial shape than prior to the pandemic, but remain frustrated at their lack of economic progress.

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    How consumer sentiment surveys are designed and their current findings.Reasons behind consumer frustration with increasing prices amidst declining inflation rates.The magnitude of the inflation shock and its underlying causes.The concept of reference prices and their significant role in shaping consumer sentiment.Factors contributing to the high levels of economic uncertainty among households.Key elements required for enhancing consumer confidence in their economic future.The political repercussions stemming from widespread economic dissatisfaction.

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    Surveys of Consumers—University of Michigan

    Consumer sentiment climbs amid split views on business outlook—University of Michigan

    The Purchasing Power of American Households—U.S. Department of the Treasury

    Unemployment Rate—St. Louis Fed

    We Still Don’t Believe How Much Things Cost by Rachel Wolfe and Rachel Louise Ensign—The Wall Street Journal

    It’s Been 30 Years Since Food Ate Up This Much of Your Income by Jesse Newman and Heather Haddon—The Wall Street Journal

    Consumers are increasingly pushing back against price increases — and winning by Christopher Rugaber—Yahoo! Finance

    Kraft Heinz ups ad spend, changes leadership by Christopher Lombardo—Strategy

    Many Americans Believe the Economy Is Rigged by Katherine J. Cramer and Johnathon D. Cohen—The New York Times

    Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic—Worldometer

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  • How to use covered call and buy-write strategies to generate income while understanding the risks and having realistic return expectations.

    Topics covered include:

    How covered call strategies workHow much can you earn investing in covered call strategiesWhat are some numerical examples based on current option pricesHow covered call strategies can be used for both stock and bond ETFsWhat are some covered call ETF examples

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    JP Morgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI)

    JP Morgan Equity Premium Income Fund (JEPIX)

    Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD)

    Global X S&P 500® Covered Call ETF (XYLD)

    iShares 20+ Year Trs Bd Buywrt Stgy ETF (TLTW)

    WisdomTree PutWrite Strategy Fund (PUTW)

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  • A primer on how the economic engine works through coordination between savers, investors, consumers, producers, governments and banks. How hoarding and unfair competition can lead to economic distortions.

    Topics covered include:

    How spending and saving are connected including the paradox of thriftHow borrowing money can lead to higher income and savings and potentially to bubblesHow hoarding differs from investing and why too much hoarding can deprive businesses of capitalHow lightbulbs, grocery stores, and kitchen appliances could be examples of unfair competition and planned obsolescence.What role do we play as participants in this coordinated economic dance?

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    Show Notes

    Wait, Is Saving Good or Bad? The Paradox of Thrift—The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

    Rents: How Marketing Causes Inequality by Gerrit De Geest—Beccaria Books

    FTC Challenges Kroger’s Acquisition of Albertsons—Federal Trade Commission

    The Lifespan of Large Appliances Is Shrinking by Rachel Wolfe—The Wall Street Journal

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  • Berkshire Hathaway doesn't pay a dividend, its cash pile keeps growing, and Buffet says it's gotten too big to make acquisitions that can impact the company. Meanwhile, utility ETFs have a steady 3.5% dividend yield. Which will be the better-performing investment going forward?

    Topics covered include:

    How has Berkshire Hathaway performed relative to the S&P 500 Index and other active managersWhy Warren Buffett believes Berkshire's electric utility holdings were a mistakeWhy California has some of the highest utility rates in the U.S.Why Berkshire Hathaway will eventually need to pay a dividend even though it doesn't currentlyGoing forward, will it be more profitable to invest in Berkshire Hathaway, a utility ETF, or an index fund

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    Berkshire Hathaway 2023 Shareholder Letter

    The Man Preparing for a Berkshire Hathaway Without Warren Buffett by Justin Baer—The Wall Street Journal

    Warren Buffett admits Berkshire Hathaway’s days of ‘eye-popping’ gains are over by Eric Platt—The Financial Times

    Active vs Passive Investment Management Barometer Report—Morningstar

    Buffett sounds wildfire alarm as utilities industry enters new era by Eric Platt and Myles McCormick—The Financial Times

    Paying for Electricity in California: How Residential Rate Design Impacts Equity and Electrification—Next10

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  • Japan's stock market recently exceeded the all-time high first set in December 1989. That's 34 years of zero price appreciation for the stock market. What drove this lackluster performance, will it continue, and what can we learn from it?

    Topics covered include:

    How big was Japan's stock bubble, and how much did it contribute to the stock market's underperformance over the past three decadesHow do Japan's demographic trends impact its economic challenges, and what are the solutionsWhy Japan's houses are built to depreciate in valueWhat lessons can we learn from Japan's extended bear market

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    Japan’s Nikkei 225 index eclipses record high after 34 years by Leo Lewis—The Financial Times

    Investors eye further gains after Nikkei breaks through 1989 high by Leo Lewis and Kana Inagaki—The Financial Times

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  • How the ETF market is changing, why ETFs should be your preferred investment vehicle, and how to analyze ETFs to generate better investment performance.

    Topics covered include:

    How large have fund flows been away from active mutual funds into ETFsHow big are the largest ETF families and how has their market share grownWhy the rise of active ETFs blurs the distinction between active and passive investingWhy there doesn't appear to be an indexing price bubble, but the rise of passive investing has impacted volatility and decreased stock price informativenessA framework for how to analyze markets and select ETFs for your portfolio

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    Global Fund Flows Dominated by Fixed-Income and ETFs—Morningstar

    It’s Official: Passive Funds Overtake Active Funds by Adam Sabban—Morningstar

    ETF Issuer League Tables—VettaFi

    Global ETF Market Facts: three things to know from Q3 2023 by Samara Cohen—iShares

    Rise of Passive Investing - Effects on Price Level, Market Volatility, and Price Informativeness by Pawel Bednarek—SSRN

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    SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (SPY)

    JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI)

    Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV)

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  • Stocks that grow their dividends have outperformed non-dividend-paying stocks over the long-term, but not in the past 5, 10, and 20 years. Why are non-dividend paying stocks outperforming dividend growers, and will it continue?

    Topics covered include:

    What message do companies say when they initiate, grow, or cut their dividendWhat is dividend smoothingHow have dividend payers performed relative to non-dividend payersWhy have non-dividend payers, which are primarily growth stocks, outperformed dividend payersHow the payout ratio and return on equity impact dividend strategiesWhat are reasons to include dividend strategies in your portfolio

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    The dividend puzzle by Fischer Black—The Journal of Portfolio Management

    Can Dividend Investing Rise From the Dead? by Jon Sindreu—The Wall Street Journal

    Einhorn Says Markets ‘Fundamentally Broken’ By Passive, Quant Investing by Matthew Griffin—Bloomberg

    Your Mutual Fund Stinks. Can This Wall Street Invention Change That? by Jason Zweig—The Wall Street Journal

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    WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS)

    WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend ETF (DEM)

    Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG)

    iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV)

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  • Humans are wired to feel regret. Here's how to learn from financial regret to become a better investor.

    Topics covered include:

    What cognitive biases make feelings of financial regret unavoidableWe analyze two regret case studies - one from David and one from a Plus memberWhy do we avoid big regrets but manage through small onesFive cognitive tricks to help manage financial regrets

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    Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb—Penguin Random House

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    Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV)

    Vanguard Extended Duration Trs ETF (EDV)

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  • Professional investors and other market participants are lousy at forecasting interest rates. Here are three more options to lock in higher yields today.

    Topics covered include:

    The risk of buying long-term bonds and ETFs to benefit from falling yieldsHow volatility drag has impacted a long-term bond ETF like TLTWhy interest rates won't go up just because the government issues more bondsHow CDs, fixed annuities, and zero-coupon bonds workWe compare and contrast the seven fixed-income options reviewed in this two-part series

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    Investors may be getting the Federal Reserve wrong, again—The Economist

    Today's Best Multi-Year Guaranteed Annuities—Immediate Annuities

    Zero-Coupon Treasuries Flew Off Shelves During October Yield Surge by Elizabeth Stanton—Bloomberg

    Investments Mentioned

    iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)

    Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCT)

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  • With cash yields expected to fall, here's how you can keep your portfolio income elevated by purchasing longer-term individual bonds and bullet ETFs

    Topics covered include:

    How future short-term interest rates, inflation expectations, and term premiums impact long-term interest ratesHow each of those rate drivers contributed to the close to 1% drop in interest rates in the past three monthsHow yield to maturity is our guide to locking in a fixed return using individual bonds or bullet ETFsHow bullet ETFs work and what are some examplesWhat are callable bonds and how to analyze themHow to analyze municipal bondsWhy we might want to lock in higher yields today

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    Term Premium on a 10 Year Zero Coupon Bond—FRED Economic Data

    Investments Mentioned

    Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND)

    Invesco BulletShares 2030 Corporate Bond ETF (BCSU)

    iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Trust ETF (IBTG)

    Invesco BulletShares 2031 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (BSJV)

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    448: Where Are Interest Rates Headed Next? Insights from the Jackson Hole Symposium

    418: Bond Investing Masterclass

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  • We explore reasons for buying Bitcoin using one of the new Bitcoin ETFs. We also consider the risks.

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    Why the SEC finally decided to approve spot Bitcoin ETFsWhat are the fees and structure of these new Bitcoin ETFsHow Bitcoin is similar and different from the fiat money systemWhere Bitcoin fits in an investment portfolio

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    Statement on the Approval of Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Products - SEC

    Coinbase at the Center of Bitcoin ETF Draws Envy and Risks - Bloomberg

    Federal Reserve Balance Sheet

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  • The intricate dance between profession, risk, lifestyle, and luck in determining how net worth grows.

    Topics covered include:

    The various factors that shape the growth of net worth, including professional choices, risk tolerance, and lifestyle decisions.David Stein's personal account of how these elements influenced the trajectory of his financial growth.Insights into the range of net worth increases observed in 2023, driven by the performance of financial markets.The importance of focusing on one's output quality and personal journey of wealth creation, rather than fixating on comparisons with others' net worth.

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    Managing Oneself by Peter F. Drucker—Harvard Business Review

    Soloing: Realizing Your Life's Ambition by Harriet Rubin—HarperCollins

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  • The pros and cons of investing your retirement assets 100% in equity, including half in international stocks. Why the 4% spending rule is too aggressive.

    Why historical asset class return studies that use only U.S. data are biasedHow researchers build a broader database to study retirement outcomes and spending ratesHow a 100% stock portfolio performed compared to balanced portfolios and target date fundsWhy investors should have half their assets in international stocksWhy a 4% spending rule is too high, and what is the alternative

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    Beyond the Status Quo: A Critical Assessment of Lifecycle Investment Advice by Aizhan Anarkulova, Scott Cederburg, and Michael S. O'Doherty—SSRN

    The Safe Withdrawal Rate: Evidence from a Broad Sample of Developed Markets by Aizhan Anarkulova, Scott Cederburg, Michael S. O'Doherty, and Richard W. Sias—SSRN

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  • We close out 2023 by answering your questions on active vs passive management, market timing, investing for status, what we learned from Charlie Munger, thoughts on a coming recession, worst investment mistakes, recent books that changed us, and more.  

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    How the World Really Works by Vaclav Smil—Viking

    The Day the World Stops Shopping by J.B. Mackinnon—Harper Collins

    Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity by Sandrine Dixson-Declève, et al—Earth for All

    Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan—Penguin Random House

    Tao te Ching: Power for the Peaceful by Lao Tzu (Author) and Marc Mullinax (Translator)—Fortress Press

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  • Do the impressive returns in public and private markets stem from strategic financial engineering or reflect actual economic growth?

    How corporate profit growth is linked to economic growth, even though corporate profits are more volatileHow interest rates, tax rates, and stock buybacks influence corporate profits and stock returnsWhy there are fewer publicly traded stocksHow the increase in leveraged buyouts has impacted the economyHow private equity funds use financial engineering to boost returns

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    US CEOs start to contemplate Trump, round 2 by Rana Foroohar—The Financial Times

    End of an Era: The Coming Long-Run Slowdown in Corporate Profit Growth and Stock Returns by Michael Smolyansky—The Federal Reserve

    10-Year Stock Market Returns—Crestmont Research

    Stock Average—Crestmont Research

    Stock EPS Reality—Crestmont Research

    What Matters More for Emerging Markets Investors: Economic Growth or EPS Growth? by Jason Hsu Jay Ritter Phillip Wool Yanxiang Zhao—Portfolio Management Research

    Nominal Gross Domestic Product for United States—FRED Economic Data

    The Secretive Industry Devouring the U.S. Economy by Rogé Karma—The Atlantic

    Key Drivers Behind Widespread Adoption Of NAV Financing by Matthew K Kerfoot—Proskauer

    The Inevitable Rise of NAV Financing by Patricia Teixeira and Anastasia Kaup—Ropes & Gray

    HAVE EXCHANGE-LISTED FIRMS BECOME LESS IMPORTANT FOR THE ECONOMY? by Frederik P. Schlingemann and René M. Stulz—NBER

    LBOs Make (More) Companies Go Bankrupt, Research Shows by Alicia McElhaney—Institutional Investor

    Leveraged buyouts and financial distress by Brian Ayash and Mahdi Rastad—ScienceDirect

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  • One year after the release of ChatGPT, we explore the positive and negative paths AI could take and what individuals can do to assist with a positive outcome.

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    How David uses AI to increase his personal productivityThe societal and economic impacts of AI, including its potential to enhance corporate profitability and individual productivityChanges at OpenAI's executive level are examined, highlighting a shift in the organization's direction and philosophyWhat is Effective Altruism and why is it so focused on the catastrophic risks of AIWhat are the phases that would lead to a singularity in which AI poses a threat to humanityWhy AI is still in the early stages, and how should individuals, businesses and regulators treat it at this point

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    Everyday Chaos: Technology, Complexity, and How We're Thriving in a New World of Possibility by David Weinberger—Harvard Business Publishing Education

    The economic and market impact of artificial intelligence—Capital Economics

    The Fight for the Soul of A.I. by David Brooks—The New York Times

    How a Fervent Belief Split Silicon Valley—and Fueled the Blowup at OpenAI by Robert McMillan and Deepa Seetharaman—The Wall Street Journal

    A.I. Belongs to the Capitalists Now by Kevin Roose—The New York Times

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