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In Episode 491, we explore the five layers of investing, including which assets fit into each layer, and give examples of advertisements targeting each layer.The five layers are:1. Short-term trading2. Longer-term speculations3. Individual securities4. Diversified portfolios focused on underlying drivers and factors5. Maximum diversification with few changes and just a few holdingsEpisode SponsorsMonarch Money – Get an extended 30-day free trialLinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn JobsShow NotesAsset CampThe Role of Emotions in Financial Decisions by David Tuckett—ResearchGateMorningstar Active Passive BarometerRelated Episodes486: How Retail Traders Lose Big While Enriching Wall Street431: The Long-term Bullish Case for Gold306: Three Approaches to Asset AllocationSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How do buyouts, venture capital, and growth equity work? Has private equity outperformed the stock market, and can individual investors pursue these investment strategies?Topics covered include:How are private equity funds structured, and what are the feesHow is private equity performance measured, and how has it performedWhy does private equity have such a large dispersion of returns compared to the public stock marketWhat is private equity dry powder, and why is there much of itWhat are some ways individuals can invest in private equity and why should they use caution in doing soSponsorsLinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn JobsNetSuite Our Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesUnderstanding Private Fund Performance by Kaitlin Hendrix and Mamdouh Medhat—SSRNWhat Drives Private-Equity Performance Persistence? New Deal-Level Evidence by Axel Buchner and Susanne Espenlaub and Abdul Mohamed—SSRNUnlocking the Power of Relationships: Limited Partn

This week, we release one of David's favorite episodes from six years ago, Episode 203: Is Investing More Like Poker or Chess.Topics covered include:What is the difference between chess and poker.Why we need to separate the decision process from the outcome.How to improve the quality of our investment decisions.What are are wu-wei and qi and what role do they play in better decision making.SponsorsDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offBetterment - the automated investing and savings appInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesThinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts by Annie DukeThinking Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Tao of Pooh by Benjamin HoffTrying Not to Try: Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity by Edward SlingerlandSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva

In episode 489, we examine three factors that contributed to this week's big stock market declines, analyze whether a recession is imminent, and review David's recent portfolio changes.Topics covered include:The benefits of looking at market and economic trends monthlyHow bad was the recent U.S. employment report and what is the Sahm RuleWhat are leading economic indicators saying about recession riskWhy the Federal Reserve will be lowering its policy rate, leading to lower cash yieldsWhy the Japanese yen strengthened, leading to market turmoilWhy investors are rotating from large cap growth to small cap value stocksHow David locked in higher yieldsSponsorsNetSuiteMonarch Money – Get an extended 30-day free trialInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesTranscript of Chair Powell’s FOMC Press Conference July 31, 2024—The Federal ReserveGoolsbee

What is the investment case for Ethereum, and what are the risks? A straightforward review of what ether and Ethereum are, how they work, and what it will take for the Ethereum blockchain to be successful.Topics covered include:Who launched Ethereum ETFs and what are the feesHow Ethereum differs from BitcoinExamples of applications built on the Ethereum blockchain including NFTs, stablecoins, DAOs, and tokenized real-world assetsHow Ethereum has evolved to lower fees, reduce supply, cut its energy use, and increase capacityWhat is Ethereum staking and how much can investors earn doing soWhat will cause ether to go up in priceSponsorsShopify NetSuiteOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesSpot Ethereum ETFs begin trading today: Here's what you need to know by Jason Shubnell—The BlockThe spot Ethereum ETFs' first week by the numbers by James Hunt—The BlockThe Idols NFT—theidols.ioRead Write Own by Chris Dixon—readwriteown.comEthereum is the Only Institution-Friendly Smart Contr

What we can monitor and do now in preparation for a 2030s depression, which may or may not arrive.Topics covered include:Why ITR Economics has been predicting a 2030s depression for over a decade.What are the early warning signs we can monitor for increasing risk of economic and financial turmoilWhat are U.S. and global population predictions by the Congressional Budget Office and the United NationsWhat is the status of Social Security and what would it take to make it more sustainableWhat are the impacts of a slowing or shrinking populationHow should we invest, and what other financial actions should we take in the face of long-term depression forecastsSponsorsDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offMonarch Money – Get an extended 30-day free trialOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesTop 5 Causes of the 2030s Great Depression—ITR EconomicsThe Demographic Outlook: 2024 to 2054—Congressional Budget OfficeTestimony on Social Security’s Finances—Congressional Budget Office

Gambling in the stock market is increasing, with most traders losing money while generating billions of dollars per year for brokerages and wholesalers. Will all this trading lead to big market swoons?Topics covered include:Why sports gambling has grown so muchHow gambling in the stock market is measured, and how prevalent is itWhy most traders lose money but continue to trade anywayHow uninformed traders improve market liquidity and encourage trading by informed tradingWhy being an asset allocator is more rewarding and as intellectually stimulating as tradingSponsorsNetSuiteBetterment - the automated investing and savings appInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesHow Stocks Became the Game That Record Numbers of Americans Are Playing by Claire Ballentine—BloombergMURPHY, GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY, ET AL. v. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSN. E

Buffer ETFs protect against the downside while capping the upside. We examine them closely to see if they are worth it.Topics covered include:How buffer ETFs are structured and some current examplesHow buffer ETFs have performed over the past five yearsWhat are the risks of buffer ETFsHow loss aversion and narrow framing contribute to the popularity of buffer ETFsAre buffer ETFs worth it and what are some alternative strategies that could be used insteadSponsorsShopify NetSuiteInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesBlackRock Enters Booming Market for Stock ETFs With a 100% Hedge by Emily Graffeo—BloombergNew Stock ETF Offers 100% Hedge as Buffer Funds Nab $46 Billion by Emily Graffeo—BloombergThe Dynamics of Defined Outcome Exchange Traded Funds by Luis García-Feijóo and Brian Silverstein—SSRNMonetizing Loss Aversion for Fun and Profit—

Seven ways to increase the odds of living long into your retirement years (if you choose to retire).SponsorsMonarch Money – Get an extended 30-day free trialLifetime Money for the Rest of Us Plus membershipOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesPodcast Stats: How many podcasts are there?—Listen NotesQuality Over Quantity Is A Growth Strategy by Steven Goldstein—Amplifi MediaSlow Productivity by Cal Newport—Penguin Random HouseWhy our brains crave beauty, art and nature by Jemima Kelly—The Financial TimesWhy southern Europeans will soon be the longest-lived people in the world—The EconomistWhat I’ve learnt from two decades eating in Paris by Simon Kuper—The Financial TimesGetting Good Sleep Could Add Years to Your Life—American College of CardiologyClose friends can help you live longer but they can spread some bad habits too by Maggie Mertens—NPRUnited we thrive: friendship and subsequent physical, behavioural and psychosocial health in older adults (an outcome-wide longitudinal

Millions of fintech app users have lost access to their cash. In this episode, we explain why this happened and show you how to protect yourself when placing cash with traditional banks, neobanks, and fintech platforms.Topics covered include:The mass chaos in the fintech space spawned by the bankruptcy of Synapse Financial TechnologiesWhat are FBO accounts, and why they are so troublesomeWhat is the difference between a traditional bank, a neo bank, and a non-bankWhat to look for and protect yourself when investing your cash savingsSponsorsNetSuite Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesCHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE’S INITIAL STATUS REPORT BY UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FERNANDO VALLEY DIVISION—CourtListenerFintech platform Synapse raises $33M to build ‘the AWS of banking’ by TechCrunch—SynapseX Post by Jason Mikula—X"Full Reconciliation... May Not Be Possible," Synapse Trustee Says by Jason Mikula—Fintech

How a few high-impact successes drive up overall average outcomes in investing, business, and creative projects. How to harness positive skewness using a barbell approach. Learn when to mitigate risks and when to embrace them.Topics covered include:What is positive skewness and how does it manifest in investing, business and creative endeavorsHow power laws and the 80/20 rule workWhy we shouldn't beat ourselves up if we aren't incredibly successfulWhen should we reduce positive skewness and when should we embrace itSponsorsLinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn JobsBetterment - the automated investing and savings appOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesLong-Term Shareholder Returns: Evidence from 64,000 Global Stocks by Hendrik Bessembinder, Te-Feng Chen, Goeun Choi, K.C. John Wei—SSRNLong-Horizon Stock Returns Are Positively Skewed by Adam Farago and Erik Hjalmarsson—SSRNWealth Creation in the U.S. Public Stock Markets 1926 to 2019 by Hendrik

Why are homeowners seeing home insurance premiums increases of up to 70%, as David has? What can you do if your insurer drops you, you get a huge premium increase, or you can no longer afford coverage?Topics covered include:What are the primary drivers of home insurance price increasesWhy these increases don't show up in the U.S. consumer price indexHow the reinsurance market works and why reinsurers are passing on 50% premium increases to property and casualty insurers.What percentage of home insurers self-insureWhat else can homeowners doSponsorsDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offNetSuiteInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesHome Insurance Is Clobbering Consumers. Yet It’s Barely Counted in Inflation. by Jeanna Smialek—The New York TimesNIPA Handbook: Concepts and Methods of the U.S. National Income and Product Accounts: Chapter 5

Why stock, ETF, and bond trades are optimized to settle in less than a day, allowing investors quicker access to their cash and securities. What are the benefits and costs of optimization in the relentless drive for cheaper, faster, and more profitable.Why countries are moving to T+1 settlement from T+2 for security tradesWhat will it take for securHow BlackRock and Franklin have launched Treasury funds that are tokenized and trade on the Etherium networkHow optimization works and what are the tradeoffsHow we can use satisficing and rules of thumb in order to cope with the complexity of the worldSponsorsYahoo FinanceMonarch Money – Get an extended 30-day free trialOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesAbout the ‘T+1’ Rule Making US Stocks Settle in a Day by Lydia Beyoud and Greg Ritchie—BloombergSEC Chair Gensler Statement on Upcoming Implementation of T+1 Settlement Cycle—SECWhat faster trading cycles will mean for US markets by Jennifer Hughes and Harriet Clarfelt—Th

In part three of our national debt masterclass, we share a simple debt dynamics formula we can monitor to help guide our investment choices.Topics covered include:How much has the national debt grown over the past fifties years, and what are the underlying driversHow the budget deficit, interest rates, and economic growth determine the level and growth in the national debtUnder what circumstances will the U.S. default on its debtHow should we invest to protect ourselves from the uncertainties of the national debt situationSponsorsNetSuite Yahoo FinanceOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesJerome Powell: Full 2024 60 Minutes interview transcript—CBS NewsYellen says she disagrees with Moody's outlook on US debt by Ann Saphir and David Lawder—ReutersIMF Steps Up Its Warning to US Over Spending and Ballooning Debt by Christopher Condon—BloombergWHEN DOES FEDERAL DEBT REACH UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS?—Penn WhartonThe Long-Term Budget Outlook: 2024 to 2054—Congressional Budge

In part two of this national debt series, we explore how households and businesses, including commercial banks, can choose not to participate in what some call a national debt ponzi scheme. We also look at how central banks and federal governments monetize the national debt using quantitative easing.SponsorsYahoo FinanceLinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn JobsOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesCredit and Liquidity Programs and the Balance Sheet: Federal Reserve liabilities—Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemAs of and for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and Independent Auditors’ Report—The United States Federal Reserve SystemDifferent types of central bank insolvency and the central role of seignorage by Ricardo ReisHow do central banks control inflation? A guide for the perplexed by Laura Castillo-Martinez and Ricardo ReisCan the Central Bank Alleviate Fiscal Burdens? by Ricardo ReisRicardo Reis Tweets on Monetizing

In part one of this three part series, we consider why a country that issues debt in its own currency can't default unless it chooses to. We also explore how central banks can control interest rates on the national debt. We also consider whether it is possible for government borrowing to crowd out the private sector.SponsorsShopify NetSuiteInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesMoney In The Modern Economy: An Introduction – Bank of England – Q1 2014Money Creation In The Modern Economy – Bank of England – Q1 2014Congressional Budget Office 2017 Long-term Budget OutlookGoing for Broke: Deficits, Debt, and the Entitlement Crisis – Michael D. TannerBernanke’s Paradox: Can He Reconcile His Position on the Federal Budget with His Recent Charge to Prevent Deflation? – Pavlina R. Tcherneva – Levy Institute (includes quotes referenced

Why global small-cap stocks have underperformed large-cap stocks and will the trend continue? The investment case for allocating to global small caps. Topics covered include:How have small caps performed relative to large caps over the past two decadesWhat factors contributed to the underperformanceHow quality is an important factor to consider when investing in small capsWhat are the earnings prospects for small-cap stocksWhy small-cap stocks could deliver double-digit returns over the next decadeSponsorsYahoo FinanceMonarch Money – Get an extended 30-day free trialOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesUS small-caps suffer worst run against larger stocks in over 20 years by George Steer—The Financial TimesSmall stocks, big problems by Robin Wigglesworth—The Financial TimesThe Death of Small Cap Equities? by Chris Satterthwaite—Verdad The Quality of New Entrants by Chris Satterthwaite—VerdadRelated Episodes466: Does Dividend Investing Still Work?370: Should You Invest in Small-C

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 debasementSponsorsLinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn JobsNetSuite – Get your free KPI checklistAsset Camp WebinarInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesIs Japan finally becoming a "normal" economy?—Th

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.Topics covered include: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 considerSponsorsBetterment - the automated investing and savings appMonarch Money – Get an extended 30-day free trialInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesEmerging Local Debt: A Once-In-A-Generation Opportunity? by Victoria Courmes—GMOEM Sovereign Defaults at Record Level, but Rating Outlooks More Balanced—Fitch RatingsThe big opportun

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.SponsorsNetSuite Monarch Money – Get an extended 30-day free trialInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesJosh Jalinksi - Financial QuarterbackSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.