Is Success Due to Hard Work, Talent, or Luck?
How to survive in a world where luck and randomness play a pivotal role.Topics covered include:What are power lawsWhat are the narrative fallacy and hindsight biasWhat are examples of domains where ra...
2 Marras 202225min
Worry-Free Retirement Investing
How to use laddered inflation-indexed bonds (i.e., TIPS), CDs, fixed annuities, and fixed index annuities to meet retirement living expenses while worrying less about running out of money.Topics cover...
26 Loka 202224min
Annie Duke on Better Investing and the Danger of Grit
In Episode 406, David and Camden visit with Annie Duke about how to better manage our investment portfolios including when and what to sell. We also discuss a number of behavioral finance topics such ...
19 Loka 202249min
When Volatility Spikes, Financial Things Break - The Case of UK Gilts and Pensions
What is volatility and what causes it to rise and fall? How volatility itself contributes to more volatility such as in the example of the chaotic UK government bond market where long-term yields have...
12 Loka 202230min
Why Is the U.S. Dollar So Strong? Will It Continue?
What has caused the U.S. dollar's currency exchange rate to be the strongest in twenty years? How a strong dollar leads to slower global economic growth and falling asset prices.Topics covered include...
28 Syys 202230min
The Pandemic Might Be "Over," but Not the Repercussions
How risk perceptions and actions have changed over several years of the pandemic. How the pandemic's impacts continue to affect politics, the economy, financial markets, how we invest, and our persona...
21 Syys 202228min
Why Student Debt Is So High and Why Forgiving It Doesn't Fix the Problem
What are the drivers that lead to higher student loan balances? Why a one-time student loan forgiveness program doesn't solve the problem of increasing student debt. What are some more viable longer-t...
14 Syys 202225min
Why Diversifying Your Portfolio Feels So Awful
Warren Buffet said, "Diversification makes very little sense for anyone that knows what they’re doing." He also said, "Diversification is a protection against ignorance..." Most of us need that protec...
7 Syys 202226min
