Canada's Cannabis Market So Far
In mid-October last year, recreational cannabis became legal in Canada. Of course, there are all kinds of complications with any attempt to introduce such a new market. On this week's episode, we spea...
4 Mar 201928min
How To Analyze An IPO
Some of Silicon Valley's biggest unicorns like Uber and Slack are expected to go public this year. But when companies finally pull the trigger and launch their IPOs, what factors should you keep in mi...
25 Feb 201926min
Tech Stock Bubbles In the 17th Century
Jamie Catherwood is an investment analyst at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. He's also a major financial history buff, and tells us the story of the tech stock bubble in the 17th century, when investors wen...
18 Feb 201932min
A Message from The Pay Check
The Pay Check is collecting stories for our upcoming season, and we want to hear from you! Did having a kid change your career trajectory or the way you work? If you have anything you want to share, c...
13 Feb 201939s
Understanding The Big Tech Stocks
For years, the key to beating the stock market was to invest a lot in the big tech stocks like Facebook and Apple. But in 2018, they stumbled hard, amid a general selloff in the market, concerns about...
11 Feb 201933min
What To Know Ahead Of India's Election
India is going to have a general election in the months ahead, and so it's important to understand the state of the economy, and what incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accomplished during his...
4 Feb 201933min
How Does The Chinese Economy Work?
Matt Boesler, an economics reporter for Bloomberg, had the opportunity to report from Beijing for a few months in 2018. He shares with us his experience there, and what he learned from the opportunity...
28 Jan 201933min
The 1MDB Scandal And The Nature of Debt
At the heart of government debt is a promise to pay back creditors. But governments sometimes don't do this - either by defaulting on their bonds or restructuring their debt. How are these decisions m...
21 Jan 201935min
