
What Makes a Community Attractive?
"Public space fosters a stronger sense of community, shows evidence of civic planning (as opposed to merely maxing out land sales to developers). It creates space for recreation, reduces density, and ...
23 Dec 20214min

How Do I Avoid Big Losers in the Stock Market?
Welcome to Portfolio Rescue, an all-new show from The Compound where Ben Carlson and special guests answer your questions on investing and finance! On this episode (12/2 air date), Ben is joined by Do...
14 Dec 202126min

Survivorship Bias, Legos Edition
"The survivorship bias crew has the unfortunate tendency is to over-emphasize big winners while simultaneously excluding big losers." - Barry Ritholtz For more visit: The Big Picture For disclosure in...
13 Dec 20215min

Stop Listening to Pundits
"Pundits come into and out of fashion like, well fashion. Hemlines rise and fall, colors come in and go out of favor, styles change. The clothing industry changes fashion to drive consumers to make ne...
9 Dec 20216min

It’s the Most Forecasty Time of the Year
"The future is always uncertain. Whenever you hear this phrase, you should automatically translate it into: “We are really nervous about what might happen.” Discussions about “Uncertainty” are far mor...
8 Dec 20216min

Corrections, Retracements, Crashes & Dips
"The NBER has a formal definition of “Recession,” but there are no similar definitions for any of the above phrases for market action. Indeed, that entire colorful list is squishy and imprecise." - Ba...
7 Dec 20213min

Why You Shouldn't Max Out Your 401k
Welcome to Portfolio Rescue, an all-new show from The Compound where Ben Carlson and special guests answer your questions on investing and finance! On this episode (11/18 air date), Ben is joined by N...
29 Nov 202121min

Structural or Transitory?
"Prices have risen in many areas, and the question is whether the annualized rate of increase will stay high, or fall back to normal, from these elevated levels. I suspect we are two-thirds through a ...
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