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Time Curve
September 11, 2024 | Generative artificial intelligence has driven soaring valuations and investor optimism. Companies invest billions of dollars in the technology, hoping it will one day lead to enormous profits. But when?
Heavier Wallets
September 9, 2024 | Americans have more money in the bank than in 2019, adjusted for inflation, and slightly less credit-card debt relative to income. To better understand this economic moment, let’s break down what the American wallet looks like right now.
The Joys of Compounding
September 8, 2024 | Few individuals have studied the art of investing and the good life more than Gautam Baid. We chat with Baid about his writing, investing approach, life lessons, and more.
Clearly Cooled
September 6, 2024 | On Friday, the August jobs report showed the U.S. economy added 142,000 jobs last month, less than expected. This rebound from the soft July data that prompted a market selloff is more evidence that the labor market is a far cry from what it was circa 2021.
Index Boom
September 4, 2024 | Chances are, you own an index fund. And most of us know that the index-fund revolution has showed few signs of slowing down.
The Power of Investing
September 1, 2024 | We're exploring a bit about Laurene Powell Jobs, the billionaire businesswoman and executive who is also known as Steve Jobs’ widow. They aren’t just philanthropists for positive social change — they also recognize the power of investing in promising startups and entrepreneurs.
Power Shift
August 30, 2024 | The worker pay power shift is here in a cooling hiring market. Pay for new white-collar hires shrank last year, and now blue-collar worker wages are declining, too, according to ZipRecruiter.
The Old-Fashioned Way
August 28, 2024 | Warren Buffett, who turns 94 on Friday, got an early birthday present this year. His Berkshire Hathaway topped the $1 trillion market cap threshold for the first time.
Simple, Not Easy
August 26, 2024 | In Niccol’s six years at Chipotle, the stock rose 773% as revenue and profits soared thanks to savvy marketing and keeping it simple.
Nintendo: Switching It Up!
March 16, 2025 | Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda, Super Smash Brothers, Kirby, Pokemon — the list of Nintendo’s iconic franchises is remarkable, rivaled only by Disney’s portfolio of beloved brands.
Airbnb: The Future of Hospitality
March 9, 2025 | I’ve got a fun one for ya today, folks: Silicon Valley meets hospitality, the hotel industry’s worst nightmare — Airbnb 🏡
Blue Owl: The Next Blackstone?
March 2, 2025 | This week, I’m diving into one of the few SPACs from the 2020-era Lollapalooza in financial markets that has actually worked out: a fast-growing alternative asset manager humbly named Blue Owl that, perhaps, has its eyes set on being the next Blackstone?
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