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The Changing Face of Globalization

January 20, 2023 | "Our whole premise is you construct an investment portfolio based on what you don't know. You make it so that it performs its best in the extremes...it's not predicting what you think you know, it's constructing resilience for what you don't know."

Managing Debt Crises

January 18, 2023 | Debt crises and financial panics have transcended time and space, rearing their ugly heads across nearly every major civilization to have ever existed. 

King Cheese

January 17, 2023 | Believe it or not, it's cheese. See, since 1953, the regional bank Credito Emiliano (known locally as Credem) has accepted giant wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese as collateral for small-business loans. 

First Who, Then What

January 15, 2023 | In the above quote, Collins states that in an uncertain world, we must double down on the "first who" principle.

Securities Fraud

January 13, 2023 | Warren Buffett has said, "Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with the 130 IQ. Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing."

Insight Information

January 12, 2023 | Today, we welcomed back my former co-writer and friend, Patrick Donley, who now hosts our Real Estate Investing podcast, to share his thoughts on "insight information."

Dollar Death Cross

January 11, 2023 | When much of Wall Street stayed bullish into 2022, Dan Niles diverged from the crowd, signaling to investors a simple motto for the year: Don't fight the Fed. 

Loan Forgiveness

January 10, 2023 | Rebecca Hotsko, host of the Millennial Investing podcast, spoke with Lance Roberts to discuss what's ahead for the markets in 2023 and why a Fed pivot is not a sign that the pain is over for the stock market, rather that it is just the beginning. 

So Long, Negative Rates

March 19, 2024 | It’s over, it’s finally over. Nearly 150,000 hours (17 years) have passed since the Bank of Japan last hiked interest rates, enough time to watch Game of Thrones from start to finish more than 2,127 times.

AI Woodstock

March 18, 2024 | The most important stock in markets is hosting the year's most important conference. That’s right, Nvidia’s annual conference on artificial intelligence — which Bank of America analysts frankly called “AI Woodstock” — commenced today.

Serendipity

March 17, 2024 | Sure, you can chalk up a business’s success to big plans, brilliant ideas, and excellent execution—usually, those go a long way. But much of business (and life) comes down to serendipity—essentially, being in the right place at the right time.

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