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How to invest like Ray Dalio
July 11, 2022 | Have you ever wanted to build a supremely durable portfolio that can last the test of time, not just decades, but centuries? If you’re Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater, the world’s largest hedge fund, then the answer is yes, and he calls it the “All-Weather Portfolio.”
The Fed wants less jobs?
July 8, 2022 | This morning, the much anticipated June jobs report from the Department of Labor showed that efforts to tame inflation with higher interest rates have not affected employment — yet.
King Dollar
July 7, 2022 | The world is deeply reliant on the U.S. dollar as a means for settling global trade and raising capital. While under the Bretton Woods System, which lasted from 1944–1971 and cemented the dollar’s role in global financing, many national currencies were pegged explicitly to the dollar...
Things are weird right now
July 6, 2022 | We will find out soon whether we are indeed in a recession. So long as the labor market remains strong and mass layoffs can be avoided, it’s unlikely that the recession will be severe, and for many, life will continue unchanged whether we are in a recession or not.
The risk in owning Chinese equities
July 5, 2022 | At the end of last year, Chinese equities held an estimated market capitalization of $14.1 trillion USD, representing roughly 12.6% of the total global market cap, per S&P Global.
What’s the truth behind ‘ESG’ Investing?
July 4, 2022 | Over the past few years, talks of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns have come to increasingly dominate the investing world, as society demands more corporate responsibility.
Is the 60/40 portfolio dead?
July 1, 2022 | The portfolio stays steady as short-term price movements in stocks and bonds offset each other, with the covariance meaning that bonds also generally tend to fluctuate far less relative to stocks, making your portfolio more stable.
Are you joining the team? TIP is hiring!
April 19, 2022 | For many investors, if a stock has gone up a lot recently, say fifty or one hundred percent, they think they missed the opportunity. Back in 2017, Amazon’s stock was just about $900 per share. But, the good news is, you still have the TIP-equivalent of Amazon’s stock in 2018…
TIP Meet-Up at Berkshire Hathaway’s Shareholder Meeting
March 26, 2022 | TIP is going to be at Berkshire Hathaway’s Shareholder Meeting on April 30th, 2022 and you’re invited to join us!
MLK’s Call for Economic Justice
January 14, 2024 | Martin Luther King Jr. isn’t often remembered for his critically important, passionate message to redistribute wealth. But the Civil Rights leader urged political leaders and the community to end economic disparities, mitigate poverty, and improve education. He knew that to improve equality and foster peace, the economic and wealth systems had to improve, too — both for Black and white Americans.
Could’ve Been A Trillionaire
January 13, 2024 | 24 years ago today, Bill Gates stepped down as Microsoft’s CEO after co-founding the company in 1975.
Stablecoin IPO
January 12, 2024 | Talk of bitcoin ETFs is all the rage, but bitcoin isn’t the only digital asset going mainstream. Circle Internet Financial (aka “Circle”), operator of the popular USDC stablecoin, filed paperwork this week for an initial public offering (IPO) — its second attempt in roughly a year.
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