A Wealth of Common Sense. Investor, author, and host of Animal Spirits podcast, focuses on simplifying finance for everyone; has backed over 200 companies.
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It feels like we packed an entire year’s worth of news into the past week.
Let’s walk through some headlines to see what’s transpired.
On Tuesday the Democrats took back both the House and the Senate with resounding victories.
What does this mean for public policy? Inflation? Growth? Regulation? The markets?
Price always sets the narrative when it comes to the markets. This is even more true in politics...
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On today’s show, we discuss:
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The surge in demand for derivative-based income ETFs
How option overlays on bond funds work, and the risks involved
Choosing between core, boosted, and...
The phrase ‘mid-life crisis’ is still relatively new.
It was coined by Canadian Elliot Jacques in an article called Death and the Mid-life Crisis back in 1965. This is the gist of it:
The individual has stopped growing up, and has begun to grow old. A new set of external circumstances has to be met. The first phase of adult life has been lived. Family and occupation have become established; parents have grown ...
Boy that escalated quickly.
Thursday was a pretty nasty day in the stock market, especially in the tech and AI names.
The S&P 500 fell more than 4%. The Nasdaq 100 dropped 5.5%. Emerging markets slid 6%. Semiconductor stocks plunged more than 11%. South Korea was down almost 14%.
All of this in a single day!
Not all drawdowns are created equal in times like these.
Take a look at the drawdowns from recent highs in a ho...
We also discussed questions about when to shift into bonds, simple vs. complex portfolios, saving for a down payment, investing clubs and more.
Further Reading:
Can You Live Off Your Dividends?
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