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A personal finance and investing podcast on money, how it works, how to invest it and how to live without worrying about it. J. David Stein is a former Chief Investment Strategist and money manager. For close to two decades, he has been teaching individuals and institutions how to invest and handle their finances in ways that are simple to understand. More info at moneyfortherestofus.com

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A personal finance and investing podcast on money, how it works, how to invest it and how to live without worrying about it. J. David Stein is a former Chief Investment Strategist and money manager. For close to two decades, he has been teaching individuals and institutions how to invest and handle their finances in ways that are simple to understand. More info at moneyfortherestofus.com

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Will AI Wipe Out Half of White Collar Jobs or Is There an AI Bubble?

7/16/2025
We explore the compelling questions surrounding artificial intelligence. Will AI create more new jobs than it destroys? Is AI already destroying jobs? Are we seeing overinvestment in companies and infrastructure in the AI space? Is there evidence that AI has increased productivity? Sponsors Money for the Rest of Us Plus Asset Camp Show Notes Behind the Curtain: A white-collar bloodbath by Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen—Axios Yuval Noah Harari Statement - Post by Nunki08—Reddit Challenger Report June 2025—Challenger, Gray & Christmas Entry level jobs fall by nearly a third since ChatGPT launch by Karl Matchett—The Independent Strategic Insights for M&A in the Evolving AI Market—S&P Global Nvidia Becomes First Public Company Worth $4 Trillion by Tripp Mickle—The New York Times Silicon Valley is racing to build the first $1trn unicorn—The Economist How to use generative AI to augment your workforce by Betsy Vereckey—MIT Management Humans must remain at the heart of the AI story by Marc Benioff—The Financial Times The AI Industry Is Radicalizing by Matteo Wong—The Atlantic TASKS, AUTOMATION, AND THE RISE IN U.S. WAGE INEQUALITY by DARON ACEMOGLU AND PASCUAL RESTREPO—Econometrica MyPillow CEO’s lawyers fined for AI-generated court filing in Denver defamation case by Olivia Prentzel—The Colorado Sun Which Workers Will A.I. Hurt Most: The Young or the Experienced? by Noam Scheiber—The New York Times Generative AI at Work by Erik Brynjolfsson, Danielle Li, Lindsey Raymond—Oxford Academic The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity by Parshin Shojaee et al.—Apple Related Episodes 507: Where You Live Matters – How Geography Contributes to Wealth 457: AI’s Fork in the Road: Societal Bliss or Existential Threat 439: How and Why to Invest in AI 417: Will Generative AI Replace Your Job? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:23:06

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Mining and the Global Race for Critical Minerals with Kinterra Capital

7/9/2025
How the investing landscape is being reshaped by the global race for critical minerals. Topics covered in this conversation between FEG's Greg Dowling and private equity firm Kinterra Capital's co-founders, Cheryl Brandon and Kamal Toor include: Episode Sponsors Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes FEG Insight Bridge episode page with transcript Kinterra Capital Related Episodes 526: The Future of Power: Energy at a Crossroads with Scott Harland 384: Has a Commodities Bull Market Supercycle Started? If So, How Do You Invest in It? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:45:39

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Are Robo Advisors Worth It Even With Tax Loss Harvesting and Direct Indexing?

6/25/2025
We examine how robo-advisors have evolved over the past decade to determine if their services justify the fees they charge. Topics covered include: Sponsors Asset Camp LinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn Jobs Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes The Tax Benefits of Direct Indexing, and How They Are Affected by the Biden Tax Plan by Nathan Sosner et al.—SSRN An Empirical Evaluation of Tax-Loss Harvesting Alpha by Shomesh Chaudhuri et al.—SSRN Related Episodes 398: When Should You Hire An Investment Advisor? Two Case Studies 92: What Robo-Advisors Recommend See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:23:19

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Climbing the Wealth Ladder with Nick Maggiulli

6/18/2025
How our spending, investing, and life strategy change as our net worth grows. We consider how skill, luck, discipline, relationships, and AI can allow us to ascend and, in some cases, descend the wealth ladder. Sponsors NetSuite LinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn Jobs Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Of Dollars and Data - Nick Maggiulli The Wealth Ladder by Nick Maggiulli Ritzholz Wealth Management Related Episodes 461: How Much Should Your Net Worth Grow Each Year? 252: How to Become Wealthy 119: Investing Won't Make You Rich See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:37:02

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Stablecoins and CBDCs: Their Rise, Risks and Possibilities

6/11/2025
Circle Invest, one of the leading stablecoin providers, just went public, and its stock price has tripled. We delve into the growth of stablecoins, their applications, and the associated risks. We also discuss the surprising political pushback against central bank digital currencies. Episode Sponsors Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off NetSuite Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Top Stablecoin Tokens by Market Capitalization—CoinMarketCap Runs and Flights to Safety: Are Stablecoins the New Money Market Funds? by Kenechukwu Anadu et al—New York Fed Amendment No. 3 to FORM S-1 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933—SEC Why Crypto Stablecoins Still Worry the Fed by Olga Kharif and Yueqi Yang—Bloomberg Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker—Atlantic Council STRENGTHENING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN DIGITAL FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY—The White House Stablecoins and monetary sovereignty: the ball is in Europe’s court by Ignazio Angeloni—The Financial Times Related Episodes 488: Should You Invest in an Ethereum ETF? 424: Are More Bank Runs Coming? The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank 387: Why Most Money Fails 373: Are Stablecoins Safe? Should You Own Them? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:27:25

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The Future of Power: Energy at a Crossroads with Scott Harland

6/4/2025
From wildfires to AI-driven demand surges, the power grid is under pressure—and so is the investment landscape around it. Scott Harland of Rockland Capital visits with Greg Dowling of FEG to explore the risks, opportunities, and critical shifts shaping the future of energy. Topics covered include: Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Hungry, Hungry, Hyperscalers with Scott Harlan - FEG Insight Bridge Related Episodes 502: Should You Invest in Nuclear Energy? 469: Which Will Perform Better: Berkshire Hathaway or Utility Stocks? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:40:26

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No More AAA - What the U.S. Debt Downgrade Means for Investors

5/21/2025
With longer-term U.S. interest rates rising and no plan to reduce the budget deficit, is a U.S. national debt crisis imminent? Topics covered include: Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Moody's Ratings downgrades United States ratings to Aa1 from Aaa; changes outlook to stable—Moody's Ratings Research Update: United States of America Long-Term Rating Lowered To 'AA+' On Political Risks And Rising Debt Burden; Outlook Negative—S&P Global Interest Expense and Average Interest Rates on the National Debt FY 2010 – FYTD 2025—FiscalData.Treasury.gov The Stark Math on the GOP Tax Plan: It Doesn’t Cut the Deficit by Richard Rubin—The Wall Street Journal The Long-Term Budget Outlook: 2025 to 2055—Congressional Budget Office Walmart says higher prices could hit this month due to tariffs by Natalie Sherman—BBC Post on May 17th, 2025; 7:27 AM by Donald J. Trump—Truth Social Walmart responds to Trump comment that retailer should ‘eat the tariffs’ by Kyler Swaim—The Hill What’s behind Japan’s High Government Debt? by YiLi Chien and Ashley H. Stewart—Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Related Episodes 487: Are We Heading for a 2030s Depression? Global Economic and Population Shifts 479: National Debt Master Class Finale – What To Do See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:24:54

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Facing a Financial Squeeze: What Harvard’s Response Can Teach the Rest of Us

5/14/2025
How can we apply the same emergency measures that Harvard and other universities are using to navigate a financial crisis? Also, how universities invest their endowments and what their performance has been. Topics covered include: Sponsors NetSuite LinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn Jobs Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Letter Sent to Harvard 2025-04-11—Harvard Harvard Response 2025-04-14—Harvard Trump Administration Will Freeze $2 Billion After Harvard Refuses Demands by Vimal Patel—The New York Times Should Harvard Be Tax Exempt? by The Editorial Board—The Wall Street Journal Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reforms Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education—The White House At Grim Town Hall, Harvard Medical School Leaders Tell Staff to Expect Layoffs and Far-Reaching Cuts by Avani B. Rai and Saketh Sundar—The Harvard Crimson Can Harvard Use Its Endowment To Make Up For Federal Cuts? It’s Possible, but Not That Simple. by Avani B. Rai and Saketh Sundar—The Harvard Crimson Yale Weighs $850 Million Bond Sale Amid Trump’s Higher Education Attack by Elizabeth Rembert and Amanda Albright—Bloomberg Yale seeks to sell billions in private equity investments as political pressures from Trump mount by Liese Klein—CT Insider 2024 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments—NACUBO Endowments Face Liquidity Crunch Amid Market Pullback, Funding Cuts by Matt Toledo—Chief Investment Officer Big investors borrow against private equity holdings amid cash crunch by Amelia Pollard and Antoine Gara—The Financial Times Related Episodes 402: Why Student Debt Is So High and Forgiving It Doesn’t Fix the Problem 245: Is College Worth It? 180: Can You Outperform Harvard’s Endowment? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:25:08

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Why Bond Investing Is Easier Than Ever

5/7/2025
Discover how bond market ETFs have transformed investing — making bonds easier, cheaper, and more accessible than ever. We also explore how the bond market’s very composition has evolved. Episode Sponsors Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes The total return strategy in bonds is far from dead by James Bianco—The Financial Times What I Learned in My First Year Managing Fixed-Income by Jim Bianco—Bianco Research Advisors ETFs are eating the bond market by Robin Wigglesworth and Will Schmitt—The Financial Times Related Episodes 463: How to Lock in Higher Yields in Case Interest Rates Fall 455: Easier Investing, Richer Life: TIPS Ladders to Annuities 418: Bond Investing Masterclass See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:26:22

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Investing in Emerging Markets with Ali Akay

4/30/2025
Ali Akay, CIO of Carrhae Capital, answers the question of why invest in emerging markets. He also shares with Greg Dowling of FEG insights on China, Mexico, South Korea, Argentina, Greece, Turkey, South Korea, and South Africa. Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Emerging Unscathed: Featuring Ali Akay—FEG Insight Bridge Related Episodes 474: Are Emerging Markets Bonds a Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity? 411: Is Emerging and Frontier Markets Investing Still Worth It? – With Asha Mehta See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:34:34

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Is the Rest of the World Selling America?

4/23/2025
The U.S has traditionally been a safe haven for investing, but that hasn't been the case in 2025. We explore three economic and narrative regimes and consider why we may be witnessing a shift after 12 years of U.S. outperformance. Topics covered include: Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Testimony of Chairman Alan Greenspan Outlook for the federal budget and implications for fiscal policy Before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate January 25, 2001—The Federal Reserve Board Federal Surplus or Deficit [-] as Percent of Gross Domestic Product—FRED Economic Data Nonfarm Business Sector: Labor Productivity (Output per Hour) for All Workers—FRED Economic Data Narrative Economics: How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events by Robert J. Shiller—Princeton University Press Donald Trump vs Mr Market by Tim Harford—The Financial Times Tourism boycott? Europe travel to US drops in wake of Trump presidency by Talyta França & Alessio Dell'Anna, Mert Can Yilmaz—euronews Trump’s Trade Offensive Threatens America’s Financial Primacy by Nick Timiraos, Jack Pitcher, and Chelsey Dulaney—The Wall Street Journal Related Episodes 519: Is This the End of Globalization and Free Trade? 380: How Stories Drive Our Happiness and Financial Success See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:19:55

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Where Are We Heading?

4/16/2025
In this episode, we explore what it means to invest in a non-ergodic world—where time, not averages, determines outcomes. We unpack concepts like volatility drag, ensemble vs. time averages, and the implications for portfolio strategy, while also reflecting on how AI and zero-click search are reshaping business and investor behavior. Topics covered include: Episode Sponsors NetSuite LinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn Jobs Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Wayback Machine: jdstein.com Probabilities and Payoffs: The Practicalities and Psychology of Expected Value by Michael J. Mauboussin and Dan Callahan, CFA—Morgan Stanley The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb—Penguin Random House The 60% Problem — How AI Search Is Draining Your Traffic by Tor Constantino, MBA—Forbes Hollywood Is Cranking Out Original Movies. Audiences Aren’t Showing Up. by Ben Fritz—The Wall Street Journal How Late Night TV Is Downsizing by Alex Weprin and Rick Porter—The Hollywood Reporter ‘Severance’ Surpasses ‘Ted Lasso’ To Become Apple TV+’s Most Watched Series With Season 2 Launch by Nellie Andreeva—Deadline List of most watched television broadcasts in the United States—Wikipedia Tao te Ching by Lao Tzu (Author), Marc Mullinax (Translator)—fortress press Why AI Might Not Take All Our Jobs—If We Act Quickly by Justin Lahart—The Wall Street Journal Elon Musk and the Dangerous Myth of Omnigenius by Gautam Mukunda—Bloomberg See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:26:09

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Is This the End of Globalization and Free Trade?

4/9/2025
What will the impact be now that the U.S. has one of the highest tariff rates in the world? Topics covered include: Episode Sponsors Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes The economic consequences of Mr Trump – looking for clarity in the tariffs chaos by Neil Shearing—Capital Economics Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%)—World Bank Group Donald Trump’s tariffs will fix a broken system by Peter Navarro—The Financial Times DHL Global Connectedness Tracker—DHL Objective Knowledge: An Evolutionary Approach by Karl R. Popper—Oxford University Press GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)—World Bank Group JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ, GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS REVISITED: ANTI-GLOBALIZATION IN THE ERA OF TRUMP, NEW YORK: W.W. NORTON & COMPANY, 2018 by Lino Sau—Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi FIFTY YEARS OF GROWTH IN AMERICAN CONSUMPTION, INCOME, AND WAGES by Bruce Sacerdote—National Bureau of Economic Research Real Median Household Income in the United States—FRED Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over—FRED Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food in U.S. City Average/Median Household Income in the United States—FRED Trump’s Love for Tariffs Began in Japan’s ’80s Boom By Jim Tankersley and Mark Landler—The New York Times See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:21:34

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Is It Too Late to Invest in Gold? with Max Belmont - FEG Insight Bridge

4/2/2025
Greg Dowling of FEG interviews Max Belmont, a gold specialist and portfolio manager at First Eagle Investments. Greg and Max discuss the historical, philosophical, and practical reasons for owning gold. Topics covered include: Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes The Golden Age with Max Belmont - FEG Insight Bridge episode page Related Episodes 431: The Long-term Bullish Case for Gold 316: Paper, Rocks, or Digits—What Makes the Best Money 263: Should You Invest In Gold? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:38:31

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Should You Investment 100% of Your Retirement in Closed-End Funds?

3/26/2025
We compare three approaches to closed-end fund investing: Opportunistic trading, the buy and hold income factory, and a systematic approach of selling closed-end funds after 5% gains. We also explore the pros and cons of closed-end funds relative to open-end mutual funds and ETFs. Episode Sponsors Stawberry.me NetSuite Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes The Closed-End Fund Market, 2023—Investment Company Institute The Income Factory: An Investor’s Guide to Consistent Lifetime Returns by Steven Bavaria—McGraw-Hill Companies Retirement Money Secrets: A Financial Insider's Guide to Income Independence by Steve Selengut—RIC LLC How to Invest in Closed-End Funds—Money for the Rest of Us Investing in Closed-End Funds Course—Money for the Rest of Us See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:24:23

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What Trump Wants Part 2 - How Trade Deficits and Capital Flows Can Harm or Help Countries

3/19/2025
How trade deficits are making the U.S. poorer, while in the past they have made the U.S. wealthier. Topics covered include: Episode Sponsors NetSuite LinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn Jobs Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Why U.S. Debt Must Continue to Rise by Michael Pettis—Carnegie Endowment Could Trump devalue the dollar with a "Mar-a-Lago Accord"? by Paul Diggle and Luke Bartholomew—Aberdeen Investments A User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System by Stephen Miran—Hudson Bay Capital Is Peter Navarro Wrong on Trade? by Michael Pettis—Carnegie Endowment Related Episodes 515: Tariffs and the Mar-a-Lago Accord: What Trump Really Wants 470: How the Economy Really Works: Savings, Investing, Consuming and Market Distortions 144: Trade Deficits Aren’t Always Bad. Trade Wars Are. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:22:39

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Tariffs and the Mar-a-Lago Accord: What Trump Really Wants

3/12/2025
How the Trump administration is using tariffs as a negotiating tool to weaken the U.S. dollar and increase the global competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers. Topics covered include: Episode Sponsors Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off Stawberry.me Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Stock Market News, March 10, 2025: Nasdaq Falls 4% After Trump Doesn't Rule Out Recession by Caitlin McCabe and Krystal Hur—The Wall Street Journal Trump Says US Economy Faces ‘Transition,’ Avoids Recession Call by María Paula Mijares Torres—Bloomberg Is the U.S. Heading for a Recession? Here’s What the Experts Say by Caitlin McCabe—The Wall Street Journal Mark Carney Wins Canada Liberal Contest, Will Succeed Trudeau in Days by Brian Platt and Laura Dhillon Kane—Bloomberg Entering the Fall 2024 | Alarming Signs? - Fireside Chat with Scott Bessent by Simplify Asset Management—YouTube A User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System by Stephen Miran—Hudson Bay Capital Could Trump devalue the dollar with a "Mar-a-Lago Accord"? by Paul Diggle and Luke Bartholomew—Aberdeen Investments Wonking Out: The Mysteries of the Almighty Dollar by Paul Krugman—The New York Times On the Persistence of the China Shock by David Autor, David Dorn, and Gordon H. Hanson—NBER Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)—World Bank Data Group | Prosperity Data360 Council of Economic Advisors Chair Nominee Stephen Miran’s Critique of the Global Monetary System—Part I by Steven B. Kamin—AEI Using Stock Returns to Assess the Aggregate Effect of the U.S.‑China Trade War by Mary Amiti, Matthieu Gomez, Sang Hoon Kong, and David E. Weinstein—Federal Reserve Bank of New York Two cheers for Germany’s fiscal reform by Neil Shearing—Capital Economics Related Episodes 404: Why Is the U.S. Dollar So Strong? Will It Continue? 322: Why Currency Exchange Rates Matter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:28:49

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Why Japanese Stocks Could Outperform with Howard Smith - FEG Insight Bridge

3/5/2025
This week on episode 514, we share a conversation between Howard Smith of Indus Capital and Greg Dowling of FEG Investment Advisors on why Japan could surprise investors over the next decade with strong investment returns. David introduces the episode by sharing his key takeaways from the discussion. FEG Investment Advisor is David's former institutional advisory firm, where he worked for 17 years, before founding Money for the Rest of Us. Greg Dowling is Chief Investment Officer of FEG, and David's former business partner and colleague. Topics covered in the episode include: Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes FEG Episode page Indus Capital Berkshire Hathaway 2024 Annual Letter Related Episodes 468: Lessons from Japan’s 34 Years of Stock Market Underperformance 235: What If Home Prices Always Declined 178: Japan and the Impact of A Shrinking Population See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:48:15

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Crypto: Innovation or Insanity? Meme Coins, Hacks, and Strategic Bitcoin Reserves

2/26/2025
We consider the incongruency of a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, the latest crypto exchange hack, and how most participants lost money on the Trump meme coin. Given all that, we review some areas where cryptocurrency is helping individuals and businesses. Topics Covered Episode Sponsors Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off Stawberry.me Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes All Information (Except Text) for S.4912 - BITCOIN Act of 2024—Congress.gov House Bill No. 4087—Michigan Legislature 2025 South Dakota Legislature House Bill 1202—South Dakota Legislature State of Arizona Senate SB 1025—Arizona State Legislature Quantum computers and the Bitcoin blockchain by Itan Barmes, Bram Bosch and Olaf Haalstra—Deloitte Bybit Hack, Crypto’s Biggest Ever, Spoils Coinbase’s SEC Victory Party by Olga Kharif, Muyao Shen, and Emily Nicolle—Bloomberg Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024—IBM ITRC Annual Data Breach Report—Identity Theft Resource Center Post by @realDonaldTrump—Truth Social Trump Meme Early Investors in Donald Trump’s Memecoin May Have Been Tipped Off, Experts Claim by Joel Khalili—Wired Exclusive: Trump's meme coin made nearly $100 million in trading fees, as small traders lost money by Tom Wilson and Michelle Conlin—Reuters Memecoin scandal rocks Argentina’s Javier Milei by Ciara Nugen—The Financial Times Tether Brings Its $140B USDT Stablecoin to Bitcoin and Lightning Networks by Krisztian Sandor—CoinDesk Related Episodes 488: Should You Invest in an Ethereum ETF? 462: Now Should You Buy a Bitcoin ETF? 410: Is Cryptocurrency Dead? 373: Are Stablecoins Safe? Should You Own Them? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:23:18

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Unlocking Hidden Returns: How Mortality Credits Boost Retirement Income

2/19/2025
How using a deferred income annuity can increase retirement income compared to an immediate annuity or a bond ladder. Topics covered include: Episode Sponsors NetSuite LinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn Jobs Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Post: No, really. Deferred income annuities (DIAs) are superior to SPIAs in every way by Boglehead User "GoWithTheCashFlow"—Bogleheads Actuarial Life Table—SSA TIPSLadder Safety-First Retirement Planning: An Integrated Approach for a Worry-Free Retirement by Wade D. Pfau—Retirement Researcher Related Episodes 464: More Ways to Lock in Higher Yields in Case Interest Rates Fall 455: Easier Investing, Richer Life: TIPS Ladders to Annuities 407: Worry-Free Retirement Investing 279: Why All Retirees Should Consider an Income Annuity See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:00:25:44