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Has Housing Bottomed?
There was a glimmer of hope in the housing data from January. The stock market rallied sharply and there was a lot of commentary about how the economy is headed [ … ]
The Economics of a United States Divorce
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene got a lot of attention over the weekend when she stated that the USA needs a “national divorce”: I try to remain as objective as possible [ … ]
Three Things I Think I Think – No Landing
1) Soft Landing, Hard Landing, No Landing?1 The COVID years just get weirder and weirder. The COVID hangover is especially weird. We’ve all been hoping for inflation to decelerate, but [ … ]
The Investor’s Podcast: ESG Investing, The Death of 60/40 and More
I joined The Investor’s Podcast again this week to discuss a wide range of topics. The YouTube chapters in the interview are linked below and you can listen to the [ … ]
I am Not a Dog Person Anymore
When I was 10 years old I read the classic “Where the Red Fern Grows”. It’s a book about a young boy who adopts two dogs who eventually get into [ … ]
FAQ Answers – Part 2
Here’s the second batch of answers from the Ask Me Anything. If you missed part 1 you can catch it here. Topics include Bitcoin, ESG investing, the debt ceiling, the death [ … ]
Three Things I Think I Think – Bankrupt Ideologies
1) The Competition for Worst Ideology is Heating Up There’s a battle of bad ideologies going on around the debt ceiling debate. Unfortunately, this is a microcosm of what has [ … ]
FAQ Answers – Part 1
Here’s the first batch of answers from the Ask Me Anything. We covered a lot of ground in here including my view on factor investing, the FIRE movement, asset allocation [ … ]