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We discuss:
- Are there more unicorns now because there’s more money in venture capital?
- How IPOs are doing against the market
- Why we’re bullish on the next gen of retirement savers
- Why plan design matters more than anything in getting people to save more
- The economics of the electric scooter business
- Mary Meeker’s most important trends on the Internet
- Stop comparing the US government to a household budget
- Is the personal finance industry a scam?
- What % of personal finance advice actually works?
- What works better — fitness advice or finance advice?
- Sometimes it really is different in the markets
- Is QE all psychological?
- Will Social Security run out of money?
- The RV indicator
- Why do we need inflation at all?
- The CFA vs. MBA decision
- My Apple Watch review
- My epiphany about why there are no good movies anymore and much more.
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Stories mentioned:
- The unicorn leaderboard
- 5 things you need to know before buying an IPO
- Some good news for retirement savers for once
- The early impact of scooter and bike sharing
- How America Saves 2019
- Mark Meeker’s most important trends on the Internet
- Is the personal finance industry a scam?
- Social Security is staring at its first shortfall in decades
- Social Security financial outlook
- This time it’s different
- College grad flees the U.S. to avoid student loans
- RV shipments in April 2019
- The CFA vs. MBA decision
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