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We discuss:
- How stocks have reacted to past Fed rate cuts
- There’s always a bull market somewhere
- Why is the stock market falling?
- Why aren’t there more unicorn companies in Japan?
- Nature vs. nurture in your finances
- Why Michael bought a Peloton
- Noobwhale t-shirts
- Can sovereign bonds really be in a bubble?
- High priced diapers are here
- CBD gyms?
- Why people never feel rich
- Middle-class debt
- Is there a rule of thumb on when to refinance?
- How many people fly each year
- Amazon is getting into real estate
- The most popular sandwiches
- Some longer-term projects we’re working on
- Headline risk, the Dow and much more
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Stories mentioned:
- How a financial pro lost his house
- The go-to website on financial planners often omits red flags
- The state of the financial services industry
- Japan’s would-be Silicon Valley
- The big lie in personal finance
- Fisher House
- The case for going into cash now
- High-tech diapers
- The Bitcoin CBD gym
- Are you rich?
- Families go deep in debt to stay middle class
- The refinancing boom
- The environmental cost of air travel
- Amazon’s real estate referral deal
Books mentioned:
- Alchemy by Rory Sutherland
- Raised in Captivity by Chuck Klosterman
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