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We discuss:
- The impact of the presidential election on the markets
- Why it’s impossible to invest based on your politics
- Why are stocks back at all-time highs if there’s no stimulus bill yet?
- Why the stock market is like an alien
- Are investors becoming better behaved?
- Are there any alternatives to bonds?
- How demographics could impact the real estate market this decade
- Are incomes stagnating because of higher healthcare costs?
- How to cut down on the racial wealth gap
- The post-Covid spending boom
- How big can the podcast ad market become?
- Should you separate your finances when you get married?
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Stories mentioned:
- Don’t mix your politics with your portfolio
- America is having a moral convulsion
- Half a billion trips show China’s economy moving past Covid
- Your cash earns zip, zilch, nada
- Demographics: Renting vs owning
- Private equity funds just lost 6 year’s worth of gains
- How Robinhood convinced millions to trade their way through a pandemic
- Mortgage credit availability falls again, now at a 6 year low
- 2020 employer health benefits survey
- Can baby bonds shrink the racial wealth gap?
- How podcasting became a new front in the streaming wars
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