Animal Spirits: The Worst Chart in Finance

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We discuss:

  • What if the price of oil doesn’t matter as a macro indicator anymore?
  • Who actually owns the stock market?
  • Why many pensions have some difficult decisions in the years ahead
  • Why investors are getting more creative
  • Investing as a status symbol
  • Where are all the Robinhood competitors?
  • RIP Jon Boorman
  • Housing continues to tear it up
  • If we have more stuff why aren’t people happier?
  • Does it make sense to borrow for housing renovations?
  • One of the worst arguments in all of finance
  • Why should you expect to earn money on cash when it isn’t doing anything productive?
  • My favorite new book of the year and more

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