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On today’s show, we discuss:
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- Is the AI Capex Bubble About to Burst? What 250 Years of Market History Tell Us.
- This is How the A.I. Debt Binge Sinks the Economy
- Think Six Months Ahead
- There’s more to growth than AI
- Americans Say They Feel Guilty About Spending Money on Fun
- The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical.
- AI and Employment: So Far, So Good
- The Rise and Fall of Agent Civilizations
- Leopold Aschenbrenner — 2027 AGI, China/US super-intelligence race, & the return of history
- More Gen Zers are Buying Homes. But It’s a Trickle, Not a Flood.
- The Pay-to-Play Childhood
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Just a little M&A happening in the asset management space over the last few months. Have a feeling this is only the beginning… What others am i missing? pic.twitter.com/d0hUfKNahO
— James Seyffart (@JSeyff) August 26, 2026
If you could be guaranteed a 7% annual REAL return (inflation adjusted) on your investments every year-
Would you take it?
— Dividendology (@dividendology) August 23, 2026
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