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We discuss:
- Is the retirement crisis overblown?
- Or is it worse than most people assume?
- What do we do today that will seem crazy in 50 years?
- Pay attention to housing is you’d like to be a super saver
- Do bull markets have an expiration date?
- Take long/short backtests with a grain of salt
- Will you buy the new Alexa earbuds?
- How the dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago
- Private planes and Walt Disney money
- Active managers get blown up again
- Will computers help us make better decisions in the future?
- What’s the appropriate time horizon for a backtest?
- My favorite stand-up comedian and much more
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Stories mentioned:
- The phony retirement crisis
- Americans know they’re not ready for retirement
- Want to become a super saver? Pay attention to housing
- This bull market has no expiration date
- Lyft is the most expensive stock to short
- The day the dinosaurs died
- What it’s like to grow up with more money than you’ll ever spend
- Active managers get blown up again
- 401ks will be considered unthinkable in 50 years
Books mentioned:
- Wolf Pack by CJ Box
- It Was a Very Good Year by Martin Fridson
- The Half-Life of Facts by Samuel Arbesman
- The Age of Gold by H.W. Brands
Charts mentioned:
TV Shows/Movies/Podcasts Mentioned:
- Schitt’s Creek (Netflix) – I’m almost done with the first season of this one. It’s one of those sitcoms that grows on you over time. Not a drop everything and binge it now but I like it enough to keep watching.
- Pet Semetary – Michael says this one scary but a terrible movie.
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