How Jimmy Hoffa and General Motors gave workers the upper hand in the 1960s.
Ben Carlson
Does This Make Any Sense?
What’s the right ratio between population size, economy size, and equity market cap?
Raising the Best Kids You Can
Some research on how to raise kinder children that pay attention more and help others.
Animal Spirits: Murder of the American Dream
This week’s Animal Spirits with Michael & Ben is supported by YCharts: Mention Animal Spirits and receive 20% off your subscription price when you initially sign up for the service. We discuss: The brutal economic and market environment of the 1970s The first decade ever in the U.S. without a single recession Why mom and pop don’t control…
Financial Gifts For Your Holiday Wish List
“Clark, that’s the gift that keeps on giving the whole year.” – Cousin Eddie
A Random Watch Down Wall Street: Boiler Room
A few weeks ago we were having a discussion on Twitter about the greatest finance movies. Here’s the list we came up with: The Big Short Trading Places Wall Street Boiler Room Margin Call The Wolf of Wall Street Someone then had the bright idea to recommend Michael and I re-watch some of these classics…
Putting Private Equity Dry Powder Into Perspective
The Wall Street Journal had a piece this past week about cash piling up at private equity firms as valuations in the space continue to rise: For North American PE firms alone this “dry powder” is fast approaching $800 billion. That’s a lot of cash on the sidelines. The problem is, this technically isn’t cash…
Is the 100-Hour Work Week in Investment Banking Worth It?
Advice for college grads thinking about going into investment banking.
Bull Markets Last Much Longer Than You Think
What if the bull market is only halfway done?
Animal Spirits: It’s What It Is
On this week’s Animal Spirits with Michael and Ben we discuss: The pros and cons of Netflix handing the keys over to creatives The Irishman The coming generational wealth transfer Celebrating some good news in the economy Why the fin is the hardest part of fintech There are too many contrarians in the world Is…
