Where is Housing Still Affordable?

One of the reasons the current housing market is so frustrating for homebuyers is how quickly things have changed. For years, housing prices were reasonable (in most places) while mortgage rates were low. Housing was affordable for most buyers. It’s not anymore. I updated the growth of housing prices and disposable income going back to…

Animal Spirits: Gen Z is on Fire

On today’s show, we discuss:
– The types of people you see on every flight in America
– Why new highs in the stock market are perfectly normal
– Why the Fed should cut rates even in a strong economy
– This is more like the 1990s than the 1970s
– Young people are wealthier than you think
– The biggest story about the economy no one is talking about, and much more!

Talk Your Book: What’s Going on in the Bond Market?

On today’s show, we are joined again by Alex Morris, CIO of F/m Investments to discuss:
– 2024 rate cut possibilities
– The difficulty of forecasting, and why everyone got 2023 so wrong
– Utilizing spreads as a forecasting tool
– Why solving for corporate duration can be a useful risk management tool, and much more!

Animal Spirits: New All-Time Highs

On today’s show, we discuss:
– The average length of bull and bear markets
– What’s up with Small Cap stocks
– $8.8T in cash
– No show China
– The vibesession is over
– The softening labor market
– Airline credit cards
– 0% rate loans
– The Bitcoin ETF, and much more!