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Welcome to INFI: the Future of Finance, hosted by American economist and author Dr. Robert P. Murphy. Each week tune in for dynamic discussions with business pioneers about emerging trends in finance, life insurance, asset management, technology, and more.
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Nov 1, 2024 • 33min
Ep. 60: Estimating an Upper Bound on Bitcoin's Price Appreciation
Murphy provides a back-of-the-envelope calculation giving a ceiling on what Bitcoin's market cap can be when it reaches global adoption, and then computes a maximum annualized return through the year 2050. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4lMypJRieQ Related Links: - https://content.infineo.ai/articles/an-upper-bound-on-bitcoins-appreciation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1jZ-6AYxRo Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Oct 25, 2024 • 58min
Ep. 59: Industry Expert Explains the Difficulties in Achieving Super AI
Christian Hubbs has a PhD in machine learning from Carnegie Mellon, and is the CTO of infineo. He rejoins Bob to explain why the buzz over imminent super AI may be misplaced. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiqolQBQYUI Previous InFi episode with Christian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_BeiRBKOUY Christian discusses super AI further: https://open.spotify.com/episode/52Wd2DJ7HQV7ecezMOFlUI Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup/ Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io/ Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Oct 18, 2024 • 58min
Ep. 58: Using Austrian Economics to Assess Risk in the Credit Markets
Rachel Medlin works in financial services as an economist and risk professional. Her conventional schooling studied mainstream models, but once on the job she discovered the Austrian School. She talks with Bob about her discovery and how the Austrian approach gives her an edge when forecasting inflation and the business cycle. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWDeEu_KtOE Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup/ Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io/ Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Oct 11, 2024 • 58min
Ep. 57: Crash Course in Different Business Cycle Theories
Murphy sketches the strengths and weaknesses of the various explanations of the business cycle, put forth by the classical economists, the Keynesians, the Real Business Cycle theorists, the Post-Keynesians, and the Austrians. Related Links: - https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/what-does-says-law-really-say - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=envGgTVOL_4 Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiPh3jMF-z0 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup/ Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io/ Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Oct 4, 2024 • 34min
Ep. 56: Inflation Under Javier Milei: Setting the Record Straight
Bob shows the flaw in progressive criticisms of Milei's inflation record, pointing out that annual figures making the rounds on social media are unfairly pinning the surge in late 2023 consumer price inflation on Milei (who wasn't sworn in until December 2023). Bob also talks about Milei's success in deregulating rental properties. Related Links: - https://x.com/IsabellaMWeber/status/1839850634134036535 - https://milei.ufm.edu/en/currency-monitor - https://reason.com/2024/09/26/rents-fall-and-listings-increase-after-javier-milei-ends-rent-control-in-argentina Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1-19yCEsLw Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup/ Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io/ Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Sep 27, 2024 • 32min
Ep. 55: Two Leading Indicators Still Warning of Recession
Bob shows that both the Sahm Indicator and the inverted yield curve are flashing an impending recession. He also shows how the recent Fed rate cut impacted Treasury yields. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL6-pK7MoEw Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup/ Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io/ Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Sep 20, 2024 • 60min
Ep. 54: Top 9 Economic Lessons of the Past 35 Years
Robert Murphy summarizes the top 9 events or trends that influenced the economics discipline over the last 35 years, including the fall of the Soviet Union, the release of the Bitcoin white paper, and the rediscovery of banking in business cycle theories. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMdwtaTmgkc Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup/ Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io/ Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Sep 13, 2024 • 1h 3min
Ep. 53: Murphy Responds to Gammon on Foreign Demand for the Dollar
George Gammon, host of the Rebel Capitalist podcast, recently put out a video criticizing Bob's infineo article on foreign demand and the strength of the USD. Bob responds, arguing that George made a mistake at a key point in his argument. Links mentioned: - https://content.infineo.ai/articles/the-usd-weakens-when-foreigners-dump-it - https://content.infineo.ai/articles/the-usd-weakens-when-foreigners-dump-it-part-ii - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qjB5Bwxr30 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup/ Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io/ Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Sep 6, 2024 • 53min
Ep. 52: Judy Shelton on Making Money as Good as Gold
Dr. Judy Shelton has had a distinguished career providing research and policy guidance on monetary issues. She joins Bob to discuss her forthcoming book from the Independent Institute, Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AiuvWrsTHI Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup/ Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io/ Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Aug 30, 2024 • 38min
Ep. 51: Kamala's Inflation "Solution" Will CRASH The Markets!
Kamala Harris has proposed an inflation "solution" that has a history of crashing not only the financial markets, but also the economies of the countries where this policy is implemented. That policy is called "price controls," and in today's episode, Dr. Robert Murphy explains why they're a terrible idea, and what they could mean for you as an investor. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfPRL7MGQ74 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup/ Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io/ Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com


