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May 12, 2022 • 48min

Tracy Alloway — Understanding Financial Crises (EP.104)

Tracy Alloway is the co-host of the Odd Lots podcast and a managing editor at Bloomberg Markets. You can follow Tracy on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tracyalloway and listen to her podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1te7oSFyRVekxMBJUSethH Show Notes: Financial crisis hindsight Being obsessed with risk and systemic stability Historical parallels to the crisis of ‘08 Macro vs. micro bullshitting Why people refuse to say “I don't know” Victorian chicken bubble Tales of forensic accounting NFTs being used to launder money? NFTs’ path to success Insights from collapse of previous civilizations Understanding the Human OS Fair Wages for Robots Praise for Citi’s Matt King and Credit Suisse’s Zoltan Pozsar
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May 5, 2022 • 1h 8min

Nick Maggiulli — Just Keep Buying (EP.103)

Nick Maggiulli is a financial educator, author of the blog “Of Dollars and Data”, and the newly released book “Just Keep Buying: Proven Ways To Save Money And Build Your Wealth.” In this episode, we talk with Nick about the robust empirical research that has gone behind the insights and ideas presented in his new book! You can follow Nick on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dollarsanddata and buy his book at https://ofdollarsanddata.com/justkeepbuying/ Show Notes: Coming up with title of the book The save-invest continuum Is buying a house a good investment? Debt: Good or bad? On being shaped by our experiences One path the wealth creation? 2020 vs 2021 as an investment year Handling emotions during a bear market Importance of diversification The ideal asset allocation The Great Reshuffle The argument against stock picking Negative yield bonds Lump sum vs. DCA Index investors or momentum investors Life as a growth, and value stock Books Mentioned: Just Keep Buying; by Nick Magguilli Security Analysis; Benjamin Graham The Intelligent Investor; Benjamin Graham Influence; by Robert Cialdini
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Apr 28, 2022 • 1h 30min

William Green — Lessons for Life and Investing (EP.102)

William Green is a journalist and author of the book “RICHER, WISER, HAPPIER: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life.” — a book that draws on hundreds of hours of interviews with many of the world’s super-investors to demonstrate that key insights for building wealth apply to life as well. You can follow William on Twitter https://twitter.com/williamgreen72 and get his book at https://www.amazon.com/Richer-Wiser-Happier-Greatest-Investors/dp/1501164856 Show Notes: From Journalism to Investing Obsessiveness required to play and win a game Behavioral biases Role of patience in investing Stoicism, and dealing with uncertainty Reading authors like Henry James Saying YES to serendipity Being present in the moment Delaying gratification “When I fall, I shall rise” Getting out of your own way Staying away from the games that don't suit you How body posture can affect you psychologically Giving pleasure to your creator Not knowing the truth Books Mentioned: Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and in Life; by William Green Happy: Why More Or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine; by Derren Brown
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Apr 21, 2022 • 1h 11min

10-K Diver — Finance For Everyone (EP.101)

As Chamath Palihapitiya put it back in April 2021, 10-K Diver is “one of the best fintwit accounts on Twitter.” 10-K Diver loves breaking down complex financial topics and helping people understand them via engaging Twitter threads. You can follow 10-K Diver on Twitter at https://twitter.com/10kdiver and read all his threads at https://10kdiver.com/twitter-threads/ Show Notes: Curating aggressively Is there a long term plan? Reasoning from the first principles Volatility tax Do markets have a memory? Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) Mental models for investing Premeditating Jim’s GIF game Is it a Lindy or a turkey? The ‘Money Concepts’ show Benefits and pitfalls of leverage What’s next for the 10-K diver? Books Mentioned: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator; by Edwin Lefèvre Happy; by Derren Brown
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Apr 14, 2022 • 1h 26min

Morgan Housel — The Best Story Wins (EP.100)

Morgan Housel comes back for his second episode and Infinite Loops’ 100th episode! Morgan is a financial writer and author of the bestselling book “Psychology of Money” — having sold more than a million copies worldwide! You can follow Morgan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/morganhousel, and read his blog at https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/ Show Notes: Morgan’s role at Collaborative Fund Marketing that isn’t “forced” Good product is good marketing When perception becomes reality Feedback to Morgan’s book The power of stories Understanding finance vs. Experiencing it Writing is thinking Not a great age for middlemen Promises of crypto Should volatility be considered as risk? Morgan’s next book Disconnect between the ideal and the practical Change in Morgan’s life after his book’s success Happiness is not about money Raising children into great adults Interviews should be conversations, not interrogations On luck and humility Books Mentioned: Psychology of Money; by Morgan Housel
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Apr 7, 2022 • 1h 21min

Dr. David Rhoiney — “Designed to Fit Out” (EP.99)

Dr. David Rhoiney is a Robotic Surgeon, but his talent stack also includes being a cryptologist, financial educator, writer, public speaker, web developer, former Division One Basketball player and sprinter, and more! Phew... However, he did not come from a background of privilege. He started out homeless, and the only bread winner of his struggling family from a very young age. So how did he change his life? One word: Perseverance. Dr. David is now on the path of helping others change their own lives, and shares one of most inspiring stories we have heard till date. We are grateful to be able to share his life's journey with you. Hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did. You can contact Dr. David on Twitter at https://twitter.com/FiSurgi and subscribe to his newsletter at https://surgifi.substack.com/ Show notes: David’s childhood Managing to stay away from Foster care Going through a GI bleed An academic turnaround Becoming a submariner Four years of cryptology Getting into medical school Introduction to financial literacy Origins of SurgiFi On always being kind and helpful David’s Talent Stack Advice to the young Motivating people to learn Never going back to poverty Being an autodidact Poverty is NOT chosen Ideas to improve financial literacy in the world
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Mar 31, 2022 • 1h 18min

Douglas A. Boneparth — Building the Web 2.0 to 3.0 Bridge (EP.98)

Douglas A. Boneparth is the President at Bone Fide Wealth, Founder at CryptoDrip, and co-author of the book ‘Millennial Money Fix’. Follow Douglas on his Twitter at https://twitter.com/dougboneparth, CryptoDrip at https://twitter.com/cryptodripxyz and know more about Bone Fide Wealth here: https://bonefidewealth.com/ Show Notes: Writing a book with your spouse "Killing your darlings" Humor as a marketing strategy Generating leads with Twitter and SEO Scaling a financial planning business Demystifying financial jargon Dealing with the 2020 crisis Doug's introduction to Bitcoin The Web 2.0/Web 3.0 bridge Crypto Drip: A coffee-based NFT collection Trusting the trust-less system Gamestop-AMC saga Responsibilities of a fiduciary Earning the Right to Invest How NOT to suck on Twitter Books Mentioned: The Millennial Money Fix; by Douglas A. Boneparth and Heather Boneparth
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Mar 24, 2022 • 57min

Steve Begleiter — Private Equity, Poker, and Military History (EP.97)

Steven Begleiter is a Managing Director of Flexpoint Ford. Prior to joining Flexpoint Ford in 2008, Steve was a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns & Co. He is also a professional Poker player who claimed the 6th place in World Series of Poker 2009, winning $1.59M Show Notes: Culture at Bear Stearns The liquidity crisis that ended Bear Stearns Evolution of Financial Services Importance of having a ‘thesis’ for your investments The Rise of Private Equity Where is PE headed to? Investing lessons from a Poker career Role of luck in life and Poker Psychology at the poker table How micro-expressions can give your game away Historical perspective to the Russia-Ukraine crisis Importance of reading military history
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Mar 17, 2022 • 58min

Jake Taylor — Getting Better at Decision Making (EP.96)

Jake Taylor is the CEO of Farnam Street Investments and author of the book ‘The Rebel Allocator’, a book that help readers make better investment and business decisions. You can find Jake on Twitter at https://twitter.com/farnamjake1 and get his book from https://www.amazon.com/Rebel-Allocator-Jacob-Taylor/dp/173268832X Show Notes: Iron Law of Economic Survival Trade-offs between profit and brand Capturing intangible value Products as signalling devices Journalytic — Getting better at decision making Reducing the friction around journalling Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey Shortening the brain’s feedback loop The Great Reshuffle The Thinker and The Prover Cheng versus Ch'i Plato’s cave analogy for business decision making What makes a good decision maker? Books Mentioned: The Rebel Allocator; by Jake Taylor The Wealthy Barber; by Dave Chilton The Nature of Value; by Nick Gogerty The Genius of the Beast; by Howard Bloom Happy; by Derren Brown
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Mar 10, 2022 • 1h 7min

Alex Danco — What is Web 3.0 All About? (EP.95)

Our recurring guest Alex Danco of Spotify, err.. Shopify returns to Infinite Loops for his fifth appearance to discuss all things Web 3! Follow Alex on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Alex_Danco and read his essays at https://alexdanco.com/ Show Notes: Was it un-Canadian for Canada to pass the Emergency Act? Was the MAGA movement monarchist? Social meaning of NFTs What NFTs are not Catholicism — The original blockchain Code that can make commitments Wallets are the new web browsers What really is censorship Blockchains tell you what to ignore Porting from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0 NFTs as human readable format of a smart contract Why gamers end up as good decision makers How to identify an extremely online person

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