This week on Money For the Rest of Us Plus I review an academic paper on how money is created out of thin air. I also answer some questions on smart beta and how smart beta value ETFs differs from traditional value managers. We look at how investors' emotions drive markets as explained by Howard Marks. Finally, I share why I sold some of my Bitcoin and the current crisis facing the cryptocurrency. The episode length is 34 minutes. MNY091 Plus View and Listen To Other Plus … [Read more...]
60: Are You Hoarding Or Investing?
What is the difference between hoarding and investing? Photo by J.D. Stein In this episode, you'll learn: The ingenious way many Swedes fund their retirement.What does it mean to invest.What is the social aspect of investing.What is hoarding.Why we need more people to be investors versus hoarders.What is the freedom to roam Show Notes Overview of forests in Sweden Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession by Peter … [Read more...]
MNY059 Plus: Bitcoin, Bond Liquidity and Plus Membership Changes
In this week's Money For the Rest of Us Plus episode, I discuss The three definitions of money applied to Bitcoin Whats causing interest rates to rise Upcoming changes to Money For the Rest of Us Plus The episode length is 15 minutes. … [Read more...]
MNY053 Plus: More On Bitcoin and Trend Following
In this week's Money For the Rest of Us Plus episode, I discuss How I invested in bitcoin. How bitcoin fits into the common definition of money. The psychology for why trend following works. Why I try to use quantitative criteria to make investment decisions instead of emotion. The episode length is 16 minutes. … [Read more...]
53: Should You Invest In Bitcoin?
What you need to know about bitcoin in order use it and invest in it. In this episode, you'll learn: What is bitcoin.How to store bitcoin.How new bitcoin is created.How bitcoin protects against money being double spent.What are the security issues with bitcoin.How bitcoin differs from other currencies. Show Notes Current bitcoin price and historical price chart Hive bitcoin wallet for iOS and Android Coinbase bitcoin wallet and exchange Circle bitcoin … [Read more...]