How the Iran conflict and other developments could lead to another major financial crisis. What is different today from 2008? Why trying to seed a revolution is so risky. And finally, what can we do to prepare ourselves for the next financial crisis? Show Notes Read Trump's full statement on Iran attacks—PBS News I Predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis. What Is Coming May Be Worse. By Richard Bookstaber—The New York Times The End of Theory: Financial Crises, the Failure of … [Read more...]
292: Will Infinite Money Save the Economy?
What central banks such as the Federal Reserve and federal governments are doing to counteract the negative impact of the pandemic related economic shutdown. What are the risks of this massive monetary and fiscal stimulus and how to mitigate those risks. Topics covered include: How central banks have the capacity to create an infinite amount of money.How the Federal Reserve is using its money-printing ability to stabilize the financial system and reduce the negative impact of the … [Read more...]
221 Plus: The Great Financial Crisis Revisited and ESG Investing
This week September 14, 2018, we review the causes of the Great Financial Crisis and provide an update on ESG investing. … [Read more...]
221: Should You Prepare For The Next Financial Crisis?
How the Great Financial Crisis changed how individuals and institutions invest, and why we shouldn't invest solely focused on the next crisis. In this episode you’ll learn: How investors changed how they invest following the financial crisis.How much has passive investing grown since the Great Financial Crisis.Why we can't invest completely focused on the next financial crisisWhy the unwinding of central bank balance sheets are the biggest uncertainty in the coming … [Read more...]
173 Plus: How My Investment Approach Evolved Over The Years
This week September 23, 2017 on Money For the Rest of Us Plus I discuss how my investment process of making asset allocation decisions based on investment conditions evolved over time. I provide specific examples of portfolio trades and performance during the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 to illustrate that adjusting one's portfolio allocation based on market conditions can be used not only to hopefully reduce volatility but also to increase returns. … [Read more...]
168 Plus: Investment Conditions During The Great Financial Crisis and a Portfolio Change
This week August 12, 2017 on Money For the Rest of Us Plus I discuss a recent change to my portfolio. We look at what the data used in the investment conditions report looked like during the Great Financial Crisis and coming out the other side to see if it would have been helpful in guiding our investment decisions. We also profile a couple who want to retire in five years who have kept 2/3 of their portfolio in cash for most of the economic recovery and now want to get more of their money … [Read more...]
155: Clues To The Next Financial Crisis
How panic caused the great financial crisis and what to look for to see if it is happening again. In this episode you’ll learn: Show Notes The Money Problem: Rethinking Financial Regulation - Morgan Ricks Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market - Walter Bagehot Potential Output and Recessions: Are We Fooling Ourselves? - Robert Martin, Teyanna Munyan, and Beth Anne Wilson When Safe Proved Risky: Commercial Paper during the Financial Crisis of 2007–2009 - … [Read more...]
