In this livestream, recorded on September 25, 2025, we review how the forces of money, trust, technology, and climate change have evolved and interacted to impact the economy and asset class returns over the past six years. We also answered member questions on a variety of topics, including the money supply, mortgage-backed securities, private equity, and the public stock market, among others. Become a Member If you would like to listen to this episode of Money For the Rest of Us … [Read more...]
281: Four Forces That Will Shape The Next Decade
This decade that is coming to a close has been rewarding for investors. The 2010s were marked by a slow but prolonged economic recovery following the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 and 2009. The U.S. began the decade with an unemployment rate of 10%. Now it is 3.5%. The current U.S. economic expansion is the longest in U.S. history. Stock and Bond Return Expectations Against that backdrop, global stock markets as measured by the MSCI All Country World Index in U.S. dollar terms … [Read more...]
184: Massive Job Losses Are Inevitable, But There Will Still Be Work
Why technology eliminates jobs but doesn't increase the level of unemployment even though for more than 50 years that has been the worry. In this episode you’ll learn: Show Notes Report by the National Commission on Technology, Automation and Economic Progress Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey Labor Force, Employment and Earnings - 1977 What the future of work will mean for jobs, skills and wages - McKinsey Global Institute Productivity and … [Read more...]