How to decide the investing scale and timeframe that works best for your temperament. Topics covered include: How stocks perform in the days and weeks following catastrophic eventsWhat are some potential financial impacts of Russia's invasion into UkraineHow complex systems operate at different scales and timeframesWhat are examples of different scales and timeframes for investingHow tactical asset allocation strategies workWhy schema and rules of thumb develop and how do they get … [Read more...]
363: Why Most Cities Thrive and What We Can Learn From Them
How New York City and other metropolises will overcome the pandemic economic shock. Why do some cities thrive while others devolve into chaos. How we can develop the resiliency of thriving cities. Topics covered include: How New York and other cities have dealt with the pandemic economic shockWhy the city of Port au Prince in Haiti is strugglingWhy do cities fail less frequently than companiesHow we can replicate the rhythms and cycles of citiesHow most cities can evolve in response to … [Read more...]
289: Market Timing Versus Time in the Market
Why market timing and time in the market are both practiced by most investors. Given the coronavirus pandemic threat why it is okay to reduce stock exposure. Topics covered include: What would a stock portfolio return that misses the best or worst days and how likely is that.How do rolling 30-year stock returns differ depending on the starting point.Why are stocks likely to outperform bonds over the next 30 years.What is sequence of return risk.What is market timing.Why long-term … [Read more...]
276: Don’t Retire, Settle Instead
How to find your unique work that can bring satisfaction and income before and during the traditional retirement years. In this podcast episode you’ll learn: What is settled work.Why you need time and space to find and do your best work.What is a commonplace book and why it can be helpful.How filters and saying no can help us control our time.The important role of serendipity in finding our path. Show Notes A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for … [Read more...]
109: Money Is a Time Machine
How to shift money from the present to the future and vice versa in order strike an equitable balance between our present and future selves. Photo by DeLerkim In this episode you'll learn: How financial technology moves money forward and backwards in time. Why our present self often wins out over our future self. What are two ways we can strike a better balance between our future and presents selves. What are skyscraper bonds. Show Notes Napoleon Dynamite time … [Read more...]
