How we can thrive amidst volatility and not become complacent due to a false sense of stability. Photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture In this episode, you'll learn: What is the extended disorder family.What does fragile and its opposite mean.What does it mean to be fragile and antifragile.What is the danger of supressing volatility.Why it is easier to distinguish the signal from the noise if we measure less frequently.What is optionality.Why trying to predict the future is a sign … [Read more...]
55: Are You Financially Fragile or Antifragile?
How to gauge your financial fragility or vulnerability and how to be the opposite of fragile. In this episode, you'll learn: What is an option.What is the VIX volatility index.What does it mean to be fragile and antifragile.What is the difference between being long volatility and short volatility.How conifers are antifragile.How to tell if you are fragile or antifragile.What is the difference between black swan events and grey swans. Show Notes MNY023: Smart Beta … [Read more...]
What Is The VIX Volatility Index
This audio lesson describes the VIX volatility index and how to invest in it. Topics covered include: What is VIX What are options and how are they priced. How is VIX determined. How does one invest in VIX. What does it mean when VIX is in contango. The episode length is 8 minutes. Audio Lesson Audio Download Download this audio lesson All Audio Lessons See a list of all audio lessons. … [Read more...]
14: Are You A Complacent Investor?
Has the Federal Reserve and other central banks led you to be complacent about risk? Plus, I share an investment strategy with suprisingly good returns. Photo by Camden Stein In this podcast, you'll learn: Why the Federal Reserve is worried about you.What is a complacent investor?What is volatilty and how is it measured?How do you determine the expected range of returns for stocks or other asset classes for a given year.What is VIX?Why is volatility good?What is … [Read more...]
