What are ways to invest in water and is it an attractive investment? Topics covered include: How water rights work and how they have been overallocated in the Colorado River basin. Why agriculture uses the vast majority of water in the southwestern U.S. while contributing only a few percentage points to the region's gross domestic product. Why hedge fund manager Michael Burry invests in farmland instead of water rights. What ETFs are available to invest in water What have … [Read more...]
161: What You Need To Know About Retirement Calculators
How retirement planning and retirement spending calculators work and what are some of their flaws. Why figuring out how much money you will have when you retire and how long it will last is a lot like the work hydrologists do to figure out whether Phoenix or Los Angeles will run out of water. Photo by Andrew Branch In this episode you’ll learn: How aquifers, aqueducts, rivers and springs are like retirement assets. What is water banking. What is the difference between … [Read more...]
