With a total U.S. inflation rate of 14% in the past two years, we review how various inflation hedges performed over the past twenty-four months.
Topics covered include:What were investors' and the Federal Reserve's inflation expectations two years agoWhat led to the big inflation increaseWhy was the Federal Reserve forced to raise its policy rate by almost ... Show More
Nov 19
Burnout, Breaks, and the Courage to Spend with David Bach
<p>David converses with best-selling author David Bach about preventing burnout through sabbaticals, moving to another country, why retirees should take Social Security as early as possible, and Bach's idea of a flat tax on IRA distributions.</p><p><strong>Insiders Guide Email Ne ... Show More
42m 29s
Oct 29
Hoarding, FOMO, and Zcash: A Private Bitcoin
<p>What’s the difference between hoarding and investing? There’s a reason markets built on productive assets—like stocks and bonds—are far larger than hoarding markets such as gold and cryptocurrency. In this episode, David explores why that is, and shares why he recently bought ... Show More
21m 52s
Feb 2022
Can Small-Cap Stocks Help You Beat Inflation?
The small-cap Russell 2000 Index posted an impressive 14.8% gain during 2021, but nearly all of it came in the first quarter. And weakness over the ensuing nine months carried into the first month of 2022, when the index shed 9.7%. Francis Gannon, co-chief investment officer of R ... Show More
36m 4s