Inflation Opportunities

Most investors still treat gold like a lottery ticket and cash like a safety blanket. They watch gold make new highs and assume it's finally "working." They sit on piles of cash and feel conservative and responsible. Both instincts are dangerously backwards. In this episode, Andy ...  Show more

Andy sits down with demographer Kenneth Gronbach to explore how demographic trends quietly shape economies, markets, and long-term investment opportunities. From the aging baby boomer population to shrinking workforces in countries like Japan and China, this conversation breaks d ...  Show more

#365: Nearly every financial news story for the past several months has centered around inflation – but what, exactly, is inflation? What are its causes? What are its effects? How is it measured? What notable inflationary events have unfolded throughout history, and what can we l ...  Show more

How today's inflationary environment is similar and different from the great inflation of the 1970s. What are the best assets to protect your portfolio if the next great inflation is here.

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On today’s show, we are looking at different types of money printing to understand the impact that money supply has on consumer price inflation. Have you wondered why we don’t have hyperinflation with the tens of trillions of dollars that are loaned into existence through the ...

What is inflation, why does it matter, and is someone to blame if it goes up? Understanding inflation will help you understand why your shopping is getting more and more expensive and why prices rarely seem to come down. Tim Harford explains why the inflation figure you see on th ...  Show more