TIP533: How the Fed went Broke w/ Lyn Alden

William Green welcomes back bestselling author Brad Stulberg to chat about his new book, The Way of Excellence: A Guide to True Greatness & Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:27 - How Brad Stulberg became obsessed with the p ...  Show more

In this episode, Clay explores Zero to One by Peter Thiel, a foundational book on innovation, monopolies, and what it truly takes to build an enduring business. Thiel challenges the idea that progress comes from incremental improvement, arguing instead that the greatest companies ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:   01:30 - What conventional monetary policy is and what are the main tools the Fed uses to achieve its two part mandate.  01:30 - What unconventional monetary policy is and why central banks use these tools.  09:26 - What is quantitative easing ( ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 09:18 - Understanding the basics of valuations and how to interpret price multiples.  17:00 - What the Shiller P/E (CAPE) ratio is, and why it is telling us future returns are expected to be low going forward.   25:46 - What Lance thinks are som ...  Show more

Rebecca Hotsko chats with Michelle Marki, who is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and Signe Lonholdt, who is an executive at LEGO Group. They talk about the most important lessons from studying Superinvestors like Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, their thought ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:   04:21 - What sort of impact the Russian invasion of Ukraine has on financial markets. 07:39 - Why the market expects inflation to come down in the near term. 11:43 - What a “Fed Put” is. 21:51 - Why the Federal Reserve raised interest rates we ...  Show more