Lessons From Argentina

On today’s show we are talking about a parallel between present day circumstances and 1973. The mid 1970’s were characterized by the simultaneous surge in inflation and economic contraction. These were events that were up until that point considered to be mutually exclusive. The ...  Show more

When I first started my training in electrical engineering I was using a large mainframe computer at the university. Most other students had to book time in one of the terminal rooms to gain access to the computer. They were limited to 60 minutes at a time. I purchased my own ter ...  Show more

Argentina’s government and the International Monetary Fund have been renegotiating the terms of a 2018 loan issued to the country – the largest in IMF history. The Fund’s own internal analysis of that deal was scathing. The 2018 package had been vaunted for its commitment to prot ...  Show more

In part three of our national debt masterclass, we share a simple debt dynamics formula we can monitor to help guide our investment choices.

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L’État le plus puissant au monde va-t-il faire défaut sur sa dette souveraine ? C’est ce qui pourrait survenir d’ici à quinze jours si les républicains et les démocrates échouent à trouver un compromis sur un nouveau plafond de la dette. Le suspense sur le dépassement - ou non - ...  Show more

As U.S. Public Debt continues to break records, should investors be concerned by the amount debt has risen? Or are there other, more influential factors at play?

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Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Matthew Hornbach, M ...