088: The 20th Century - Booms, Busts, Wars, a...

This is going to be a long episode, we're aiming for a comprehensive chat, like sitting around a campfire recounting legends. So grab your coffee, tea, or whatever fuels your curiosity, settle in, and let's rewind the clock. By the end, you'll have a full grasp of how a bunch of ...  Show more

In this episode we will focus on one trend that's absolutely dominated the trading conversation this year, it's the mania around options, and specifically those zero-days-to-expiration contracts, the 0DTEs. 

In his latest memo, Howard Marks discusses the implications of governmental intervention in economies. Considering examples such as rent control, fire insurance, and tariffs, he emphasizes that while free markets don’t produce perfect solutions, efforts to control them often make ...  Show more

<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black;">Modern economics was built on ideas spelled out by Adam Smith in his 18</span><sup><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black;">th</span> ...

The classical economic assumption, from the days of Adam Smith, is that we all have free will and this freedom ensures the best possible outcomes for the economy, provided those decisions are based on greed and self-interest. This week’s episode opens with a student questioning M ...  Show more

Father of free market economics, Adam Smith was one of many great philosophers of the 18th century Enlightenment period. His philosophies helped change the economy, putting an end to the long-standing feudal system. But outside of his well-known works, such as The Wealth of Natio ...  Show more