Bad Investor

Bad Investor

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Bad Investor episodes

  • Ep 21 - Academia in finance and staying humble
    Those in academic finance — and those in big finance media, those that consider themselves well-read on finance/investing, and long-time experienced investors — are stunned at Gen Zs and Millennials making a killing on random nonsense firms. These supposed “experts” or “pros” in finance and investing should take a step back be a bit more humble, as their presumed knowledge is just that — a full on story. Don’t delude yourself into thinking you know something — stay humble, stay focused, and stay very flexible/adaptable to be a successful investor in all kinds of circumstances.
    8 min
  • Ep 20 - The Unemployment Rate
    While everyone is looking at the latest unemployment numbers, here are my thoughts on why the unemployment rate is a bit of a nonsense metric. That, and a small rant about inflation. Tons of static in this episode, as I’m still a complete novice at this.
    32 min
  • Ep 19 - Jan 2021 CPI numbers are out
    The CPI numbers are out from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and it looks like there’s not much inflation happening when you only care about the CPI basket of goods and services. What if you want to buy other things, like houses, assets, or other scare items? Is the CPI a real measure of inflation in today’s world, or is it just a false metric that misleads more than it informs?
    10 min
  • Ep 17 - Tesla buys BTC
    Tesla is leading corporate America (and the entire business world) into Bitcoin with their recent $1.5 bil purchase of BTC — they’ve changed their rules for cash and cash equivalents and now the firm is poised to no longer see their purchasing power be eroded by constant money printing
    6 min
  • Ep 16 - More money printing is likely in 2021 from DC
    With rumors/reports of a potential proposal for a $3000 to $3600 annual deposit/stimulus (per household per child), it seems like 2021 will be another year of astounding money printing. Both the Dems and some Republicans (namely Senator Mitt Romney) are proposing versions of a quasi-UBI in the form of a $3000 directly-deposited child credit. How much more asset inflation is likely to come from this?
    5 min
  • Ep 15 - The Future of The Bad Investor
    I started this podcast in 2020 as a side project during the pandemic, but took it only slightly seriously in terms of consistency. Going forward, I’ll publish far more content on a far more consistent basis. Please share the podcast if you find it useful or interesting. Thanks so much for listening.
    3 min
  • Ep 14 - Does the election really matter for investors?

    There's a lot of rhetoric on both sides of the aisle as to who would be better for the economy -- Biden or Trump? Does the President really make a difference for an economy like the US's? Especially in 2020? I'm unsure -- it seems that we have a true establishment candidate (Biden) with decades of DC experience going agains the quasi-authoritarian reality show star (Trump) who really is limited in his power to improve the economy. 

    Biden's not going to go far left -- he's a true corporate Dem. Trump wants the economy to do well, but he's just one man and the economy depend on a myriad of factors, such as productivity, sentiment, and political stability. Regardless of who wins, investors should be worried form a purely investment-focused perspective. 

    From a more systemic and long-term perspective, however, things might be more ominous. If political stability and rule of law in the US is undermined, everyone will suffer greatly, including investors.

    13 min
  • Ep 12 - The 1st 2020 Presidential Debate - American Tradition and Customs

    This first Presidential debate for the 2020 election cycle was unusual -- it was filled with interruptions and was different from the typical US Presidential Debate (not primary debates, which are often absurd and seem to be organized more for ratings than for informing the public). We need to care about American traditions more than we do now - we can't simply require things to be written down for them to be a part of our nation's "way of being." A small rant on un-American speech policing to close off the episode. 

    23 min

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