Economic news or fear porn? Sometimes it's difficult to tell the difference. News media love our eyeballs and bad news is what grabs our attention. Bad news plays on our fear, uncertainty and doubt. Even when times are good, the media loves bad news. In this episode I asked David Bassanese to give us a quick education in basic economic concepts. It may provide some protection against those big words and numbers that can affect our investing. David Bassanese is Chief Economist with BetaShares, an independent Australian manager of exchange traded products (ETPs), with over $A23 billion in funds under management. Ex-Federal Treasury escapee and spent time sipping espressos at the Paris-based OECD. Also worked at Macquarie/Bankers Trust in senior market economist/strategist roles. Once wrote a column at the Australian Financial Review and co-founded Paris based Australian theme bar - Cafe Oz!

Here's a link to the blog post and transcript: https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/blog/bass

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