Money For the Rest of Us

By J. David Stein

A personal finance and investing podcast on money, how it works, how to invest it and how to live without worrying about it. J. David Stein is a former Chief Investment Strategist and money manager

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December 18, 2024 Optimization, AI and Opting Out with Coco Krumme
In our final episode of the year, I converse with author and data scientist Coco Krumme about the benefits and costs of optimization in finance, industry, and our daily lives. We explore AI and its overlap with optimization. We also consider the pros and cons of life optimization and finally discuss the extreme challenge of opting out.
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Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization by Coco Krumme—Penguin Random House
cocofolio.com
Coco Krumme—LinkedIn
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480: Beyond Faster (T+1) Trade Settlement: The Hidden Costs of Optimization
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December 11, 2024 Indexing Bubble and Asset Class Returns Still Revert to the Mean
How asset class returns move in cycles with periods of above-average returns followed by periods of lower returns. How has the rise of passive indexing led to higher stock valuations, and what does that mean for markets?
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The Equity Risk Premium: Nine Myths (JPM Series) by Rob Arnott—Research Affiliates
The Greatest Scourge in Factorland: Revaluation Alpha = Fake Alpha (JPM Series) by Rob Arnott—Research Affiliates
PASSIVE INVESTING AND THE RISE OF MEGA-FIRMS by Hao Jiang, Dimitri Vayanos, and Lu Zheng—NBER
Limits to Diversification: Passive Investing and Market Risk by Lily H. Fang, et al.—SSRN
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503: U.S. Stocks Have Never Been This Overhyped or Expensive
500: The S&P 500 Index and the Decade Ahead
468: Lessons from Japan’s 34 Years of Stock Market Underperformance
390: Are BlackRock and Vanguard Too Big and Powerful?
234: Index But Don’t Herd

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December 04, 2024 U.S. Stocks Have Never Been This Overhyped or Expensive
What are the tangible and intangible factors that have contributed to long-term U.S. stock market outperformance compared to the rest of the world? Despite these advantages, why might we still want to continue to be globally diversified?
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American productivity still leads the world—The Economist
The Outlook for Long-Term Economic Growth by Charles I. Jones—Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
How Much Will Global Warming Cool Global Growth? by Ishan B. Nath, Valerie A. Ramey, and Peter J. Klenow—UC San Diego
Technology and demand drivers of productivity dynamics in developed and emerging market economies by Alistair Dieppe, Neville Francis, and Gene Kindberg-Hanlon—European Central Bank
Capitalism is in worse shape in Europe by Ruchir Sharma—The Financial Times
The Mother of All Bubbles by Ruchir Sharma—The Financial Times
The Curious Incident of the Elevated Profit Margins by James Montier—GMO
Federal Surplus or Deficit [-] as Percent of Gross Domestic Product - FRED

Euro area government deficit at 3.6% and EU at 3.5% of GDP—eurostat
End of an era: The coming long-run slowdown in corporate profit growth and stock returns by Michael Smolyansky—Federal Reserve Board
Should investors just give up on stocks outside America?—The Economist
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500: The S&P 500 Index and the Decade Ahead
499: What Makes an Economy Prosperous? Spotlight on Cuba and Argentina
343: Why the Productivity Slowdown Could Lead to Lower Living Standards

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November 20, 2024Should You Invest in Nuclear Energy?
Why has there been renewed interest in nuclear power generation in the last couple of years, and how can we invest in it?
Topics covered include:
Why did Microsoft sign an agreement to reopen a nuclear reactor at the infamous Three Mile Island nuclear facility
How much does nuclear energy contribute to global power generation
Why is demand for electricity accelerating
What are the advantages and challenges with nuclear energy
What investment vehicles individuals can use to invest in nuclear energy

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Show Notes
Microsoft in deal for Three Mile Island nuclear power to meet AI demand by Myles McCormick and Jamie Smyth—The Financial Times
Nuclear Power Was Once Shunned at Climate Talks. Now, It’s a Rising Star. by Brad Plumer—The New York Times
Inside Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner—YouTube
Q&A - Germany’s nuclear exit: One year after—Clean Energy Wire
Fukushima Daiichi Accident—World Nuclear Association
Chernobyl Accident 1986—World Nuclear Association
Nuclear Energy in a Low-Carbon Energy Future—NEI
Electricity Mid-Year Update - July 2024—IEA
What is U.S. electricity generation by energy source?—U.S. Energy Information Administration
How old are U.S. nuclear power plants, and when was the newest one built?—U.S. Energy Information Administration
Global price of Uranium—FRED
Investments Mentioned
Pelican Energy Partners
Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Performance (SRUUF)
GlobalX Uranium ETF (URA)
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NLR)
Sprott Uranium Miners ETF (URNM)
Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF (URNJ)
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469: Which Will Perform Better: Berkshire Hathaway or Utility Stocks?
384: Has a Commodities Bull Market Supercycle Started? If So, How Do You Invest in It?

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November 13, 2024 Strategies and Systems Want Your Money
We explore what strategy and systems are and how we craft and change them. We consider how investment strategies and financial systems have changed over the decades and why this matters to your financial decisions.
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Show Notes
Ruminating on Asset Allocation by Howard Marks—Oaktree Capital
Michael E. Porter—Harvard Business School
This Is Strategy by Seth Godin—Simon & Schuster
Victor Meets the Boglehead by Victor Haghani & James White—VettaFi Advisor Perspectives
Static vs Dynamic Asset Allocation; Victor Meets the Boglehead—Bogleheads.org
Tim Cook on Why Apple’s Huge Bets Will Pay Off By Ben Cohen—The Wall Street Journal
Related Episodes
491: The Five Layers of Investing
451: How Much Should You Invest in Stocks? The Art of Position Sizing in a Volatile Market
420: Does a 60/40 Balanced Portfolio Still Work?
397: How To Invest Based on Cycles
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November 06, 2024 Episode 500: The S&P 500 Index and the Decade Ahead
In the 500th episode of Money for the Rest of Us, we focus on the S&P 500 Index. How has the index changed, and why have U.S. stocks performed so well? Will U.S. stocks only return 3% in the next decade, as Goldman Sachs predicts.
We also discuss major themes covered on Money for the Rest of Us over 500 episodes and what are our plans for the future. Thanks for being a part of Money for the Rest of Us over the past decade.
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Show Notes
Select Sector Indices Consultation on Constituent Weightings Calculations – Results—S&P Global
What Does an Election Year Mean for the Market?—S&P Global
The Great Rotation: A potential unwinding of hyper-concentration in the US may favor balanced global portfolios by Brian Chingono—Verdad
The Great Rotation (Part 2): The United States’ outsize weighting in commercial indices appears unjustified by its share of global GDP by Brian Chingono—Verdad
Decade of Big S&P 500 Gains Is Over, Goldman Strategists Say by Sagarika Jaisinghani—Bloomberg
David Stein LinkedIn Post—LinkedIn
Vanguard warns investors over company stake limits by Steve Johnson, Will Schmitt, and Brooke Masters—The Financial Times
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October 30, 2024What Makes an Economy Prosperous? Spotlight on Cuba and Argentina
We explore eight things that contribute to a healthy, growing economy and where Cuba and Argentina have fallen short.
Topics covered include:
Why Cuba continues to have rolling energy blackouts
Why economic sanctions frequently don't work
How Argentina's President Millei is taking a "chainsaw" to the nation's economy
Why emerging markets will need to change their export-oriented growth trajectory
What are the risks to the long-term health of the U.S. economy

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Cuba is out of supplies and out of ideas—The Economist
Cuba plunged into crisis by long power blackouts by Ed Augustin—The Financial Times
Power Outage Plunges All of Cuba Into Darkness by Frances Robles—The New York Times
Why Economic Sanctions Backfire: The Role of Emigration in the Venezuelan Case by Nicolás Idrobo—SSRN
The Impact of the Cuban Adjustment Act on Cuban Immigrants in the US by Tamarys Bahamonde—SSRN
How is Javier Milei performing after nearly 11 months in office? by Michael Stott and Ciara Nugent—The Financial Times
The weakest links in the global economy are on the mend by Ruchir Sharma—The Financial Times
Argentina’s poverty rate soars above 50% under Javier Milei by Ciara Nugent—The Financial Times
Argentina Inflation Slows to 2021 Levels in Win For Milei by Manuela Tobias—Bloomberg
Argentina’s economy minister strikes defiant note on default risk by Ciara Nugent and Michael Stott—The Financial Times
Argentine Debt Rises Out of Distress Territory on Milei Reforms by Kevin Simauchi—Bloomberg
Argentina Scrapped Its Rent Controls. Now the Market Is Thriving. by Ryan Dubé—The Wall Street Journal
Developing Countries Can’t Count on Manufacturing to Supercharge Growth by Kai Schultz and Shruti Srivastava—Bloomberg
Related Episodes
411: Is Emerging and Frontier Markets Investing Still Worth It? – With Asha Mehta
409: What Is the IMF and Why Is It Controversial?
233: Is An Emerging Markets Crisis Imminent?
93: Capitalism, Complexity and Cuba

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October 23, 2024Ten Things I've Learned About Investing in the Past Decade
In episode 498, David shares how his investing has changed over the past ten years and lessons you can apply to your portfolio.
Document Your Journey
Keep Experimenting
Be Willing to Adopt New Asset Classes
Be Very Patient
Trade Less, Focus On Long-term Drivers
Monetary Diversification
Don't Focus on Relative Performance
Ignore the Noise
Take Your Time
There Is No Right Way to Invest

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Show Notes
The Investor Podcast 668: What I Learned About Investing w/ Stig Brodersen
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454: How To Invest – Ten Rules of Thumb for Individual Investors
423: A “Safe” 6% Yield: The Case for Investment Grade CLOs
372: When Should You Sell An Investment?
336: Own What Is Real
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October 16, 2024How to Fix the Retirement Savings Crisis
Why 401k and other defined contribution schemes are flawed, leading to a generation of workers unprepared for retirement. What are the solutions to fix the mess.
Topics
Why 401k and other defined contributions haven't worked, despite their popularity
Why defined benefit pension plans declined
Why 401k plans are treated like emergency funds
How to combine the best of 401k and defined benefit pension plans

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Show Notes
The Shift that Redefined Retirement Security by Shashwat Vidhu Sher—SSRN
Was the 401(k) a Mistake? by Michael Steinberger—The New York Times Magazine
Who Has Retirement Accounts? New Data Reveal Inequality in Retirement Account Ownership by Maria G. Hoffman, Mark A. Klee and Briana Sullivan—United States Census Bureau
U.S. Retirement Assets: Data in Brief—Congressional Research Service
Where do my CPP contributions go?—CPP Investments
Related Episodes
460: Should You Be Invested 100% in Stocks Before and During Retirement? A Recent Study Says Yes.
441: What If Social Security Had Been Privatized?
279: Why All Retirees Should Consider an Income Annuity

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October 09, 2024Are You Taking Enough Aspirational Risk?
Why we need distinct risk buckets: balancing our natural loss aversion with the allure of opportunities that offer the potential for massive upside.
Topics covered include:
What is modern portfolio theory, and what are some of its flaws
Why so many people have gotten wealthy by being undiversified
How to balance personal risk, market risk, and aspirational risk
How prospect theory explains our attraction to positively skewed opportunities
Why most people won't get wealthy unless they take some aspirational risk

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Show Notes
Portfolio Selection by Harry Markowitz—The Journal of Finance, Vol. 7, No. 1. (Mar., 1952), pp. 77-91
Safety First and the Holding of Assets by A. D. Roy—Econometrica, Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jul., 1952), pp. 431-449
The Misbehavior of Markets: A Fractal View of Financial Turbulence by Benoit Mandelbrot and Richard L. Hudson—Hachette Book Group
Beyond Markowitz: A Comprehensive Wealth Allocation Framework for Individual Investors by Ashvin B. Chhabra—The Journal of Wealth Managment, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp 8-34, Spring 2005
The Wealth of Households: 2021: Current Population Reports by Briana Sullivan, Donald Hays, and Neil Bennett—Census.gov
Average, Median, Top 1%, and all United States Net Worth Percentiles—DQYDJ
PROSPECT THEORY AND STOCK MARKET ANOMALIES by Nicholas C. Barberis, Lawrence J. Jin, and Baolian Wang—NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES
Related Episodes
82: Unlocking the Power of Positive Skewness: Strategies for Investing, Business, and Creativity
460: Should You Be Invested 100% in Stocks Before and During Retirement? A Recent Study Says Yes.
421: Beware of Survivorship Bias When Investing
Investing Rule One: Avoid Ruin
229: Stop Maximizing Your Returns Using Modern Portfolio Theory

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