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Winners and Losers: Breaking Down Asset Class Returns in 2024

7 Jan 2025 3 minute read 0 comments FKlivestolearn

From Bitcoin's meteoric rise to bonds' sharp declines, 2024 was a year of stark contrasts across different asset classes.  The financial markets in 2024 delivered a mix of surprises and expected trends, marked by significant divergence across asset c...

Can the World Reverse Decades of Financial Overload?

3 Dec 2024 2 minute read 1 comment FKlivestolearn

Although the global debt has receded in 2023 from record levels reached post-pandemic, the world is still grappling with debt addiction.  While debt can stimulate growth and bridge gaps during economic downturns, it becomes problematic when mismanage...

The Buffett Indicator is Flashing Red - Here’s What Could Happen Next

1 Dec 2024 2 minute read 2 comments FKlivestolearn

With the U.S equity markets hovering around $62 trillion, more than twice the size of the US economy, investors should err on the side of caution.    This year has been nothing short of extraordinary for the U.S. stock market, delivering remarkable r...

State of the Market (12/01/24)

1 Dec 2024 3 minute read 1 comment Todd Mei PhD

Get the Full Free Version of The Art of the Bubble Newsletter here. The Macro Situation bender (noun) a prolonged often wild drinking stint; retail season from October to December; a distorted view of the economy. ― New Ent...

StartEngine Raises That Intrigue Us - December 2024 (New One)

25 Nov 2024 2 minute read 0 comments davidgyoung

This is NOT investment advice.  Investing in startups is risky whether it is via StartEngine or any of the other platforms.  Liquidity may or may not be an option for an extended period of time.  Let's see if we can toss out a few names on a monthly...

State of the Market (11/24/24)

24 Nov 2024 4 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD

Get the Full Free Version of The Art of the Bubble Newsletter here. The Macro Situation deregulation (noun) the removal of regulations and restrictions; Prometheus unbound; the literal or metaphorical precursor to having your liver...

State of the Market (11/17/24)

17 Nov 2024 3 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD

Get the Full Free Version of The Art of the Bubble Newsletter here. The Macro Situation ultracrepidarian (noun) a person who offers an opinion on something that is beyond their knowledge; what one becomes subsequent to contrary econo...

State of the Market (11/10/24)

10 Nov 2024 3 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD

Get the Full Free Version of The Art of the Bubble Newsletter here. The Macro Situation the Good Place (noun) heaven; an American television fantasy-comedy based on the idea that the main character has died and finds out mistakenly s...

State of the Market (11/03/24)

3 Nov 2024 3 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD

Get the Full Free Version of The Art of the Bubble Newsletter here.   The Macro Situation physiocracy (noun) an 18th-century economic theory which held that the wealth of nations came from land agriculture and that the economy op...

State of the Market (10/27/24)

27 Oct 2024 3 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD

Get the Full Free Version of The Art of the Bubble Newsletter here.   The Macro Situation False Bay (noun) a bay in South Africa, so named because it was confused by sailors with Table Bay to the north; the period in economic c...