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The Trump Accounts Sentiment Indicator

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The Trump Accounts Sentiment Indicator

Dec 11, 2025

As you might have heard, the government recently announced that it is going to create investment accounts for all new children born in the United States, funding them with $1,000 to be invested in…

The Higher Education Bubble That Everyone Forgot About

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life

The Higher Education Bubble That Everyone Forgot About

Dec 4, 2025

Higher education was in the news during the Biden administration because the Supreme Court ruled that student loans could not be forgiven, and Biden subsequently sought end-arounds to forgive as many as possible anyway.

Ridiculous Hangups About Self-Driving Cars

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Ridiculous Hangups About Self-Driving Cars

Nov 20, 2025

Self-driving cars are getting a lot of bad press. You may not be one of them, but I’m sure there are lots of people on this list who think that human drivers are better than a computer.

50-Year Mortgages

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debt

50-Year Mortgages

Nov 13, 2025

I’m trying to stay away from personal finance in this newsletter to focus on markets, but this time, I can’t resist.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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risk, sentiment, investing, mindset

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Nov 6, 2025

Some things are really good in the economy right now, and some things are really bad.

Emotional Liquidity

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Emotional Liquidity

Oct 30, 2025

In the personal finance class that I teach at Coastal Carolina University, we spend some time talking about liquidity, in the context of different investments that you might have.

It Doesn’t Have to Be Hard

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It Doesn’t Have to Be Hard

Oct 23, 2025

Everything is meant to be sold… eventually.

Bad Ideas

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Bad Ideas

Oct 16, 2025

I’ve had some bad ideas in my day. One of them resulted in me getting stung by a bee inside my nose. Welcome to Jackass.

Keeping Your Head

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risk, mindset, investing

Keeping Your Head

Oct 9, 2025

Keeping your head when everyone around you is losing theirs—an old stock market adage. Really, what this is saying is that you should be rational when everyone else is being irrational. Good advice for today’s markets.

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