Category Archive: 9d) Fund and Hedge Funds

Don't just react to pain — reflect on it. To overcome any obstacle, you must think deeply about how reality works and develop principles to guide your actions. That's the only way to learn from your mistakes so you don’t repeat them. The pain is the signal! @TheDiaryOfACEO

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My perspective on how #expectations impact #happiness.

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History shows us that having too much debt during an economic downturn leads to a classic, self-reinforcing cycle where: 1) The empire can no longer borrow the money to repay its debts 2) It prints a lot of new money, which devalues the currency and raises inflation 3) Living standards decline, leading to the rise of political extremism 4) Turbulent economic conditions undermine productivity and there is conflict about how to divide the shrinking...

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As an investor, you don’t want to concentrate your bets — you want diversification, so you’re protected in different economic environments. That’s why alternative assets like gold are so valuable in balancing your portfolio. @TheProfGPod

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My first real job was caddying, and it changed my life. It was the 1960s, and the people I was caddying for were always talking about the stock market. So, I took my caddying money and bought Northeast Airlines because it was the only company I had heard of that was selling for less than $5 a share. Little did I know, but the stock was so cheap because they were about to go broke. But I got lucky and they got acquired, so I tripled my money....

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This simple animated video series answers the question, "How does the #economy really work?" Based on my practical template for understanding the economy. This series breaks down economic concepts like #credit, #deficits and #interest rates, allowing viewers to learn the basic driving forces behind the economy, how economic policies work and why economic cycles occur. This is Part 5, I hope you find these helpful.

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#Trust your gut. @FindingMastery

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I sat down with CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin to discuss his latest book, 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History — and How It Shattered a Nation. A lot of what Andrew learned researching this book is analogous to what happened during the 2008 financial crisis, and also to what is happening today. That’s because history moves in cycles — the same cause-effect relationships are at play, and there are important lessons to be learned....

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The U.S.'s debts are on the edge of becoming unmanageable to the point where it could default if conditions are not changed. But this problem isn’t a unique one. It has happened many times in history, which is why I believe studying the past is so important. The same cycles repeat over and over again, and there are important lessons we can learn from those experiences. I recently met with Bloomberg @markets ahead of the UN Ocean Conference to...

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