Tag: finance

Channeling the Animal Spirits in Finance & Economics | Going Over Some Concepts.

Introduction. After watching an interesting video on risk management, I asked ChatGPT to go over the four concepts of risk events — Black Swan, Gray Rhino, Dragon King, and Wicked Problem. Then I asked it to figure out what was missing and it came up with the White Tiger. Maybe there is a concept that is its … Continue reading Channeling the Animal Spirits in Finance & Economics | Going Over Some Concepts. →

Central Banks & The Federal Reserve Decisions and Repercussions.

I read an interesting article that was published in 2021 that gave me a bit of a different nuanced perspective of the housing crisis/bubble of the 2000s. As someone who studied the Great Recession in-depth, I was intrigued. The article was titled: The Housing Boom Was Greatly Exaggerated, Subheading: Almost everyone misunderstood the housing boom — including … Continue reading Central Banks & The Federal Reserve Decisions and Repercussions. →

Pension Fund Reform. (Revised From My X Thread).

This was actually published on December 28th, 2023 on X.com where I went down a rabbit hole on pension funds. I bring no good news nor do I see any bright future. In fact, I see danger ahead. I can objectively say pension reform is the best course of action for someone who is not … Continue reading Pension Fund Reform. (Revised From My X Thread). →

Are Short-Sellers Essential For a Functional and Healthy Markets?

At the height of the COVID pandemic in the United States and across the world, people became aware of the phrase “essential workers.” Essential workers were considered the backbone of the economy, the oil or energy to keep the economic machine up and running smoothly. In other words, most of the working class. The word … Continue reading Are Short-Sellers Essential For a Functional and Healthy Markets? →

LABOR STRIKES & THE MAL-DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH. (REVISED).

If you paid attention to the news, you probably have seen a wave of labor strikes across the United States. There’s the Writers’ Strike that started on May 2nd, 2023, and is ongoing. Now, the actors have joined the picket lines when negotiations fell apart with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). As … Continue reading LABOR STRIKES & THE MAL-DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH. (REVISED). →

Those Who Knew (2007-08 Financial Crisis).

There were many who warned about a coming financial storm. The housing crash that led to the Great Recession (2007-2009) was not a black swan event contrary to popular belief by the traditional media and many of those who occupy positions of power in the capital of the United States, Washington D.C. A black swan … Continue reading Those Who Knew (2007-08 Financial Crisis). →

Big Claims Requires Extraordinary Evidence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNTczyGLdhc Charlie Munger Interview       Charlie is a 98-year-old wise man at the end of his life. There are some things I agree with him and some things I disagree with. He talked about a quote from Warren Buffett, "It is not greed that drives the world but envy." In my view, in some cases, … Continue reading Big Claims Requires Extraordinary Evidence. →

Yeah, They Call Me Rabbit, This Is A Turtle Race.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6V9i8fFADI         There’s a Vox video relaying ways the rich avoid paying taxes and how problematic that can be. What the Vox video doesn’t mention are the plenty of other tax loopholes some of the elites do such as donating an artifact or an expensive art piece to a museum (ahem, Ken Griffin). Another way … Continue reading Yeah, They Call Me Rabbit, This Is A Turtle Race. →