The Cult of Ignorance
40 years ago, Isaac Asimov, one of America’s best known writers, explained the issue with both-sides-ism. “It’s hard to...
The Halfway Point
Here is a shocking observation: The pandemic lockdown began in March of 2020. As of today, the two leading vaccine candidates from...
Random Election Day Thoughts
Election day is finally here. Last month, I shared some random facts related to markets and the election. Here are some more small items...
The Hidden World of Failure
Yesterday’s column, Mediocre SPAC Returns Shouldn’t Be a Surprise, was ostensibly about special-purpose acquisition...
How Corporations Pillaged the Free Market
How Corporations Pillaged the Free Market Milton Friedman’s siren song of profit convinced lawmakers to stop worrying about people and...
The 10 Most Useless Phrases in Finance
The 10 Most Useless Phrases in Financial Markets Catchy slogans are not only no substitute for critical analysis, they are often wrong....
Time Dilation
Never shared this story about Bill Meehan before but today is a day to remember. #RIP @billmeehan @jimcramer...
Mea Culpas, 2019 edition
Brexit, Facebook, Endowments and Other Errors Acknowledging mistakes increases the odds of avoiding them in the future. Bloomberg,...
BBRG: Brexit, Facebook, Endowments and Other Errors
Brexit, Facebook, Endowments and Other Errors Acknowledging mistakes increases the odds of avoiding them in the future. Bloomberg,...
Coming Next Week: MIB Live with Gene Fama and David Booth
I am excited about our next Masters in Business: Live! This time, we will be chatting with Nobel Laureate Gene...