Brian Feroldi — Spreading Financial Wellness (EP.105)
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Brian Feroldi is the author of the book “Why Does The Stock Market Go Up?: Everything You Should Have Been Taught About Investing In School, But Weren't”. His mission statement is “To Spread Financial Wellness”, and he does exactly that in this episode of Infinite Loops! You can connect with Brian on Twitter at and get his book from Amazon at Show Notes: Brian’s first exposure to the stock market The power of mission statements Personal finances over investments Paying off your mortgage early Finding high-quality companies (Business) Momentum investing Brian’s Investment...
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Tracy Alloway — Understanding Financial Crises (EP.104)
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Tracy Alloway is the co-host of the Odd Lots podcast and a managing editor at Bloomberg Markets. You can follow Tracy on Twitter at and listen to her podcast here: Show Notes: Financial crisis hindsight Being obsessed with risk and systemic stability Historical parallels to the crisis of ‘08 Macro vs. micro bullshitting Why people refuse to say “I don't know” Victorian chicken bubble Tales of forensic accounting NFTs being used to launder money? NFTs’ path to success Insights from collapse of previous civilizations Understanding the Human OS Fair Wages for Robots Praise for Citi’s...
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Nick Maggiulli — Just Keep Buying (EP.103)
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Nick Maggiulli is a financial educator, author of the blog “Of Dollars and Data”, and the newly released book “Just Keep Buying: Proven Ways To Save Money And Build Your Wealth.” In this episode, we talk with Nick about the robust empirical research that has gone behind the insights and ideas presented in his new book! You can follow Nick on Twitter at and buy his book at Show Notes: Coming up with title of the book The save-invest continuum Is buying a house a good investment? Debt: Good or bad? On being shaped by our experiences One path the wealth creation? 2020...
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William Green — Lessons for Life and Investing (EP.102)
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William Green is a journalist and author of the book “RICHER, WISER, HAPPIER: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life.” — a book that draws on hundreds of hours of interviews with many of the world’s super-investors to demonstrate that key insights for building wealth apply to life as well. You can follow William on Twitter and get his book at Show Notes: From Journalism to Investing Obsessiveness required to play and win a game Behavioral biases Role of patience in investing Stoicism, and dealing with uncertainty Reading authors like Henry James Saying YES to...
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10-K Diver — Finance For Everyone (EP.101)
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As Chamath Palihapitiya put it back in April 2021, 10-K Diver is “one of the best fintwit accounts on Twitter.” 10-K Diver loves breaking down complex financial topics and helping people understand them via engaging Twitter threads. You can follow 10-K Diver on Twitter at and read all his threads at Show Notes: Curating aggressively Is there a long term plan? Reasoning from the first principles Volatility tax Do markets have a memory? Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) Mental models for investing Premeditating Jim’s GIF game Is it a Lindy or a turkey? The ‘Money...
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Morgan Housel — The Best Story Wins (EP.100)
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Morgan Housel comes back for his second episode and Infinite Loops’ 100th episode! Morgan is a financial writer and author of the bestselling book “Psychology of Money” — having sold more than a million copies worldwide! You can follow Morgan on Twitter at , and read his blog at Show Notes: Morgan’s role at Collaborative Fund Marketing that isn’t “forced” Good product is good marketing When perception becomes reality Feedback to Morgan’s book The power of stories Understanding finance vs. Experiencing it Writing is thinking Not a great age for middlemen Promises of crypto...
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Dr. David Rhoiney — “Designed to Fit Out” (EP.99)
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Dr. David Rhoiney is a Robotic Surgeon, but his talent stack also includes being a cryptologist, financial educator, writer, public speaker, web developer, former Division One Basketball player and sprinter, and more! Phew... However, he did not come from a background of privilege. He started out homeless, and the only bread winner of his struggling family from a very young age. So how did he change his life? One word: Perseverance. Dr. David is now on the path of helping others change their own lives, and shares one of most inspiring stories we have heard till date. We are grateful to be...
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Douglas A. Boneparth — Building the Web 2.0 to 3.0 Bridge (EP.98)
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Douglas A. Boneparth is the President at Bone Fide Wealth, Founder at CryptoDrip, and co-author of the book ‘Millennial Money Fix’. Follow Douglas on his Twitter at , CryptoDrip at and know more about Bone Fide Wealth here: Show Notes: Writing a book with your spouse "Killing your darlings" Humor as a marketing strategy Generating leads with Twitter and SEO Scaling a financial planning business Demystifying financial jargon Dealing with the 2020 crisis Doug's introduction to Bitcoin The Web 2.0/Web 3.0 bridge Crypto Drip: A coffee-based NFT collection Trusting the trust-less system...
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Steve Begleiter — Private Equity, Poker, and Military History (EP.97)
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Steven Begleiter is a Managing Director of Flexpoint Ford. Prior to joining Flexpoint Ford in 2008, Steve was a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns & Co. He is also a professional Poker player who claimed the 6th place in World Series of Poker 2009, winning $1.59M Show Notes: Culture at Bear Stearns The liquidity crisis that ended Bear Stearns Evolution of Financial Services Importance of having a ‘thesis’ for your investments The Rise of Private Equity Where is PE headed to? Investing lessons from a Poker career Role of luck in life and Poker Psychology at the poker table How...
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Jake Taylor — Getting Better at Decision Making (EP.96)
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Jake Taylor is the CEO of Farnam Street Investments and author of the book ‘The Rebel Allocator’, a book that help readers make better investment and business decisions. You can find Jake on Twitter at and get his book from Show Notes: Iron Law of Economic Survival Trade-offs between profit and brand Capturing intangible value Products as signalling devices Journalytic — Getting better at decision making Reducing the friction around journalling Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey Shortening the brain’s feedback loop The Great Reshuffle The Thinker and The Prover Cheng versus Ch'i...
info_outlineIn this episode of Infinite Loops we have Sahil Lavingia with us. Sahil is the founder and CEO of Gumroad, and author of the book “The Minimalist Entrepreneur”.
- The rise, and fall, and rise of Gumroad
- Physical vs. Digital Communities
- Befriending ‘volatility’
- Applications of Web 3
- And MUCH more!
Follow Sahil on Twitter at https://twitter.com/shl and buy his book from Amazon at amzn.to/2ZnIGOl