Market gains this year have been led by a small handful of high-profile stocks. These high fliers include the infamous…
Author: Adam McKee
Never Forget That Markets are Cyclical
If you’ve never seriously considered the idea of market cyclicality, you need to read Market Cycles: The Key to Maximum…
Give Me Prime or Give Me Death
In a recent article entitled “Why your Amazon Prime membership may not be worth the price,” Jeniece Pettitt considered what…
Opinion: Capitalism and Socialism Don’t Mix
Capitalism and free markets work just like your economics professor described unless you go and try to improve things. Free…
Index Investing With SPDRs in Volatile Markets
Many financial experts and Titans alike recommend index investing as a strategy that will get the average investor what John…
Mr. Dalio’s Final Thoughts on the Economic Machine
In this final post concerning Mr. Dalio’s fabulous little video How The Economic Machine Works, we will follow along with…
Recessions and Depressions (According to Ray Dalio)
According to Mr. Dalio, a deleveraging looks like a recession, but interest rates can no longer be lowered to save…
The Psychology of Debt (According to Ray Dalio)
The thing that economists have noticed is that even during a recession, we tend to wind up a little more…
Credit and the Curious Lack of Money in the Economy (According to Ray Dalio)
A major difference between cash and credit is that when you settle a transaction in cash, it is settled immediately.…
Credit and Economic Cycles (According to Ray Dalio)
This is the fourth post in my series on Mr. Ray Dalio’s remarkable little film How the Economic Machine Works. …