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The Future’s So Bright

The Future’s So Bright

Trump won, Republicans swept, and half the country is deliriously happy. Not that I don’t get it—I’m all for a pro-growth explosion of economic activity.

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Adult Swim

Adult Swim

I famously wrote in a Substack essay that I don’t vote. You can google it if you want; I’m not going to link to it because it has salty language.

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How to Lose Money

How to Lose Money

In January 2000, I decided to short some dumb internet stocks. That was going fine until the Fed did a surprise rate cut, at which point those trades went up an uncomfortable orifice.

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Edward Jones Is Better Than Vanguard

Edward Jones Is Better Than Vanguard

You may find this hard to believe, but Edward Jones does more good in the world than Vanguard.

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Be Smart

Be Smart

The BE SMART podcast has been in existence for a while, and I thought it was a clever bit of branding on my part, because isn’t that what we all hope to aspire to do in money and markets—be smart?

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The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

Trading is funny—sometimes things are going really well, and sometimes things are going very poorly.

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