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Studies In Sophistry: Rich States, Poor States 17
Article By:
Menzie Chinn
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024 1:55 AM EDT
Today, ALEC released the latest assessment of state-by-state economic outlook and economic performance, authored by Arthur Laffer, Stephen Moore, and Jonathan Williams.
The Holy Grail Of Investing
Article By:
Cullen Roche
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024 7:45 PM EDT
I have some exciting news to announce. I will be publishing a new book later this year that was titled “The Holy Grail of Investing”. I saw “was” because some guy named Tony Robbins just announced that he published a book by the same name today
Book Review: Concordian Economics, Volume 1
Article By:
John Lounsbury
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Sunday, February 4, 2024 7:17 AM EDT
This book is the first of two volumes encapsulating Carmine Gorga’s lifetime research in economics. Dr. Gorga is a TalkMarkets contributor and political scientist1 who has been contributing to economic thinking for nearly 60 years.
Hardwired For Disaster
Article By:
Bill Bonner
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Sunday, December 31, 2023 6:04 PM EDT
This is an excerpt from my most recent book, Un-Civilizing America: How Win-Win Deals Make Us Better.
Best Of Book Bits 2023 - December 31, 2023
Article By:
James Picerno
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Sunday, December 31, 2023 6:28 AM EDT
For our final act of 2023, here’s the second installment to Best of Books 2023.Here are the other of books that captured our attention over the preceding 12 months. Happy reading–and Happy New Year!
A New Book Takes A Deep Dive At Solving The Portfolio Problem
Article By:
James Picerno
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Wednesday, November 29, 2023 7:50 AM EDT
Financial wisdom is said to be cyclical rather than cumulative, but that’s unfair. However, in the dominion of portfolio management and design, academics and money managers have made great strides in decoding cryptic market signals.
Slate Money Travel: Maybe We Should Walk
Podcast By:
Felix Salmon
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Monday, November 27, 2023 5:37 AM EDT
In this episode of Slate Money Travel, Felix Salmon speaks with Craig Mod about why he loves to walk on vacation. Check out Craig Mod’s latest book, “Things Become Other Things”.
GOAT: Tyler Cowen's Search For The Greatest Economist
Article By:
Bill Conerly
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Sunday, November 19, 2023 8:48 PM EDT
Not only does Cowen pose an interesting question and attempt to solve it, but this is an attempt at a generative book, a book that evolves, a book that writes itself, a book without a status quo.
Book Bits: Nov. 18, 2023
Article By:
James Picerno
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Sunday, November 19, 2023 4:19 AM EDT
Jennifer Burns’s biography of the economist Milton Friedman arrives at a moment when his legacy is increasingly questioned. For his admirers, Friedman was a farsighted prophet of market economics, more capitalism as the way to more global prosperity.
The Bully Of Bridgewater
Podcast By:
Felix Salmon
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Sunday, November 12, 2023 9:02 AM EDT
Unraveling the myth of Wall Street legend Ray Dalio with author Rob Copeland. Plus the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike and WeWork’s bankruptcy.
Book Bits: November 11, 2023
Article By:
James Picerno
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Sunday, November 12, 2023 5:03 AM EDT
In public, Ray Dalio has all the markings of an icon. New York Times reporter Rob Copeland is here to shatter the illusion. On Tuesday, Copeland published a new biography, The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates.
Book Bits: Four New Reviews, Four New Books
Article By:
James Picerno
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Sunday, October 22, 2023 10:29 PM EDT
Four books published within the last week have different takes on how societies work - or don't work.
Book Review — Going Infinite: The Rise And Fall Of A New Tycoon
Article By:
Simon Lack
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023 8:42 AM EDT
Early in his career SBF worked at Jane Street, a Wall Street market maker where trainees routinely bet on obscure outcomes (how many dice are in my pocket) so as to demonstrate mental acuity and probabilistic risk assessment to the senior traders.
Book Review: Going Infinite, By Michael Lewis
Article By:
Tim Knight
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Friday, October 6, 2023 9:30 PM EDT
Ah, SBF ... as the subtitle says, Lewis writes about the new tycoon's "rise and fall."
Research Review: August 31, Financial Crises
Article By:
James Picerno
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 9:07 AM EDT
In this article James Picerno brings us reviews of five different studies all discussing the impact of financial crises.