Intro to ESG
We constantly hear about how companies are not doing enough for climate change, are managing poorly and are operating immorally,…
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July 14, 2021
Intro to SPACs
Imagine you were able to create a company that had no commercial purpose. It doesn’t sell any products or services,…
July 10, 2021
Strategies to Repay Debt
Whether it be a young child dealing in “IOUs” or a middle-class worker attempting to pay off their car loan,…
July 2, 2021
Economics of Happiness: Does Money Buy Happiness?
This post originally comes from BrainFeed.co. A well-known quote says that, “Money can’t buy happiness”. And though most people agree, most people also…
June 29, 2021
Black Monday Explained
During the mid 1980s, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) tripled in value and the stock market as a whole…
June 17, 2021
How the “Great Leap Forward” Became the Worst Famine in Human History
This post originally comes from BrainFeed.co. When Chinese leaders launched the “Great Leap Forward” in 1958, they hoped the economic campaign would bring their…
June 10, 2021
Enron: The Most Shocking Fraud in US History
In Fall 2000, Enron was booming. Its stock hit a new peak price of $90.56, and the USA’s 7th largest…
May 20, 2021
The 1973/74 Oil Crisis: How the Golden Age of Capitalism Ended
This post originally comes from BrainFeed.co. As oil prices skyrocketed in late 1973, economist E.F. Schumacher commented: “The party’s over”. Since the end…
May 11, 2021
What Does it Mean to “Short” a Stock?
This post originally comes from BrainFeed.co. Why do investors buy a company’s stock? There can be many reasons, but they always boil down…
May 4, 2021
Malthusian Trap: How Humans Escaped The Cycle of Misery (For Now…)
This post originally comes from BrainFeed.co. The Malthusian Trap is a theory which argues that, unchecked, population growth will outpace increases in food…
April 21, 2021