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2024
Looking ahead to the next election, believe it or not
Too Soon
The great ideas of the Internet bubble, finally come to life
Oh Hi Mark to Market
The utterly unreliable data from Zillow
Black Girls Code
If I worked at an actual publication they would never print this one
Defying the Rotation
Why I think small caps are in worse long-term trouble than anyone else
The Influence of Fed Balance Sheet Growth
A deep dive into why the Fed’s shenanigans push the markets around
Why Crypto Is Better
Bitcoin beats gold, hands down
Complacency to Fear and Back
An exploration of sentiment better than any we’ve seen before
The Carrington Event
The sun could snuff out modern civilization instantly
Flatten the Funhouse Mirrors
Why it is important to look at charts through the lens of money supply