Epsilon Theory Podcast

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Epsilon Theory on Tape: Things Fall Apart, Part 2 Apr 12, 2021

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Part 2 of a four-part series on what it means to have a polarized electorate and a monolithic market. How do things fall apart in a monolithic market? Not with a bang but a whimper. Originally published September 4, 2018

Epsilon Theory #8: Leverage and Its Discontents Apr 02, 2021

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Three fund collapses in three months, even as markets hit new highs. What do the Archegos, Greensill, and Melvin Capital blow-ups have in common? Leverage.

Epsilon Theory on Tape: Things Fall Apart, Part 1 Mar 23, 2021

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Part 1 of a four-part series on what it means to have a polarized electorate and a monolithic market. Today’s note: the Age of Ridiculousness and the decline and fall of the American Empire. Originally published August 8, 2018

Epsilon Theory #7: Inflation Investing Mar 11, 2021

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We're going to Pack-source a slate of investment strategies for an inflationary world. Here are five tentpoles to organize and support that effort.

Epsilon Theory #6: The Business of Wall Street Feb 25, 2021

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Very little of investing today is buying and selling shares of common stock in individual companies. Instead, we buy and sell what Wall Street calls "products". Mutual funds, ETFs, options, REITs, SPACs, etc. Dave Nadig, who literally wrote the book on ETFs, helps us understand the history and future of the business of Wall Street.

Epsilon Theory #5: The Gnostic Nationalism Narrative Feb 16, 2021

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Every political movement has a political philosophy, and for Trumpism and MAGA it’s the Dominion theology of the charismatic/Pentecostal church. Neither the rise of Donald Trump nor the attack on our Capitol can be understood without an examination of this faith and its constructed political narratives. Believe it or not.

Epsilon Theory #4: Hunger Games Feb 05, 2021

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What's happening with Reddit and Gamestop and Robinhood is a revolution, but not the revolution you think. This isn't a "democratization" of Wall Street. You were played. Again. It's a revolution in Common Knowledge. And that changes everything. Again.

Epsilon Theory #3: The Ireland Event Jan 14, 2021

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Rusty and I discuss the dramatic spike in Covid cases in Ireland over the last two weeks of December, and the risk of seeing a similar "Ireland Event" here in the US.

Epsilon Theory #2: Personal Finance Dec 24, 2020

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A conversation with Brian Portnoy, author of The Geometry of Wealth, about the role of money in shaping a life of meaning. How do we give better advice about money to others ... and to ourselves?

Epsilon Theory #1: Bitcoin Dec 10, 2020

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Can Bitcoin preserve its revolutionary potential after a Wall Street bear hug?

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