Why I sold all my gold and won’t look back.
The Cobra Effect
The law of unintended consequences and the risk of owning bonds.
Falling Fast and Rising Slow
On the nature of equity price declines and recoveries.
Should You Buy Stocks When There is Blood in the Streets?
Why following advice during a financial panic is not as easy as it sounds.
Cooperation in the Age of Anger
Why we need understanding and support for others now more than ever.
Turn Off, Tune Out, Get Rich
Why ignoring financial noise is crucial for investment success.
Against the Gods
How to think about risk in your personal finances.
Wanna Get Rich? Think Fractally
On the fractal nature of compound interest.
E Pluribus Unum, Among Many…One
On the American stock market and its future.
Free Yourself from Your Investments
On the psychology of picking stocks and how to use passive investing to your advantage.
Bitcoin and the Power of Belief
Why cryptocurrencies are more similar to other risky assets than you think.
Strike While the Iron is Hot
The role of momentum and timing in the stock market.
Having Water in the Desert
A lesson from Warren Buffett on the power of liquidity.
The End is Everything
Why the timing of your investment returns matters and what to do about it.
Risk and Reward in a New Era
How investing has changed over the century and why future returns are likely to be lower.
The Unknown Unknowns of Investing
When diversification fails and how to prepare for the next crisis.
Bad Investment Results? Your Birth Year May Be to Blame
How luck influences investment success and what to do about it.
Following Your Passion is a Numbers Game
On luck and success in the creative industry.
The Early Bird Gets the Return
The real reason why investing early is important.
Fantastic Lies and How to Find Them
Detecting fraud using the mathematics behind Benford’s Law.