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Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice Bloomberg - A Driverless Future Threatens the Laws of Real Estate - Jack Sidders and Jess Shankleman 2/5 FT - Trump's warnings about unfair trade with China ring true - Nick Butler 2/11 * "There is no sign that Beijing accepts the responsibilities needed to
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Perspective WSJ - Tech Wealth Turns Attention to Affordable Housing in Seattle - Nour Malas 2/7 WSJ - Why Even 'Ordinary' Homes Sell for $500,000 Over the List Price - Nancy Keates 2/8 * "Nowhere is demand more pent up than in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the
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Perspective Economist - When the prices are too damn high - Daily Chart 2/5 WSJ - Hard Lessons From the Federal Student-Loan Program's Coming $36 Billion Shortfall - Josh Mitchell 2/4 * "U.S. officials have long maintained the federal government would make a profit on its $1.4
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Perspective FT - Super Bowl thriller watched by smallest audience since 2009 - Shannon Bond 2/5 * "In spite of the upset which saw the Eagles beat the Patriots 41 to 33 in a hard-fought battle in Minneapolis that came down to the final seconds of play, the broadcast drew
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If you were only to read one thing… Economist - Pyramid schemes cause huge social harm in China 2/3 * "The authorities call them 'business cults'. Tens of millions of people are ensnared in these pyramid schemes that use cult-like techniques to brainwash their targets and bilk
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Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice Bloomberg Gadfly - Still Clutching an Old iPhone? You're Not Alone - Shira Ovide 1/4 Bloomberg Businessweek - What If China Is Exempt From the Laws of Economics? - Michael Schuman 1/24 Bloomberg Businessweek - How Hedge Funds (Secretly) Get Their Way in Washington - Zachary Mider
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Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice FT - Lex in Depth: the case against share buybacks - Dan McCrum 1/29 * "S&P 500 companies have spent $1.1tn on share repurchase programs over the past two years, as executives struggled to turn modest economic growth into higher earnings. Lacking opportunities
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Perspective statista - Super Bowl LII - Felix Richter 1/26 Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice FT - The dangers of digital democracy - Rana Foroohar 1/28 FT - What Venezuela's chaos means for the oil market - Nick Butler 1/28 * "Anyone looking for an explanation of the recent uptick in
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Perspective statista - Is Airbnb Really Cheaper Than A Hotel Room? - Niall McCarthy 1/24 Visual Capitalist: TitleMax - A Decade of Grocery Prices for 30 Common Items - Jeff Desjardins 1/24 Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice Bloomberg - Dalio Says Bonds Face Biggest Bear Market in Almost 40 Years - Nishant Kumar and
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Perspective A Wealth of Common Sense: 180 Years of Stock Market Drawdowns - Ben Carlson 1/22 * "A reader sent me a link to a video of a presentation given by former hedge fund manager and quant Robert Frey (whose firm was actually bought out by legendary hedge fund manager
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Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice Bloomberg - This Rare Bear Who Called the Crash Warns Housing Is Too Hot Again - Prashant Gopal 1/22 FT - China's VPN crackdown is about money as much as censorship - Lucy Hornby 1/21 * "Curbs on internet access also serve to hand business
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Perspective Visual Capitalist - What Assets Make Up Wealth? - Jeff Desjardins 1/19 Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice A Teachable Moment - These Are Like, Really Bad Funds - Anthony Isola 1/18 Bloomberg View - No One Wants Your Used Clothes Anymore - Adam Minter 1/15 * "A once-virtuous cycle is breaking