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November 2020

October 2020

The Role of Companies and the Evolution of Great Power Competition
This week we look at how a hedge fund once seized an Argentine warship in a dispute over government debt and discuss how the power and role of companies…
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Ass Insurance + Monopoly Money: Google and Apple as Dictators
This week we start with a look at a fairly exotic corner of insurance (body part insurance) and discuss the implications of the unbundling of the…
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September 2020

Fractional Ownership, Lottery Savings & Vaccines as Startup Investments
This week we start with a look at fractional ownership of assets before discussing what the possible implications of this growing trend are. Next, we…
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History of Central Banks & Banning Onion Futures
While reading Trade Wars are Class Wars (a book I highly recommend for those interested in the inter-country trade relations) I came across one of the…
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Delta's Oil Refinery & Getting Paid in Risk
We start with a look at how volatile oil prices affect airlines and Delta's unique approach to trying to hedge against price shocks. Next, we cover some…
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August 2020

Angel Indexing, Product Placement, HENRY, CATS, DINK & FIRE
We start with a look at whether index investing can work in the world of venture capital. In light of the first major movie release of the pandemic…
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World's First Cyber Attack, Income Share Agreements & The Waffle House Index
People are often surprised to hear that the first cyber attack happened in the 1800s and I love recounting the story of how it happened. This week we…
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IPO Pops, Dutch Auctions & How to Steal an Election
There’s been a lot of talk about direct listings and SPAC’s recently but IPOs are still the main way companies go public. This week’s focus starts with…
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July 2020

History of Interest, Analyzing Amazon's CAC & Netflix's Membership Auto-Cancellation
History of Interest (1 min) Analyzing Amazon's CAC (2 min) Netflix's Membership Auto-Cancellation (2 min) How did ancient humans invent a concept as…
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