#10 “You Can Replace The Bonds In The Traditional 60/40 Portfolio With Gold And It Makes No Difference” – Meb Faber Research

If you read the headline of this article, you probably have the same thought as everyone else: “No CHANCE” Meaning, there is no way this headline is true. I mean, how many investors do you know with a portfolio that is 60% stocks and 40% gold? (Ok maybe a few crazy Canadians or Australians?) The […]

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Animal Spirits: State of the American Investor

This episode is sponsored by Invesco: To learn more about Invesco’s income advantage ETFs. Visit https://www.invesco.com/income-advantage Sign up for Future Proof here  On today’s show, we discuss: Smoke and Mirrors 2025 State of the American Investor Study How People Invested Before The Internet Was A Thing McDonald’s to Cut Combo-Meal Prices After Convincing Franchisees Job […]

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Recent books from the MIT community

Data, Systems, and Society: Harness AI for Societal GoodBy Munther A. Dahleh, professor of EECS and founding director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and SocietyCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2025, $27.99 So Very Small: How Humans Discovered the Microcosmos, Defeated Germs—and May Still Lose the War Against Infectious DiseaseBy Thomas Levenson, professor of science writingPENGUIN RANDOM […]

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