Where Money, Investing, and Technology Meet
A few months before he died Pope Francis offered some advice to his fellow preachers on how to approach a homily to the congregation: Speaking off-the-cuff, Pope Francis urged preachers to transmit “one idea, one sentiment, and one invitation to action” within at most 10 minutes. “After 8 minutes, preaching gets dispersive and no one […]
I’ve had several questions in the Ask an Expert column recently centred around the wisdom of converting superannuation into a pension. This conversion is generally presented as something that requires minimal thought, almost just a default action. But judging by the volume of questions I get on this topic, and the complex scenarios that people […]
Key Takeaways CalPERS’ investment in MSTR dropped from $144M to $80M due to price declines. Strategy’s stock slump is linked to Bitcoin’s volatility and broader market conditions. Share this article California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest public pension fund in the US by assets, has seen a drawdown in its first exposure to […]
Yves here. Even though anyone who took a basic economics class learned that monopolists and oligopolists set prices higher than sellers do in competitive market, pols, pundits, and the press are bizarrely loath to point that out in real world situations. They seem to have been brainwashed that larger = more efficient, and that those […]
Today’s post is a big one: How to get $100,000 per year in retirement — tax free. Yes — tax-free. It sounds almost too good to be true. But with careful planning, the rules in Australia do allow for this outcome (for many). We’ll walk through how, when, and under what conditions. I’ll be taking […]
Key Takeaways Grayscale Investments has filed an S-3 form with the SEC to convert its Zcash Trust into a Zcash ETF. The ETF would provide broader, regulated investor access to Zcash, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency. Share this article Grayscale Investments, a digital asset management firm, has filed an S-3 form with the SEC for a Zcash […]
Strategy Inc. (formerly MicroStrategy) spent 2025 building the largest corporate Bitcoin reserve the public markets have ever financed, but the scale of that ambition ended up colliding with the logic of its own stock. What began as an aggressive accumulation strategy, powered by the company’s appetite for leverage and a willingness to dilute existing shareholders, […]
Everyone is trying to put the massive AI spend by technology companies into context. The easiest historical analogies are the telecomm buildout in the 1990s dot-com bubble and the railway bubbles of the 1800s. Each period was defined by excessive infrastructure spending, investor euphoria, and bubbles that popped but still had lasting positive effects. I’m […]
Today we’re diving into a deceptively simple but incredibly powerful concept: opportunity cost. Now, that might sound like something out of an economics textbook, but don’t tune out just yet — because understanding opportunity cost is one of the most useful tools you can have in making smarter financial decisions. Let’s dive in. What is […]
Key Takeaways Alphabet (Google’s parent company) stock rose after news that Meta (Facebook, Instagram) is considering using Google’s TPUs (tensor processing units) in its data centers. Google’s custom AI chips were previously developed for internal use only. Share this article Alphabet stock climbed today following reports that Meta Platforms, the social media company that operates […]
