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Posted January 21, 2026 by Ben Carlson Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by YCharts and ClearBridge Investments: This episode is sponsored by YCharts. Download Top 10 Visuals here And start your free YCharts trial through Animal Spirits (new customers only) here. Today’s show is sponsored by ClearBridge Investments. International and emerging market stocks […]
There’s a persistent myth in real estate that you need serious capital to get started. Six figures in the bank. A hefty down payment. The kind of money most people don’t have sitting around, especially in their 20s and 30s when they’re still building their careers. The truth is, you don’t need $100,000 to start […]
Recent reports of preliminary negotiations for a military alliance of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan raise underappreciated risks. Similar concerns arise from Israel’s growing security cooperation with the United Arab Emirates and its reported engagement with Somaliland, developments that have sharpened regional rivalries and prompted countervailing alignment efforts by Somalia involving Saudi Arabia and Egypt. […]
For MAVENS and MOGULS by The Accumulator on January 20, 2026 While death and taxes may be the only certainties in life, redundancy runs them a close third. Which helps explain why we’re regularly asked about how to make the most of a redundancy payout. (Investing wise, not George Best style!) Where should you save […]
Bitcoin’s June 26 options expiry provides a clean snapshot of how risk is being framed several months out, and the picture that emerges is one of deliberate insurance. Total open interest for the expiry sits near $3.92 billion in notional terms as of Jan. 20, with puts outnumbering calls at roughly 23.28K versus 19.87K contracts. […]
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Posted January 19, 2026 by Ben Carlson Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Simplify Asset Management: See here for more information on Simplify Asset Management On today’s show, we discuss: What is an auto-callable barrier income strategy? Gaining access to structed notes through SBAR in an efficient, liquid wrapper How do barrier options […]
Yves here. Below, Rajiv Sethi analyzes a big Polymaket position, betting that the US would attack Iran. That did not happen, making this look like a case of acting on inside information that turned out to be false due to Trump deciding at the last minute to stand off. Or was it that? Sethi argues […]
Key Takeaways Crypto markets experienced over $864 million in liquidations within 24 hours, affecting more than 241,000 traders. Bitcoin and Ethereum were heavily impacted, with $229 million and $153 million in liquidations, respectively. Share this article Crypto markets experienced sharp volatility in the last 24 hours, with liquidations exceeding $864 million, according to CoinGlass. The […]
Vitalik Buterin framed 2026 as the year Ethereum reverses a decade of convenience-first compromises. His thesis: the protocol stayed trustless, but the defaults drifted. Wallets outsourced verification to centralized RPCs. Decentralized applications became server-dependent behemoths that leak user data to dozens of endpoints. Block building is concentrated in the hands of a few sophisticated actors. […]
