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Transcript: Charley Ellis on Rethinking Investing

The Big Picture

The transcript from this weeks, MiB: Charley Ellis on Rethinking Investing , is below. Charlie Ellis is just a legend in the world of investing. He was chairman of the Yale’s Endowment Investment Committee and his, not only did he write 21 books, his new book, rethinking Investing, is just a delightful snack.

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Dollars Are For Spending & Investing, Not Saving

The Big Picture

“I need the US Dollar to be a store of value between the time I make it until I spend it, invest it, pay my taxes with it, or give it away. To be more precise, I want to discuss the type of chart that reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of money, currency, spending, investing, and taxes. It does that splendidly.”

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Personal finance links: misplaced criticisms

Abnormal Returns

(peterlazaroff.com) Justin Carbonneau and Matt Zeigler talk with Ben Carlson about major investing mistakes. humansvsretirement.com) Jim Dahle talks with Andrew Tobias author of "The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need." theatlantic.com) Investing Lost decades for the stock market happen. Get that right first.

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March Madness: Final Four Investing Bracket 2025

Dear Mr. Market

Market: This is perhaps one of our favorite articles and times of the year; not necessarily because of basketball but rather it allows us the opprtunity to articulate our main investment themes we see playing out for the remainder of the year. Who will be this years champion? Lets break it down ( click here to see the full bracket).

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

The major costs of living, like housing, energy, and transportation are not particularly expensive compared to other highly-developed countries. His most recent book is is Rethinking Investing: A Very Short Guide to Very Long-Term Investing. There are few left to trust. Has America finally hit peak truck?

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Personal finance links: retirement preparedness

Abnormal Returns

standarddeviationspod.com) Peter Lazaroff on investing at all-time stock market highs. wsj.com) Spending High housing and transportation costs will wreck your finances. collabfund.com) Lists 25 investing mistakes to avoid including 'not diversifying.' peterlazaroff.com) Morgan Housel on the art of spending money.

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BEA: Real GDP increased at 2.9% Annualized Rate in Q4

Calculated Risk

The increase in real GDP reflected increases in private inventory investment, consumer spending, federal government spending, state and local government spending, and nonresidential fixed investment that were partly offset by decreases in residential fixed investment and exports. emphasis added PCE increased at a 2.1%