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In the last couple weeks, three important companies have pledged to permanently move towards a work from home organization. Twitter, Shopify, and Facebook have all made the leap and soon others will follow. This is the beginning of a tectonic shift that will play out over several years and reshape multiple modes of human experience including culture, economics, technology, relationships, the...

When prices correct in the stock market and volatility increases, investors tend to veer off course in a bunch of ways. Here’s a list of nine things that happen to investors when price volatility increases. 1. Emotional Volatility Increases – Investors are a little irrational even during periods of relative calm. That’s the behavior gap. But during periods of increased price...

There is one value investment that generates massive gains while remaining immune to market cycles, bubbles, fads, crashes, rates or the economy. It is relentlessly undervalued and, judging by the obesity secular bull market that continues longer than the great bond bull, shows few signs of trading at a premium anytime soon. The trend is not your friend. I am talking about good nutrition –...

A new decade begins in a couple months. Sure, take time to reflect on your life and the Teens that are ending but don’t spend too much energy there. What’s past is done. Next… Instead, think about the next decade and begin visualizing your potential reality. What will make you happy? Who do you aspire to be? What can you accomplish? What do you give up finally or avoid? You can...

I love doing these podcasts with JC. We do these phone calls all the time anyway and so when he tapes them, its just a new dimension that allows others to eavesdrop and reply if they’d like via social or email. We’ve been doing shorter ones too which I like better. I can’t listen to the 90 minute podcasts and I have nothing to say that takes that long. Here JC and I talk about...

When I was a kid I thought it was just the candy and hijinks. Maybe it was then, but now it’s much more… We’re a culture that avoids the reality of aging and death. From the collective perception of youthfulness as beauty to the ascendance of plastic surgery and Botox to the massive healthcare spending on maximal therapies for those who have lived long and full lives, we want to...

You probably know the story of Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. Wu-Tang recorded an entire album, printed one copy and auctioned it for millions to the highest bidder with a stipulation that the music would not be commercialized. So they made a few million bucks and handed the music over to a biotech used car salesman who might still be in prison(?). Few, though, know this story...