Archive for August, 2020

INTERNET DISINFORMATION

August 15, 2020

Did you know that RT (Russia Today), one of Vladimir Putin’s disinformation websites is one of the top two sources of news on YouTube, right up there with CNN? Or that Warren Buffett’s Geico was a leading advertiser on Sputnik News, another Kremlin propaganda site? Neither did I until my podcast interview with veteran journalists and media entrepreneurs Steven Brill and Gordon Crovitz, co-founders, and co-CEOs of NewsGuard the web rating service.
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READ “COMMON SENSE”

August 10, 2020

READ

Common Sense: The Investor’s Guide to Equality, Opportunity, and Growth

“I recommend this book to anyone who cares about these things. It’s not just for investors.”

Howard Marks, Co-Founder of Oaktree Capital Management

Watch the related WEALTHTRACK episode.

GREENBLATT – PANDEMIC IMPACT

August 10, 2020

PANDEMIC IMPACT

Great value investor Joel Greenblatt is surprised by the long-lasting impact the pandemic experience will have on his professional life.

Watch the related WEALTHTRACK episode.

GREAT VALUE INVESTOR JOEL GREENBLATT ON SOME REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS FROM HIS NEW BOOK, COMMON SENSE

August 7, 2020

One of the biggest issues to emerge from the pandemic is income inequality. It has become even more pronounced as millions of low-income workers lose their jobs and the much smaller number of high-income workers keep theirs and benefit from a powerful bull market.

This week’s guest is on a crusade to change this dynamic, by giving opportunities to lower-income individuals and their families to achieve economic success.
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