This podcast discusses the fairness of making a 10% return on a billion dollar investment paying 3% interest, while the money supply expands at a rate of 7-10% a year. It highlights that investing in stocks with a 10% gain annually results in a 7% expansion of the money supply.
The speaker discusses different investment options such as stocks, mutual funds, as well as gold and silver. He also provides his opinion on gold as an investment option.
According to an industry expert, Tiger Global may struggle investing in series A and B companies due to a skill set gap. The firm had expressed interest in expanding their investment efforts beyond later stage rounds.
The speaker expresses that their investment in Lambda School is the best one they've made and feels like they are winning.
The author of an investment book discusses the price of $17 and how it could potentially save readers money in their investment decisions, while also noting the long-term perspective is more important than obsessing over daily market movements.
The rich who have places to put their money, but don't know where to put it, are quickly able to work out what they want and weave a narrative that tells them exactly what they want to hear. In nightlife, people use the same approach to promote their clubs or bars, so scalability is very effortful.
The speakers discuss the unpredictability of the stock market and getting freebies on airlines. They share their experiences using codes and always being billed for services not used.