Posts by Andrew Stotz
Become a Better Investor Newsletter – 20 December 2025
US labor market weakens. Coal demand hits ATH. Silver hits another ATH. AI-related stocks are 20%+ of global market cap. Fund managers are invested.
Read MoreOptimizing Student Learning: Crazy Simple Education (Part 2)
What if more quizzes created more joy—not stress? Lee Jenkins shows host Andrew Stotz how Deming-inspired practices like random-concept quizzes, student-led charts, and “all-time best” celebrations turn classrooms into true learning systems that build confidence, motivation, and real understanding. A simple shift in method—massive shift in joy.
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 13 December 2025
Fed cut rates. Central banks are still buying gold. Quality matters in small caps. Consumer Staples underperform. Silver hits another ATH.
Read MoreA. Stotz All Weather Strategies – November 2025
Gold and the Japan fund outperformed significantly. Performance review of our strategies in November 2025 – All Weather Inflation Guard gained 0.3%, All Weather Strategy lost 1.6%, All Weather Alpha Focus gained 2.1%.
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 6 December 2025
Gold reserves on the rise. Miners see wide margins. Silver jumps to a new ATH. The average investor underperforms bonds. Get 5% yield in Japan.
Read MoreMy Worst Investment Ever November 2025
In November 2025, we published 1 new episode of the My Worst Investment Ever podcast. Listen to all of them here.
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 29 November 2025
AI spending is low. The world is going off the US$. Retail drives US stock trading. China sees a decline in investments. Japan is stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Read MoreWhat is “Profound Knowledge”? An Insider’s View of Deming’s World (Part 4)
Ever wondered what Dr. Deming really meant by “profound knowledge” — and how it can still transform your work today? In this conversation, Bill Scherkenbach shares with host Andrew Stotz lessons from Dr. W. Edwards Deming on profound knowledge, systems thinking, and why “knowledge without action is useless, and action without knowledge is dangerous.”
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 22 November 2025
Commodities appear cheap again. Japan’s gov’t bond yield shoots up. Investors don’t sit on much dry powder. EVs are just 4% of cars on the road. AI now creates more content than humans.
Read MoreA Smarter Way to Set Goals
Are you looking for smarter, more sustainable improvements? In this episode, John Dues joins Andrew Stotz to challenge the way schools – and businesses – set goals. Instead of chasing stretch targets that often frustrate teachers and students alike, John shows how to use data and systems thinking to create real improvement.
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