Posts by Andrew Stotz
ISMS 7: Financials, Cons. Disc., and Utilities Sectors Look Most Interesting
What do you think: Which of the global sectors is most attractive?
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 4 March 2023
2022 bond returns sucked, but they’ve sucked before. Fees really matter for investment returns. High volatility and leverage can ruin you quickly. It’s not going to be cheap for Germany to resolve its energy crisis. Is China collapsing?
Read MoreThe Role of Support: Cultivating Intrinsic Motivation Series with David P. Langford (Part 3)
In this episode, Andrew and David discuss one aspect of cultivating intrinsic motivation: the role of support. Cooperation and collaboration don’t just happen, and leaving a group of people – particularly kids – to just do as they please isn’t cultivating motivation. So how do you support intrinsic motivation?
Read MoreISMS 6: UK Looks Most Interesting Among the Top 5 Stock Markets
What do you think: Which of the largest country’s stock markets is most attractive?
Read MoreMy Worst Investment Ever February 2023
In February 2023, we published 10 new episodes of the My Worst Investment Ever podcast. Listen to all of them here.
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 25 February 2023
Buying high can result in a return-free decade. Japan signals a global recession. Approaching a deflationary period. But real wage growth suggests an uptick in US stocks. Solar panels require tons of mining.
Read MoreWho Controls Motivation? Cultivating Intrinsic Motivation Series with David P. Langford (Part 2)
In this second episode of the Motivation series, Andrew and David P. Langford discuss how power dynamics impact motivation and why autonomy is a big factor in motivation.
Read MoreISMS 5: How Rising Rates and Oil Prices Are Contributing to 6.4% Inflation in the US
What do you think: Are we headed for a recession or has the Fed engineered a soft landing?
Read MoreBecome a Better Investor Newsletter – 18 February 2023
The recent stock rally wasn’t supported by liquidity. ECB’s Valentine’s trolling re-affirms 2% inflation. Is the current inflation caused by supply shocks or by monetary debasement. The US has pushed the Europe-Russia conflict for a long time. Who cares about poison lakes in China?
Read MoreThe Best Way to Motivate: Cultivating Intrinsic Motivation Series with David P. Langford (Part 1)
In this episode, Andrew and David introduce the broad topic of “motivation.” David describes intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation and how motivation practices are usually manipulation tactics that don’t work over the long term. So what do we do instead?
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