Succumbing to advertising is common, even if we don’t recognize it as such. So we brought in Kit Yarrow, a consumer phycologist to help analyze consumer manipulation and provide tips for fending it off. Links:
When a business man at the head of his field starts making false claims on Twitter, and those claims effect the market, when does the SEC step in? What happens in the curious case of Elon Musk? We talk to John Thaler, the portfolio manager… Read More »Elon Musk vs Twitter with John Thaler
We bring in Greg McBride, Senior Economics Analyst at Bankrate.com, to help breakdown this week (and quarter) in the US Economics Wellness Check. Links:
Did you feel the effect of that tax cut earlier this year? With wages staying where they’ve been for several years, and inflation continuing, we talk to a 1 %er, Chuck Collins, about how he’s devoted his life to correcting the wealth gap. His new… Read More »Is Inequality in America Irreversible? with Chuck Collins
As an entrepreneur, it can be difficult to figure out when you should accept funding, and how much control you give up for the dough. We talk to former venture capitalist and now professor Dileep Rao about what he’s learned from the more successful business… Read More »It’s All About the Benjamins with Dileep Rao
Pugs notoriously have breathing issues because of their flat noses. Hip dysplasia is also a common problem in many breeds. But how do you know what you should plan for if you don’t really know what kind of breed you have? What if you suspect… Read More »DNA Testing: Not Just for Humans Anymore with Ryan & Adam Boyko
Maybe not necessarily actual street cred, but something similar in the eyes of its customers. It’s another tech M&A – this time Microsoft bought Github. We talk to tech analyst Jack Gold, of Gold and Associates, about what that means for Microsoft, the other major… Read More »Microsoft + Github = Street Cred? with Jack Gold
Some brick and mortar stores are still standing, and thriving, even as more shopping is being done online. So how do they do it? We get working strategies from Barbara Kahn, professor at The Wharton School, and author of “The Shopping Revolution: How Successful Retailers… Read More »To Shop, or Not to Shop (online): That is the Question with Barbara Kahn
The power is shifting to the people, or at least some other people, and tech companies can no longer be ignored, but is it too late for government regulation? We talk to Bill Janeway about his book “Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy: Reconfiguring the… Read More »Capitalism vs Control, and Where Does That Leave Us? with Bill Janeway
We’ve all heard that the middle class is shrinking, but what’s the big deal? We take a look at the current economy in comparison to the circumstances that lead to the drawing up of the US Constitution with Ganesh Sitaraman, a law professor and author… Read More »Money, Politics, Power, and the Constitution with Ganesh Sitaraman
