The Many Faces of Inflation
If you want to understand inflation, you first need to define it—but there are many definitions and many ways to track it. Join Zolio as we dig into the biggest and most important metrics—and why they are different.
The Is/Ought Fallacy and Finance
Many critics attack Wall Street as the seat of corruption and evil—and many suggest a world without finance at all would be a better one. Before we even approach thinking about a world where that is possible, we should first get to first principles. Is finance evil? Are banks evil? Not really—but they aren’t exactly good, either. So what are they? Let’s start by asking the right question.
Market Crashes and Toxic Derivatives
Stocks are stubbornly staying low, and a bear market continues to loom over many indices. Could we see contagion spread and see a widespread Great Recession due to a blowup of derivatives? Let’s talk about credit default swaps
The Secret Lives of Federal Reserve Economists
Federal Reserve economists probably don’t do what you think they do—but the job’s description is more than just surprising. Zolio digs into what these people do day in and day out, and why their work influences the economic lives of just about everyone on Earth.
Why Stagflation is so Terrifying
It’s easy to forget finance and economics boil down to human emotions and urges—but in the most terrifying times that fact shines through, like now. As we face stagflation, it’s important to go over just why this is such a horrifying fate for ourselves and the world.
Why Everything is Going Down All at Once
Stocks, bonds, bitcoin—just about everything is going down in value at once, and even the bright spots (like single family homes) are starting to take a hit. How can everything go down at once? Where is the money going? Zolio explains the dynamics of market downturns and why capital flows are such an important and deeply analyzed aspect of markets.