There’s a noticeable decline in the number of publicly traded companies in the U.S. despite significant economic growth. The number of companies hasn’t actually decreased; instead, more companies are now privately held. This shift has changed the investment landscape: fewer opportunities for public investors to access early-stage, high-growth companies.
When you’re making investment decisions, make sure you’re not basing your decisions on big headlines. Chuck and Michael discuss how the wise investor makes investment decisions based on the actual value of the investments. Let’s explore.
Navarro is one of President Trump’s economic advisers and the one most closely associated with tariffs. Navarro, who has a Ph. D. in Economics from Harvard, holds extremely strong beliefs in the positive power of tariffs. What are the pro-tariff arguments? Let’s break them down.
We must reject theories that cannot be backed up by facts, but we must also reject facts that cannot be explained by any theory. It isn’t enough to just know the data; one must also know the why of the data. If one can’t figure out the why, then the data should be noted as a mere coincidence. Theory matters.
Why are international stocks outperforming U.S. stocks? Chuck and Michael discuss the economic impact of tariffs, the new trade war, and why the Trump administration’s ‘America First’ policies are not yielding positive results in the markets. Let’s explore.
