Finance
Personal finance, markets, investing, and economic systems
#1360: The Resilience Pivot: Impact Investing’s New Language
As ESG labels vanish, "Resilience" is the new buzzword. Is this a strategic evolution of finance or a surrender of core values?
#1353: Why Impact Investors Need You to Stay Poor
Explore the "perverse incentive" trap: what happens to your investment when the social problem it’s meant to solve actually disappears?
#1351: The GDP Mirage: Mapping Real Wealth and Purchasing Power
GDP is a vanity metric. Discover why real income and purchasing power are the true measures of prosperity in the modern global economy.
#1348: The Ghost in the Machine: Why Accounting Ignores the Planet
Why does the global economy feel disconnected from reality? Explore the 500-year history of the "blind spots" in our financial ledgers.
#1347: The Carbon Math Paradox: Why Climate Accounting is Broken
Why do identical emissions lead to different social costs? Explore the "carbon math paradox" and the messy reality of impact-weighted accounting.
#1341: Can You Save the World and Get Rich Doing It?
Is impact investing a revolutionary tool for scale or a threat to genuine kindness? We dive into the tension between profit and purpose.
#1338: Can Experts Put a Price Tag on Human Goodness?
Can we put a dollar value on human goodness? Explore how new accounting standards are turning social and environmental impacts into hard currency.
#1324: The Dark Side of Impact Investing: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Is impact investing a revolution in capitalism or a tool for globalist control? We dive into a sharp critique of the "invisible heart" of the market.
#1173: Digital Borders: The Economics of Geo-Restricted Content
Why is your favorite show still blocked in your region? We dive into the complex world of global licensing and the escalating war on VPNs.
#1025: The Three-Day Money Gap: Why Banking is Still So Slow
Ever wonder why digital money takes days to move? Explore the hidden friction of the global banking system and the race for instant speed.
#1014: Why the CPI Thinks Your Rent Is Cheaper Than It Is
Why do official inflation numbers feel different from your grocery bill? Explore the hidden math and biases behind the Consumer Price Index.
#987: Reputation Laundering: How the Ultra-Wealthy Edit History
Discover how the world’s elite use massive philanthropy and SEO tactics to bury scandals and literally rewrite their digital history.
#985: Banking on Surveillance: The Secret History of KYC
How did opening a bank account become a security clearance? Trace the evolution of KYC from the 1970s to the age of AI surveillance.
#983: How to Hide $30 Trillion Using a 10-Year-Old Shelf
Discover how shell companies and complex legal structures move trillions of dollars across borders while remaining invisible to regulators.
#922: Can We Turn Human Welfare Into a Financial Asset?
Discover how Sir Ronald Cohen transformed global finance by aligning profit with purpose through the world’s first Social Impact Bond.
#852: Beyond the Market: Building a Post-Capitalist Economy
Is it time to move past the stock market? Explore how community wealth building and resource-based models could redefine human value.
#807: Buy It For Life: Escaping the Trap of Cheap Goods
Tired of things breaking? Discover the "Buy It For Life" philosophy and how to find products actually built to last a lifetime.
#640: Escaping the Currency Conversion Tax for Digital Pros
Tired of losing 4% every time you pay for OpenAI or Claude? Herman and Corn break down how to stop the "currency conversion tax" for good.
#607: The 3.06 Shift: Understanding the Shekel’s Surge
Why is the shekel hitting 3.06? Herman and Corn dive into the tech exports and energy shifts driving this massive currency move.
#529: Remote Pay Wars: The Truth About Geographical Arbitrage
Should your location dictate your paycheck? Explore the shifting ethics and economics of geographical arbitrage in 2026.