Get the Think newsletter.SUBSCRIBEMarch 24, 2019, 3:57 PM GMTBy Ani BundelEven the best creators can have a hard time knowing when to stop. The sequel trap has tripped up many a beloved series, written and…
1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
The Roadster version of the famed gull wing coupe was introduced at the 1957 Geneva Motor Show. At $11,000, it was was more expensive than the outgoing coupe (!) and it benefited from a host of…
Hospitals Block ‘Surprise Billing’ Measure In California
Yves here. This article demonstrates the power of health care industry incumbents. “Surprise billing” is pure and simple price gouging, particularly since hospitals routinely game the system, such as by scheduling doctors who are not…
An epic example of wealth destruction, by Scott…
The San Francisco Bay area is one of the most productive regions in the world, particularly the Silicon Valley area near San Jose. Unfortunately, many workers are priced out of moving there due to extremely…
Hack Your Retirement
How You Can Hack Your Retirement PlanYour future self will be thankful.Bloomberg, July 8, 2019 The holiday weekend has come and gone. Did it meet expectations? If not, it was a lost opportunity.…
Everyone Tries To Dodge The Tax Man, And…
Al Capone was busted for tax evasion. Leona Helmsley was, too. But gangsters and entitled millionaires aren’t the only ones who hold something back from the tax man. Each year, Americans of all stripes underpay…
MIB: Andrew Ang Explains Why Value Has Underperformed
In 2018, “Value” had the fourth worst drawdown in almost 100 years of data going back to 1925 (See Fama-French data set) according to Andrew Ang, director of BlackRock’s $210 billion dollar factor strategies group. He notes…
RWM on FT’s Annual Top 300 RIA List
We are thrilled to be on the annual FT 300 list: the top US registered investment advisers for 2019 (full list here). We are grateful for and honored by the recognition RWM launched 6 years…
Where Blue-Collar America Is Strongest
President Trump seems ready to declare victory in his effort to make America great again; last month, he said the slogan for his 2020 re-election campaign will be “Keep America Great.” But how much has…