economics
The Ramen Principle: What a Noodle Bar Can Teach Us About Core Asset Investing
A restaurant review reveals powerful lessons for finance and investing, showing how a focus on core assets and niche markets drives sustainable growth.
The Canary in the Coal Mine: What a Cancelled Grouse Hunt in 1973 Teaches Us About Today’s Economy
A 1973 oil crisis cancelled a traditional grouse hunt, offering a timeless lesson on economic shocks, risk, and second-order effects for modern investors.
Napa’s Cabernet Crash: Why a Discount Wine is a Sobering Signal for the Economy
A discount Napa Cabernet signals a deep crisis in the luxury wine market, offering crucial lessons in economics, finance, and alternative investing.
The Editor’s Dilemma: What a 1930s Newspaper Game Reveals About Modern Finance and Ethical Investing
A media management game reveals timeless lessons about corporate finance, ethical investing, and the difficult balance between profitability and principle.
Beyond the Grid: Unpacking the Hidden Economic Lessons in the FT’s Polymath Crossword
Discover the profound financial insights hidden within a cryptic crossword, from historical market bubbles to the future of fintech and investing.
Solving the Market’s Matrix: What a Crossword Puzzle Reveals About Modern Investing
Modern investing is like a complex crossword puzzle. Success requires understanding macro trends, deep-diving into fundamentals, and connecting the dots.
Solving the Market: An Investor’s Guide to Thinking Like a Crossword Master
Discover how the strategic mindset of a crossword solver can be applied to investing, helping you navigate the complex puzzle of the modern economy.
The Unwanted Gift Portfolio: An Investor’s Guide to Managing Misallocated Holiday Assets
Unwanted holiday gifts are a microcosm of a core financial challenge: managing misallocated assets. Learn to apply professional investing strategies to your gifts.
The Unwanted Gift Economy: A Financial Guide to Post-Holiday Asset Recovery
Transform unwanted holiday gifts from liabilities into assets. Our financial guide explores strategies from resale markets to impact investing.
The Amadeus Effect: Decoding Genius and Rivalry in Modern Finance
The rivalry in “Amadeus” offers a powerful metaphor for modern finance, pitting disruptive “Mozart” innovators against established “Salieri” incumbents.
The Sun Also Sets on Profits: Navigating Spain’s Solar Glut and the Dawn of Battery Investing
Spain’s solar boom creates a paradox of negative energy prices, threatening solar farms and catalyzing a massive investment shift towards battery storage.
The Unwanted Gift Economy: Turning Holiday Liabilities into Financial Assets
Unwanted holiday gifts represent a multi-billion dollar market inefficiency. Learn how to turn these liabilities into assets using a strategic financial framework.