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European stocks are buoyant. Firms still refuse to list there
Another star prepares to move from London to New York. Europe’s hopes for more stock market listings remain a fantasy | Finance & economics (2025)
Student Loan Debt Is Now As Big as the U.S. Junk Market - Bloomberg
U.S. student loan debt now equals the size of the $1.3 trillion U.S. high-yield corporate bond market, presenting investors with a whole different ... (2017)
Will Uber Ever Stop The Bleeding? - Bloomberg
With so many scandals, it's easy to lose track of one of the biggest problems over at Uber's San Francisco offices: figuring out how to make money,... (2017)
Why a Hedge Fund Started a Video Game Competition
Issue 54: The Unspoken - Nautilus “There’s a weird way in which a hedge fund is a confluence of everything. There’s the money of course—Two Sigm... (2017)
16 Lessons Learned Bootstrapping Kinsta From $0 to 7-Figures in Revenue
Check out the lessons we learned during our bootstrapping journey, and how we turned our startup into a 7-figure business. Nothing is impossible! ... (2017)
The European Union’s delicate political economy - Free exchange
GREECE’S marathon crisis is at least instructive. Past flare-ups have illustrated a textbook’s worth of economic principles. The latest episode—a d... (2017)
How the euro zone deals with failing banks - The Economist explains
ALMOST a decade after the global financial crisis, aftershocks rumble on. This month Banco Popular, Spain’s sixth-biggest bank by assets, was bough... (2017)
American students head to Germany for free college
"Despite the high cost of college in this country, most American students will choose to go to school here. But a growing number of students are ge... (2017)
savings - Best way to start investing, for a young person just starting their career?
Personal Finance & Money Stack Exchange I am young, just started my career, and looking to begin investing so I can make my money work for me. I... (2017)
Ways to tame your finances - The Washington Post
The man who boiled down wealth strategies onto one index card is back with tips for seniors on fixed incomes and others who need to do more with less. (2017)
The Profit Motive Behind Financial Complexity - Bloomberg
Guess what? When investors don't understand what they're buying, they do worse. “...in his book “Phishing for Phools,” written with fellow Nobel... (2017)
KICKSTARTER LAUNCHES DRIP, A NEW SERVICE THAT LETS FANS SUBSCRIBE TO THEIR FAVORITE CREATORS
The Verge, 2017: "Amid stagnant growth and a leadership exodus, Kickstarter’s founder returns to the helm. "The idea of subscription crowdfun... (2017)
Bitcoin surges in Zimbabwe after military seize power
2017: "Bitcoin climbed as much as 10% on Zimbabwe’s Golix exchange on Wednesday after the country’s armed forces seized power. The price of th... (2017)
IMF Head Foresees the End of Banking and the Triumph of Cryptocurrency
2017: "IIn a remarkably frank talk at a Bank of England conference, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund has speculated that Bi... (2017)
How to Develop White Paper for ICO: Do’s and Don’ts
Cointelegraph looks into the best practices of developing the White Paper, the document prepared by a party in anticipation of launching a new curr... (2017)
New Tech Incubators Put Financials First
WSJ, Wall Street Journal, 2017: “A new generation of accelerator programs designed to help entrepreneurs get their products and services off the g... (2017)
Behind the Lucrative Assembly Line of Student Debt Lawsuits
New York Times, 2017: “Transworld has been one of most prolific debt collectors, filing more than 38,000 lawsuits in the last three years on behalf... (2017)
Don’t Tax Options And RSUs Upon Vesting! | AVC, Fred Wilson
AVC, Fred Wilson blog, 2017: “And that would be the end of equity compensation in startups as we know it. If this provision becomes law, startu... (2017)
What happens when you sell your startup? | TechCrunch
TechCrunch, 2017: This is the final installment in the series "A Startup Takes Flight." We started by creating a company -- the Internet of Wings,... (2017)
Smart Money: How AI Could Make You a Better Investor
Wired, 2017: “Old habits die hard. But as the data we generate allows us to gain a deeper understanding of how we think and behave around money, n... (2017)
Investing In ICOs May Be Even Riskier Than You Realize
Bloomberg, 2017: "Investing in the burgeoning world of initial coin offerings may be even riskier than it appears. SEC warned of possible regulat... (2017)
The Role of the U.S. Federal Reserve
CFR, Council on Foreign Relations, 2017: "This CFR Backgrounder looks at the role of the U.S. Federal Reserve. The role of the Federal Reserve ha... (2017)
Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job: Disruption and Activist Investors
HBR, Harvard Business Review: “Was the company’s focus on lean innovation a failure? Or did investors just get impatient? In fact, what happened ... (2017)
Evolving Economics of Bitcoin, Gold, Currencies
CME Group, 2017: "The value of a bitcoin has skyrocketed by a whopping 6,000,000% over seven years. But is the digital currency still undervalued... (2017)
Thanks to Wall St., There May Be Too Many Restaurants
New York Times, 2017: "After years of explosive growth, there is a glut of fast-food and casual restaurants, industry experts say. Sales are slump... (2017)
Should you Early Exercise? | Hacker Noon
Medium, Avesh Singh 2017: "Advice on the most important decision you’ll make as an early employee. Should you early-exercise your stock options? ... (2017)
The Line Between Aggressive and Crazy
The story of the Kelly Criterion: the magic formula that can tell investors when to use leverage and how much risk is too much. Suppose I offer you... (2017)
A Student Loan Nightmare: The Teacher in the Wrong Payment Plan
New York Times, 2017: "After $70,000 in payments, one teacher found that he wasn’t in the public service loan forgiveness program after all. Now, ... (2017)
Capital-as-a-Service: A New Operating System for Early Stage Investing
At Social Capital, we’re most excited about entrepreneurs that challenge assumptions, that take a non-consensus view of the world, and then… (2017)
Would Repealing the Jones Act Help Puerto Rico?
New York Times, 2017: “More than a month after Hurricane Maria devastated the American territory, a heated debate continues over a century-old shi... (2017)
Why can't we just print money to pay off debt?
Published on Aug 31, 2013 A video looking at way you can't simply print money to pay off debt. And what has happened when countries have tried to!... (2017)
Why no one wants to host the Olympics
and should there be a permanent host? (2024)
The biggest money mistakes I made while travelling
Backpacking on a budget isn't the easiest thing in the world... and I definitely have made some mistakes along the way hehe. Travelling Europe on a... (2024)
YouTube creator: How I Retired Early At 37 With $1.2 Million In California
If you ask Francis the best way to retire early, his answer is simple: don't.For years, the now 42-year-old went to great lengths to achieve FIRE, ... (2024)
Using real estate investing, This attorney plans to retire by 42 and live virtually tax-free | FIRE Starters
Seattle attorney Sylvia Hall worked off six figures in student debt on her path to financial independence. Now, she plans to use real estate to pay... (2024)
I Live Better In Thailand Than I Did In The U.S. - Here's How Much It Costs | Relocated
Jesse Schoberg, 41, relocated to Bangkok, Thailand at the beginning of 2022. He has been living and working abroad since 2008. He currently makes a... (2024)
How London became the dirty money capital of the world | FT Film
Russian oligarchs and companies have been investing in London for two decades, encouraged by British politicians of all stripes, but critics say th... (2024)
Why Citibank Branches Are Closing Around The World
After the company’s collapse during the 2008 recession, Citi’s stock has continuously struggled. Shares of the company saw more than a 30% drop ove... (2023)
Citigroup and the 'financial supermarket' experiment | FT Film
The 1998 mega-merger between banking giant Citicorp and insurer Travelers Group created the world's biggest financial services company. But Citi's ... (2023)
International finance: Why oligarchs choose London for their dirty money
Britain is one of the best places in the world to launder dirty money. Our new film tells you why—and asks whether that's likely to change.00:00 - ... (2023)
Why is Argentina’s economy such a mess?
Rampant inflation, a booming black market for US dollars and crippling debt - welcome to Argentina, one of the world's most dysfunctional economies... (2023)
The Open Source Movement in Fintech
Imagine that financial services could be built like Lego blocks — that developers could easily combine different pieces to discover hundreds of new... (2023)
France’s Pension Reforms: Why Is There So Much Opposition? | WSJ
French President Emmanuel Macron’s government invoked a special provision called Article 49 Thursday to push through a controversial pensions overh... (2023)
France secretly owns 14 countries, neocolonial Africa
France secretly owns 14 countries, neocolonial Africa (2023)
Review: The Book That Changed My Financial Life - Morgan Housel's book 'The Psychology of Money”
In this episode of BOOK CLUB, we're talking about 14 money rules I follow to build and keep wealth which I learned from reading Morgan Housel's boo... (2023)
How much does it REALLY cost? (Backpacking Europe on a Budget 2023)
Europe Travel on a Budget, is it easy? In this video, we find out just how much it costs to backpack Europe for 4 months. I break down step by step... (2023)
How to Travel Europe CHEAP | Easy Budget Tips To Travel For $40 a Day! (2021)
Learn how to travel Europe cheap! How do you Budget for Europe And what's are the cheapest ways to get around Europe? Is it Eurail, Bla Bla Car, Fl... (2023)
Value Investing - Aswath Damodaran
Many investors, when asked to describe their investment philosophies, almost reflexively describe themselves as value investors. While some of that... (2020)
How Robinhood Makes Money (Jan 2019)
Robinhood, an investing app valued at over $5 billion, says it's trying to "democratize America's financial system" by making investing accessible ... (2020)
How Robinhood Really Makes Money (Dec 2018)
Want to join our free STOCKHUB discord chat? Here is the link https://discord.gg/MkquuN7 After yesterdays video on the Robinhood app 3% savings acc... (2020)
How Private Equity Avoids Tax - WSJ
Financial News explains some of the main tactics used by experts in the private equity industry to minimise tax bills. Subscribe to the WSJ channel... (2019)
How these penny-pinchers retired in their 30s — PBS
Eschewing consumer culture, Pete Adeney, also known as Mr. Money Mustache, practices an extreme frugality that allowed him to retire at age 30. Avo... (2018)
A Conversation with Aileen Lee - Moderated by Geoff Ralston
YC Partner Geoff Ralston talks to Cowboy Ventures Founder Aileen Lee. Transcript and additional content can be found here: See Min 26 - for VC ... (2018)
Startup Mechanics - Kirsty Nathoo - CS183F
Kirsty Nathoo is a Partner and the CFO at Y Combinator. She has worked with thousands of companies through all stages of their life; from incorpora... (2018)
YC - Legal and Accounting Basics for Startups (Kirsty Nathoo, Carolynn Levy) - Lecture 18
How to Start a Startup Published on Nov 20, 2014 There's a lot that goes behind the scenes in running a startup. Getting the legal, finance (eq... (2018)
How Cars Can Keep You Poor - Two Cents • PBS
Cars have become an integral part of American society. While it can feel that buying a new car is granting you new freedom, buying a new car is mor... (2018)
Do I Need To Buy A House? | PBS
The importance of homeownership is still embedded in American culture, but actual homeownership has dropped to its lowest level since 1967. How sho... (2018)
5 Ways People Are Dumb About Money - PBS
Not only do we as humans make financial mistakes, our mistakes are predictable! Here's the story of how we learned that we can predict our mistakes... (2018)
How are credit scores calculated? - Two Cents • PBS
It's not just about payment history. Several things are taken into account when your credit score (or FICO score) is calculated. How have you h... (2018)
Credit Reports - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight Published on Apr 10, 2016 Credit reports play a surprisingly large role in our lives, but even more surprising is how often they ... (2018)
Apple’s monster investment arm
The Economist, 2017: “Should the world’s biggest company shrink its in-house finance division before it goes bananas? (2017)
Velocity over everything: How Ramp became the fastest-growing SaaS startup of all time | Geoff Charles (VP of Product)
Listen now (77 min) — Geoff Charles is VP of Product at Ramp—the fastest-growing SaaS startup of all time. In today’s podcast, we will discuss:... (2023)
Did Hurricane Ian Bust Florida’s Housing Boom? - The Daily | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from The Daily on Spotify. Since Hurricane Ian devastated southwestern Florida last month, residents have filed a record num... (2022)
The Student Debt Dilemma With Constantine Yannelis - Capitalisn't | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Capitalisn't on Spotify. We’re taking a week off here at the end of the summer, but with Biden’s recent student loan an... (2022)
Morgan Housel - The Psychology of Money - Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby on Spotify. Morgan Housel is one of the world's foremost leaders on all thin... (2022)
Offshore Finance - What the ‘Pandora Papers’ Mean for Bitcoin - CoinDesk Podcast
Listen to this episode from CoinDesk Podcast Network on Spotify. A new 2.94 terabyte data leak doxes tens of thousands of offshore accounts of prom... (2021)
What Happened The One Time the U.S. Paid Off The Entire National Debt : Planet Money : NPR
There was one time the U.S. federal government stopped borrowing and paid off every penny of national debt. It did not end well… (2021)
Work V. Wealth: Capital Gains Tax, Explained | On Point
The capital gains tax. The Biden administration wants to raise it. But why is capital taxed less than work to begin with? (2021)
The Sunshine Economy: Cuban Currency Unification | WLRN
After more than 25 years, Cuba is doing away with its dual currency system and getting rid of the Cuban Convertible Peso. What does the change mean... (2021)
Lighting the Stock Market on Fire - Vox Media | Podcast
Listen to this episode from Go For Broke on Spotify. Venture capitalists and tech entrepreneurs chasing big payouts helped inflate the dot-com ... (2020)
20VC Podcast: SPACs. What Are They? How Do They Change The Venture Landscape?
Listen to this episode from The Twenty Minute VC: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch on Spotify. Kevin Hartz is Co-Founder & Partner @ ... (2020)
Banks Took Billions In Fees To Process Small Business Loans Amid Pandemic Crisis
Banks handling the government's $349 billion loan program for small businesses made more than $10 billion in fees — even as tens of thousands of sm... (2020)
a16z Podcast: Direct Listings, Myths and Facts - Andreessen Horowitz
Another route to the public markets is the direct listing, recently reinvented for tech companies (with Spotify and Slack so far). This episode of ... (2019)
Why Foreign Investors Aren’t Buying As Much U.S. Debt (Podcast) - Bloomberg (2019)
There’s something wrong with prices in funding and bond markets, according to this week’s Odd Lots guest. Zoltan Pozsar is a former adviser to the ... (2019)
a16z Podcast: Innovating in Bets – Andreessen Horowitz
Every organization, whether small or big, early or late stage — and every individual, whether for themselves or others — makes countless decisions ... (2019)
a16z Podcast: Fintech for Startups and Incumbents – Andreessen Horowitz
In this episode — which originally aired as a video on YouTube — a16z general partner Alex Rampell (and former fintech entrepreneur as the CEO and ... (2019)
The Benefits Of Taking Out Loans For College : NPR
Counselors and parents are hesitant for students to take out loans for college. But a new study shows that borrowing money can actually be helpful ... (2018)
When Retirement Advice Goes Viral : Planet Money : NPR
So how much should you have saved for retirement? We wanted to know, so we asked the guy who invented the 401k. (2018)
Berkshire Hathaway: (podcast) “Warren Buffett loses his touch” | The Economist on Spotify
Berkshire Hathaway has evolved into an acquisition engine of large industrial companies. Unfortunately, the returns look pedestrian (2018)
Costs of the Olympics | Council on Foreign Relations
Andrew Zimbalist, the Robert A. Woods professor of economics at Smith College, joins CFR's James M. Lindsay to discuss the political and economic c... (2018)
a16z Podcast: Market Shifts – Andreessen Horowitz
NASDAQ CEO Adena Friedman runs one of the world’s largest financial services companies, including the NASDAQ stock exchange that’s home to more tha... (2017)
Your Money or Your Life
A fully revised edition of one of the most influential books ever written on personal finance with more than a million copies sold “The best book o... (2024)
High Growth Handbook - by Elad Gil
Well known technology executive and angel investor Elad Gil has worked with high growth tech companies like Airbnb, Twitter, Google, Instacart, Coi... (2022)
Seeking Wisdom: from Darwin to Munger
Peter Bevelin begins his fascinating book with Confucius' great wisdom: "A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it, is committing an... (2021)
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Getting rich is not just about luck; happiness is not just a trait we are born with. These aspirations may seem out of reach, but building wealth a... (2021)
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed
"This is the story of the Great Depression as told through the lives of the central bankers who tried and failed to deal with the crisis. As one, M... (2018)
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing... (2018)
Lemon Squeezy - Payments, tax & subscriptions for software companies
Sell digital products and SaaS software the easy peasy way with Lemon Squeezy. As your merchant of record, we handle the tax compliance burden so y... (2023)
Ramp - Corporate Cards for Startups & New Businesses
Ramp's finance automation platform is a game-changer for startups with a corporate card solution. We provide more than your average business credit... (2023)
Pilot.co - Hire Anywhere | Global payroll, benefits & compliance - pay contractors and employees worldwide
Easily onboard and pay contractors and employees worldwide, in one platform. Pilot is your all-in-one payroll and HR solution for your global team.... (2023)
SaaS Calculator - metrics
This calculator will help you determine your startups' growth ceiling. It calculates the CAC and LTV metrics and the growth rates needed to reach t... (2022)
Splitwise - sharing expenses with anyone
Splitwise is a free tool for friends and roommates to track bills and other shared expenses, so that everyone gets paid back. On the web, iPhone, a... (2022)
Frontier - An advance market commitment (AMC) to accelerate carbon removal
Frontier is an advance market commitment to buy an initial $925M of permanent carbon removal between 2022 and 2030. It’s funded by Stripe, Alpha... (2022)
Ledgy - cap table management
Ledgy makes your equity plans scalable, compliant in all countries, integrates with your existing systems and comes with enterprise-ready security ... (2021)
Gusto - Payroll and benefits
Set your business up with modern payroll, benefits, and HR. Gusto also manages third party benefits (health, dental, vision) Our plans were b... (2021)
Republic — Invest in Startups
On Republic, anyone can invest in startups. Become an investor in cutting-edge private companies with as little as $10 ✅ (2021)
Florida Student Scholarship & Grant Programs
Office of Student Financial Assistance State Scholarship and Grant Programs Access to Better Learning a... (2019)
Compensation and Equity Calculator - Front
This is a tool we built at Front to improve the level of transparency we provide to candidates whom we end up making an offer to. You can read more... (2018)
StartEngine: Equity Crowdfunding & Investment Opportunities
StartEngine is One of The Nation's Leading Equity Crowdfunding Platforms. StartEngine Allows Everyday People The Opportunity to Invest Online a... (2018)
Crypto Trading 101 - full set of guides - CoinDesk
CoinDesk unpacks and explains Fibonacci retracements, a tool used to predict potential price support and resistance, for crypto traders. (2018)
ISA income share agreements
(2019)
Poverty, and the cost of college
The California Sunday Magazine The College Try Liz Waite and Kersheral Jessup couldn’t afford a higher education, let alone rent. But they worked a... (2017)