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Overcoming Market Fear: QQQ, Long-Term Investing, and Investment Discipline
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Overcoming Market Fear: QQQ, Long-Term Investing, and Investment Discipline
An investor letter and the speaker's reply explore market fear, frequent trading, long-term index investing, QQQ, and the role of investment understanding.
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How U.S. Deficits Become Dollar Deposits: Debt, Foreign Reserves, and Treasuries
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How U.S. Deficits Become Dollar Deposits: Debt, Foreign Reserves, and Treasuries
Using a personal loan as an analogy, the speaker links liabilities to financial assets and extends the framework to U.S. deficits, dollar deposits, foreign reserves, and Treasury securities.
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Why the Dollar Circulates Globally: Credibility, Petrodollars, and Military Power
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Why the Dollar Circulates Globally: Credibility, Petrodollars, and Military Power
The speaker offers a view of why dollars circulate globally, covering reserve-currency demand, U.S. credibility and products, petrodollars, trade, and military power.
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How the Dollar Gained Its Global Role: Supply Chains and the De-Dollarization Dilemma
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How the Dollar Gained Its Global Role: Supply Chains and the De-Dollarization Dilemma
The speaker traces the foundations of the dollar's global role, then discusses trade, worldwide dollar distribution, supply-chain management, concentration risk, and the difficulties of de-dollarization.
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From Personal Hardship to Retirement Planning: 00662, Borrowed Investing, and Pension Choices
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From Personal Hardship to Retirement Planning: 00662, Borrowed Investing, and Pension Choices
A civil servant links childhood hardship to investment anxiety, then describes 00662 and a retirement plan. The speaker responds on personal responsibility and pension choices.
3:17
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Investing from Australia: NDQ, 00662, 00670L, and Cross-Border Accounts
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Investing from Australia: NDQ, 00662, 00670L, and Cross-Border Accounts
An investor in Australia compares a local-only portfolio with accounts in Australia and Taiwan, covering NDQ, 00662, 00670L, cash, borrowing costs, and account setup.
3:37
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Borrowing Against 006208: A 45/40/15 Allocation, Loan Limits, and Emergency Cash
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Borrowing Against 006208: A 45/40/15 Allocation, Loan Limits, and Emergency Cash
A 50-year-old investor weighs 006208, personal debt, securities-backed borrowing, a 45/40/15 allocation, and emergency liquidity. The speaker responds with borrowing limits.
3:22
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A Third Child and Family Finances: Housing, Education Costs, and Retirement Planning
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A Third Child and Family Finances: Housing, Education Costs, and Retirement Planning
A couple disagrees about a third child amid mortgage, car, education, and retirement costs. The speaker discusses communication, public education, recurring investment, and selling the home.
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Risks of a Joint Family Brokerage Account: Beneficiaries or a Trust?
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Risks of a Joint Family Brokerage Account: Beneficiaries or a Trust?
A family joint brokerage account raises questions about marital asset boundaries, moving funds to an individual account, naming beneficiaries, and when a trust may be useful.
5:56
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Unleveraged Funds, 2x Leverage, and Cash: Annual Rebalancing and Risk Control
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Unleveraged Funds, 2x Leverage, and Cash: Annual Rebalancing and Risk Control
The speaker discusses combining an unleveraged fund, a 2x leveraged fund, and cash, while using scheduled rebalancing and avoiding frequent reactions to market moves.
3:58
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Children, Parenting, and Life Tradeoffs: The Speaker’s View on Family Priorities
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Children, Parenting, and Life Tradeoffs: The Speaker’s View on Family Priorities
The speaker contrasts ancient and modern priorities while discussing reproduction, parenting, work, leisure, and the tradeoffs involved in putting family time first.
3:48
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A Fragmented Beginner Portfolio: 00662, QQQ, and How to Handle Losses
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A Fragmented Beginner Portfolio: 00662, QQQ, and How to Handle Losses
A new investor with many Taiwanese and U.S. holdings asks how to respond to losses. The speaker discusses 00662, long-term commitment, and leaving the market.
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