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← A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 5 Sept 2010 to 25 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under stock market stock market Everything filed under government government Everything filed under value investing value investing Everything filed under investing investing Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Everything filed under quantitative easing quantitative easing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market. A society's prosperity comes from itsproductivity, not from the financialsystem or stock market. Last stated a week ago 25 Sept 2026 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack. — tap to centre the map on it A high, stable dividend yield givesa stock's valuation a downside floorthat growth stocks without dividendslack. Last stated 7 months ago 3 Mar 2026 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models exhibit 'reflex' misbehaviors like clickbait that do not involve goal-seeking and persist despite feedback. — tap to centre the map on it AI models exhibit 'reflex'misbehaviors like clickbait that donot involve goal-seeking and persistdespite feedback. Last stated a week ago 23 Sept 2026 SA Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Almost all of the dot-com era's exuberance turned out to be warranted; we remember the failures and forget the value that era created. — tap to centre the map on it Almost all of the dot-com era'sexuberance turned out to bewarranted; we remember the failuresand forget the value that eracreated. Last stated a year ago 18 Aug 2025 BT Bret Taylor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Almost no mutual fund earns the fees it charges, so most investors are better off buying an index fund. — tap to centre the map on it Almost no mutual fund earns the feesit charges, so most investors arebetter off buying an index fund. Last stated 3 years ago 20 Feb 2024 BA Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: An investor's starting point should be the portfolio that is best to hold independent of any tactical market view — tap to centre the map on it An investor's starting point shouldbe the portfolio that is best tohold independent of any tacticalmarket view Last stated a month ago 25 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-02-19 — tap for who they are NM Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Buying and holding a handful of index funds for decades outperforms most people who trade to beat the market, including most professionals. — tap to centre the map on it Buying and holding a handful ofindex funds for decades outperformsmost people who trade to beat themarket, including mostprofessionals. Last stated 2 years ago 24 Aug 2024 JZ Jason Zweig — holds since 2024-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cash transfers are the index fund of development: the benchmark every actively managed aid programme should have to beat. — tap to centre the map on it Cash transfers are the index fund ofdevelopment: the benchmark everyactively managed aid programmeshould have to beat. Last stated 13 years ago 14 Mar 2014 CB Chris Blattman — holds since 2014-03-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: His advice to his own estate's trustee is the same advice he gives everyone: almost all of it into a low-cost S&P 500 index fund, not with a high-fee manager. — tap to centre the map on it His advice to his own estate'strustee is the same advice he giveseveryone: almost all of it into alow-cost S&P 500 index fund, notwith a high-fee manager. Last stated 13 years ago 28 Feb 2014 WB Warren Buffett — holds since 2014-02-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it A company that deviates from openstandards in its data exportswithout documenting the deviationcreates an artificial vendorlock-in. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Mar 2025 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology. — tap to centre the map on it A dominant company's lead in marketshare compounds over time andbecomes harder for competitors toclose, especially in technology. Last stated a week ago 22 Sept 2026 BR Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. — tap to centre the map on it A sophisticated economy cannot becentrally planned, because planningremoves the price signal thatcarries information about demand. Last stated a year ago 2 Sept 2025 BE Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company priced in the trillions is not thereby overpriced; the test is what revenues and margins that price actually requires. — tap to centre the map on it A company priced in the trillions isnot thereby overpriced; the test iswhat revenues and margins that priceactually requires. Last stated 10 months ago 3 Dec 2025 AD Aswath Damodaran — holds since 2025-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A margin of safety means paying a discount deep enough that being wrong about what a company is worth still leaves you whole. — tap to centre the map on it A margin of safety means paying adiscount deep enough that beingwrong about what a company is worthstill leaves you whole. Last stated 3 years ago 20 Feb 2024 BA Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A portfolio you cannot hold through an ordinary market cycle is not a portfolio but a bet. — tap to centre the map on it A portfolio you cannot hold throughan ordinary market cycle is not aportfolio but a bet. Last stated a month ago 25 Aug 2026 NM Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Aggressive quantitative easing should raise long-term interest rates, because effective monetary stimulus raises them. — tap to centre the map on it Aggressive quantitative easingshould raise long-term interestrates, because effective monetarystimulus raises them. Last stated 16 years ago 6 Sept 2010 SS Scott Sumner — holds since 2010-09-05 — tap for who they are SS Scott Sumner — no longer holds since 2010-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Canceling government bonds held by a central bank creates no fiscal space, because the reduction in government interest payments is exactly offset by an equal reduction in the profits the central bank remits to the government. — tap to centre the map on it Canceling government bonds held by acentral bank creates no fiscalspace, because the reduction ingovernment interest payments isexactly offset by an equal reductionin the profits the central bankremits to the government. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Central bank purchases of government bonds are not bailouts and do not automatically cause inflation, since they only change the composition of the consolidated government's liabilities, not their total. — tap to centre the map on it Central bank purchases of governmentbonds are not bailouts and do notautomatically cause inflation, sincethey only change the composition ofthe consolidated government'sliabilities, not their total. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
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