Ray Dalio and the Long Term Debt Cycle

I've always found Ray Dalio's vision of the economy and the "economic machine" fascinating. Here's a video explaining How the Economy Works [http://www.economicprinciples.org/] He's just penned a piece in the Financial Times arguing we're at the peak of a long-term debt cycle. Downside risks to asset prices and demand currently outweigh...

Book Review: In the Light of What We Know

In the Light of What We Know [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17934468-in-the-light-of-what-we-know] by Zia Haider Rahman. This is one of the best fiction books I've read this year so far. Loved it. Through a conversation between two estranged friends that takes place during the 2008 financial crisis, Haider Rahman explores our globalized,...

5 reflections on 50 miles

Kaibab Plateau. Grand Canyon. 20 degrees. Conditions: snow, wind, rain. Not ideal for a 50 mile run. Then again, what would be ideal? I set a goal at the beginning of the year to run 50 mile and 100 mile races this year. 1 down, 1 to go. Halfway through that goal here are...

Something New

Over the next couple of months I'll be trying out this new blog. Feel free to visit anytime and hopefully it adds value somewhere to someone!...