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The Phantom Menace: Inflated Expectations
Deficit Spending, Inflation, and the Ailing Finances of the United States of America
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Mark Higgins, CFA, CFP
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Financial Time Dilation and the Gravity of the Present
Why Most Investors Deviate from Their Long-Term Objectives
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Mark Higgins, CFA, CFP
July 28, 1914 - This Day in Financial History
Lessons from the Onset of World War I
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Mark Higgins, CFA, CFP
Financial Lessons from the Eruption of Mt. Tambora
Bubbles, Herds, and Climate Change
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Mark Higgins, CFA, CFP
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The American Revolution, Ukraine, and the Timeless Miscalculation of Empires
Local Contempt of Foreign Rule
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Mark Higgins, CFA, CFP
Asset Bubble Red Flags and the Rise of AI
Watching for the Subtle Signs of Insanity
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Mark Higgins, CFA, CFP
America's Debt Conflict: Default is Unthinkable and Spending is Unsustainable
Cognitive dissonance is a term used by psychologists to describe the discomfort of holding multiple, conflicting thoughts simultaneously. It is…
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Mark Higgins, CFA, CFP
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Hetty Green: Repairing the Legacy of an Exceptional Mother
If a man had lived as did Hetty Green…nobody would have seen him as very peculiar…It was the fact that Mrs. Green was a woman that made her career the…
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Mark Higgins, CFA, CFP
The Dangerous Midpoint of the Inflationary Pendulum
The Fed is Winning Its Battle with Inflation, but the Fight Must Continue
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Mark Higgins, CFA, CFP
The U.S. is Playing a Dangerous Game of Debt Roulette
The Severe Consequences of a Debt Default
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Mark Higgins, CFA, CFP
Investing in Financial History
Investing in Financial History
This newsletter provides commentary on current financial events by explaining them in the context of financial history. The newsletter draws from the book "Investing in U.S. Financial History," which arrives in bookstores in February 2024.

Investing in Financial History

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