If the dollars in your account keep rising but buy you less each year, your measuring stick is lying to you. In this episode, we dig into the "denominator problem" of money—how debasement quietly raises the number of units required to buy the same home, car, or grocery basket—and map a framework for protecting real purchasing power when volatility strikes. We're joined by returning guest Aaron Olson to pressure-test a debasement-ready portfolio across five pillars: high-quality residential r...
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If the dollars in your account keep rising but buy you less each year, your measuring stick is lying to you. In this episode, we dig into the "denominator problem" of money—how debasement quietly raises the number of units required to buy the same home, car, or grocery basket—and map a framework for protecting real purchasing power when volatility strikes. We're joined by returning guest Aaron Olson to pressure-test a debasement-ready portfolio across five pillars: high-quality residential r...
Markets Don't Always Go Up, But Good Investments Eventually Will
Tall Oaks Podcast
1 hour 5 minutes
4 months ago
Markets Don't Always Go Up, But Good Investments Eventually Will
The passive investing revolution has transformed financial markets over the last decade, but at what cost? In this thought-provoking conversation, portfolio manager Seth Cogswell challenges conventional wisdom and examines the hidden risks lurking beneath the surface of today's market structure. When everyone piles into the same stocks through index funds, it creates a self-reinforcing cycle that rewards size rather than quality. As Seth explains, "Passive will be perpetually overweight over...
Tall Oaks Podcast
If the dollars in your account keep rising but buy you less each year, your measuring stick is lying to you. In this episode, we dig into the "denominator problem" of money—how debasement quietly raises the number of units required to buy the same home, car, or grocery basket—and map a framework for protecting real purchasing power when volatility strikes. We're joined by returning guest Aaron Olson to pressure-test a debasement-ready portfolio across five pillars: high-quality residential r...
