The Risk of Rising Inflation and Interest Rates

A short 2018 warning that rising inflation and interest rates could reshape bonds and dollar-denominated debt.

The likelihood of rapidly rising inflation and interest rates over the short to medium term (3-5 years) is seriously underrated.

Huge implications for bonds and dollar denominated debts.

Originally posted on Facebook on February 3, 2018:
https://www.facebook.com/thepner1/posts/pfbid09t6o2zaXELiH6Hpv4ZXY9mwceWrP2TnJxWusi7NQREHZgy8iG3x2txDp6AqPrxmul

Invest in Startups Through Your Retirement Accounts

In a recent post on X, I wrote that I wish I had started investing in startups through my retirement accounts sooner. I spent most of my twenties doing what everyone tells you to do: putting my savings into ordinary Roth IRAs and 401(k)s. I did not learn

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On Deck Fellowship

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Sabbatical

After leaving Credit Coop in November last year, I decided to take a sabbatical. This isn't my first time taking time off from work or formal education. In 2016, I took a year off to teach myself data science, and in 2021 I left my job to start

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Invest in Startups Through Your Retirement Accounts

What If Lack of Privacy Is What's Preventing Central Banks from Buying Bitcoin?

On Deck Fellowship

Sabbatical