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Welcome to INFI: the Future of Finance, hosted by American economist and author Dr. Robert P. Murphy. Each week tune in for dynamic discussions with business pioneers about emerging trends in finance, life insurance, asset management, technology, and more.
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The cannabis industry is gaining traction across the world, as new medical discoveries, and multi-billion dollar businesses are grabbing the headlines on a regular basis. Experts predict the worldwide industry could be worth in excess of $300bn within 10 years, with Europe forming the biggest market within that, so there's plenty to get excited about. I want to find out more about what's happening, and I'm bringing you along for the ride. Join me - Anuj Desai - as I speak to a wide variety o ...
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In response to a viewer question, Bob critiques a recent interaction between the two Trump supporters and a libertarian college student asking about tariffs. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgpJ9r9yJ3A Related Links: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZULH7eZCrTA - https://content.infineo.ai/articles/pus…
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"...sometimes it is necessary to reteach a thing its loveliness, to put a hand on its brow of the flower and retell it in words and in touch it is lovely until it flowers again from within, of self-blessing..." Saint Francis and the Sow, Galway Kinnell Content Warning: Graphic detail, language, content some listeners may find offensive…
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Murphy provides a back-of-the-envelope calculation giving a ceiling on what Bitcoin's market cap can be when it reaches global adoption, and then computes a maximum annualized return through the year 2050. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4lMypJRieQ Related Links: - https://content.infineo.ai/articles/a…
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Christian Hubbs has a PhD in machine learning from Carnegie Mellon, and is the CTO of infineo. He rejoins Bob to explain why the buzz over imminent super AI may be misplaced. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiqolQBQYUI Previous InFi episode with Christian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_BeiRBKOUY Chr…
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Rachel Medlin works in financial services as an economist and risk professional. Her conventional schooling studied mainstream models, but once on the job she discovered the Austrian School. She talks with Bob about her discovery and how the Austrian approach gives her an edge when forecasting inflation and the business cycle. Watch the video versi…
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KIRSTY WARK: You call it "Art, truth and politics". I mean, that do you feel that as a writer you have a responsibility, no matter how oblique the political references are in your plays, to be more politically explicit, as it were, as a campaigner? HAROLD PINTER: My plays... (lick).... I've always dealt with erm political... matters, really. Erm. Y…
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Murphy sketches the strengths and weaknesses of the various explanations of the business cycle, put forth by the classical economists, the Keynesians, the Real Business Cycle theorists, the Post-Keynesians, and the Austrians. Related Links: - https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/what-does-says-law-really-say - https://www.youtube.com/wat…
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Bob shows the flaw in progressive criticisms of Milei's inflation record, pointing out that annual figures making the rounds on social media are unfairly pinning the surge in late 2023 consumer price inflation on Milei (who wasn't sworn in until December 2023). Bob also talks about Milei's success in deregulating rental properties. Related Links: -…
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Bob shows that both the Sahm Indicator and the inverted yield curve are flashing an impending recession. He also shows how the recent Fed rate cut impacted Treasury yields. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL6-pK7MoEw Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https:…
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"You are my sister And I love you May all of your dreams come true We felt so differently then So similar over the years The way we laugh the way we experience pain" Anohni N.B. I apologise, there is one misleading error in the audio which I have not been able to successfully correct subsequently. In the scene where Geraldine is attempting to expla…
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Robert Murphy summarizes the top 9 events or trends that influenced the economics discipline over the last 35 years, including the fall of the Soviet Union, the release of the Bitcoin white paper, and the rediscovery of banking in business cycle theories. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMdwtaTmgkc Subs…
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George Gammon, host of the Rebel Capitalist podcast, recently put out a video criticizing Bob's infineo article on foreign demand and the strength of the USD. Bob responds, arguing that George made a mistake at a key point in his argument. Links mentioned: - https://content.infineo.ai/articles/the-usd-weakens-when-foreigners-dump-it - https://conte…
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Dr. Judy Shelton has had a distinguished career providing research and policy guidance on monetary issues. She joins Bob to discuss her forthcoming book from the Independent Institute, Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AiuvWrsTHI Subscribe to our You…
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Kamala Harris has proposed an inflation "solution" that has a history of crashing not only the financial markets, but also the economies of the countries where this policy is implemented. That policy is called "price controls," and in today's episode, Dr. Robert Murphy explains why they're a terrible idea, and what they could mean for you as an inv…
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"For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy". St. Luke, 1, 44 Music List: Sleepwalk- Santo and Jonny Any Way You Want Me- Elvis- Sun Records- 1956 Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat, Mv. III: Andante Cantabile Content Warning: Sex references, language, rape references, misogyny…
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Sasha Hodder is a Florida-based attorney specializing in Bitcoin and other blockchain-related regulations. She joins Bob to discuss several recent developments that should give optimism to those operating in this space. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P11zCxfMPPo Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https:…
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Bob goes solo to give an update on his recession call in light of the recent financial turmoil. He also discusses Senator Cynthia Lummis' proposal to build a Bitcoin strategic reserve. Bob's April economic update: https://www.infineo.ai/articles/economic-outlook-for-the-us Bob's recent Bitcoin reserve post: https://www.infineo.ai/articles/should-th…
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Mark Fidelman is a founder of SmartBlocks.Agency, a leading tokenization agency specializing in real-world asset tokenization for assets above $5 million. He starts from first principles and explains the rationale for putting conventional assets such as real estate on the blockchain. Mark's Links: ● Bitcoinist: http://bitcoinist.com/author/markfide…
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Bob goes solo to first announce infineo's recently launched Policy Ledger. Then he explains what the "cash value" is in permanent life insurance, and explores why it is a unique feature among insurance products. Links Mentioned: - https://www.infineo.ai/articles/cash-value-life-insurance-is-unique - https://solutions.infineogroup.com/policy-ledger-…
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Yael Tamar is CEO and co-founder of DIBS Capital, a platform that aims to make asset investing more accessible and transparent. She a regional ch-chair of FIBREE, a leading organization for those using blockchain for real estate. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ucY4Baj42w Subscribe to our YouTube chann…
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A triangle of strange lovers on a beach at night, A nettle with traumatic roots attempts the English language, A bizarre dinner party where everyone speaks in sounds, A spooky other half, called Felicity, A confusing gull, An evil contrabassoon And, in addition, odd goods and services will be announced... Content Warning: Horror, Menace, Sex Refere…
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Glenn Jacobs was a professional wrestler who in 2021 was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. In 2018 he also became the Mayor of Knox County, TN. He joins Bob to discuss his personal libertarianism with the duty to serve his constituents, as well as the broader dangers to liberty Americans now face. Watch the video version of this episode here: htt…
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Liya Palagashvili is a senior research fellow and director of the Labor Policy Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She joins Bob to discuss her book chapter on dynamic pricing. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWlDbBYO1Yk Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Fol…
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Mark Koyama is Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He is the author of Persecution and Toleration: The Long Road to Religious Freedom with Noel Johnson and How the World Became Rich with Jared Rubin. He joins Bob to discuss his recent post on the economics of the US strategic bombing campaign in WW2. Relevant Links: https:/…
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Matthew DiPaola is Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Buffalo's Jacobs School of Medicine. He joins Bob to discuss various topics related to teaching and practicing medicine, as well as his connection to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www…
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Dr. Michael Dooley is the Chief Economist at Figure, and has more than 20 years experience at the Federal Reserve and International Monetary Fund. With co-author Mike Cagney, Dr. Dooley recently wrote a post arguing that the US was not headed into a recession, and that therefore the Fed was not likely to cut rates. Dooley makes his case to Bob, inc…
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EJ Antoni is an economist with the Heritage Foundation. He joins Bob to explain different metrics that show the US labor market is not as buoyant as the unemployment rate suggests. Relevant Links: - https://www.heritage.org/jobs-and-labor/commentary/new-government-data-shows-the-economy-may-be-losing-jobs - https://www.heritage.org/housing/commenta…
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Bob responds to popular attacks on Whole Life Insurance policies and the Infinite Banking Concept from Dave Ramsey and others. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig1-QFEvvyM Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup/ Follow us on…
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Naomi Brockwell spent years as a producer for the 19-time Emmy winning journalist, John Stossel. She now runs NBTV, a platform with hundreds of thousands of subscribers, that teaches the tools for personal and financial privacy. She joins Bob to discuss a recent video in which she gave the sad truth about bank handling of private data. Watch the vi…
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In reaction to a viral clip taken from the new MMT documentary, Bob goes solo to explain the rationale for government debt even in a fiat currency regime. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtYM0JCWN3k Relevant Links: - https://www.infineo.ai/articles/why-does-the-us-government-borrow-us-dollars - https://…
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In the last five monologues we heard about a man who keeps seeing a set of instructions whenever he's on the brink of orgasm; a strange episode in a pizzeria involving a dwarf, an angel, and an old recently retired father who hasn't moved from the back office in a whole month; a scary party thrust upon a miserable university student; a priest who b…
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Perianne Boring is the founder and CEO of The Digital Chamber, a leading trade association that represents blockchain technology. She joins Bob to discuss the latest regulatory challenges and her hope for the future. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ3PEE0p6wU Relevant Links: - https://digitalchamber.or…
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