Best Patrick Boyle Podcasts (2024)

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Crypto Has Bought The 2024 Election! 23:33

3d ago23:33

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Send us a text According to the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, almost half of all corporate money contributed to this year's US election campaigns has come from crypto backers and politicians are bending to their will with promises to reduce regulation and consumer protections. Why do Trump and Kamala Harris suddenly support crypto? In tod…

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Why the Fed’s Rate Decision Marks a Profound Shift in Monetary Policy | James Aitken 57:10

5d ago57:10

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In Episode 383 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with James Aitken, a financial markets veteran and advisor to many of the world’s most powerful, sophisticated, and successful investors. In the first hour, Demetri and James discuss all that has changed since Aitken was last on the podcast three years ago, which came just as the world had sta…

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Is Tony Robbins Right About Private Equity? 29:19

8d ago29:19

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Send us a text In a recent CNBC interview Tony Robbins extolled the virtues of investing in private equity, arguing that private equity provided high returns – with low risk. Is he right? Should everyone invest in Private Equity? Patrick's Books Statistics For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3eerLA0 Derivatives For The Trading Floor: https://amz…

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Is the EV Revolution Dead? 24:54

12d ago24:54

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Send us a text Automakers are hedging their bets on electric vehicles and stepping up their investment in hybrid cars as consumers’ growing disinterest in fully electric vehicles has forced the industry to shift gear. A combination of high EV depreciation and concern over inadequate charging infrastructure has chilled buyers’ enthusiasm for fully e…

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The U.S. Assassination and Terror Threat | Jacob Ware 49:31

12d ago49:31

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In Episode 382 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jacob Ware, an expert in domestic and international terrorism, counterterrorism, and assassination, about the growing U.S. assassination and terror threat ahead of the 2024 elections. Jacob and Demetri spend the first hour of their conversation discussing the two recent assassination atte…

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How Investors Should Think About UAP Risk | David Dorr 1:02:08

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In Episode 381 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with global macro investor David Dorr about the evidence for UAP, UAP disclosure, how investors should think about UAP risk, and what effect different types of disclosures could have on their portfolios. David has been a long-time student of UAP (or what we used to call UFOs) and has continuou…

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Tech Bros Inventing Things That Already Exist 25:15

24d ago25:15

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Send us a text It seems like every day the tech industry comes out with a "brilliant new idea” that turns out to be merely a reinvention of a mundane product that already existed. Tech bros keep reinventing the bus, but they have also taken to reinventing the tea pot, the toothbrush, the lunchbreak and the public park. In today's video we look at t…

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U.S. Government Investigations Into UFOs & UAP | Luis Elizondo 1:02:51

26d ago1:02:51

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In Episode 380 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Luis Elizondo, the former head of AATIP, the U.S. Defense Department’s program for investigating UFOs (now known as unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAP), about why he and so many other scientists, researchers, and people working in military intelligence claim that we are in contact wi…

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What Really Happened on 9/11? | Ray Nowosielski & John Duffy 58:37

1M ago58:37

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In Episode 379 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Ray Nowosielski and John Duffy, the authors of The Watchdogs Didn’t Bark, a book that investigates the troubling story behind the 9/11 attacks and the War on Terror. The first hour includes a discussion about the timeline of events leading up to the 9/11 attacks, the critical meeting in M…

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The Great British Bailout 26:53

1M ago26:53

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Send us a text The British government is closing in on a bailout of the Chinese owned British Steel in which taxpayers would inject £600 million pounds into the group. British Steel is one of only two manufacturers of “virgin steel” in the UK alongside Tata Steel at Port Talbot in Wales which some industry experts claim is strategically important. …

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New Revelations About Saudi Arabia and the CIA’s Actions Ahead of 9/11 | Bob Kerrey 1:13:44

1M ago1:13:44

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In Episode 378 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Bob Kerrey, the former governor of Nebraska, a U.S. senator, and a member of the 9/11 Commission, about the latest revelations regarding support for the 9/11 hijackers by Saudi Arabia and troubling details about the CIA’s actions in the lead-up to 9/11. Senator Bob Kerrey was first on the…

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When AI is Just Badly Paid Humans! 23:25

1M ago23:25

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Send us a text In recent years, a number of companies have been caught claiming to use artificial intelligence while in reality, outsourcing this work to humans. The SEC recently settled with two funds who were misleading investors about their use of the technology. While artificial intelligence has been widely used in industry for decades, not all…

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Adam Robinson - Strategy for Investing and for Life 1:35:46

2M ago1:35:46

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Send us a text Sign up for Compounded Daily at this link: https://www.compoundeddaily.com/ I welcome my friend Adam Robinson to the podcast, the person who has had possibly the most interesting career of anyone I know. He was a teenage Chess prodigy who trained with Bobby Fischer as Fischer prepared to play Boris Spassky for the 1972 world champion…

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Is Modern Capitalism Broken? | Patrick Boyle 54:10

2M ago54:10

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In Episode 377 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Patrick Boyle. Patrick is a founding partner of quantitative hedge fund Palomar Capital, a professor of finance at King’s College London, and the host of “Patrick Boyle on Finance.” In the first hour, Patrick shares stories from his career in finance, including his time working for Victor…

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America's Retirement Timebomb! 26:10

2M ago26:10

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Send us a text Over the next five years the largest cohort of the baby boomer generation will reach retirement age and while it is broadly assumed that they will have comfortable retirements, a recent analysis of their assets shows that more than half of this final group of boomers are not financially prepared to retire whatsoever. In today's video…

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The ‘Deep State’ and the War in Ukraine (Part II) | Jeffrey Sachs 1:02:24

2M ago1:02:24

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In Episode 376 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jeffrey Sachs, a world-renowned economist, bestselling author, and professor at Columbia University, where he was the former director of The Earth Institute. He is also one of the most reputable critics of U.S. foreign policy and the ‘Deep State’, especially as it pertains to the ongoing …

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What's Behind Last Week's Stock Market Drama 25:32

2M ago25:32

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Send us a text This Monday was one of the worst days for global stock markets in years, Stocks in the US, Europe and Japan tanked on Friday and again on Monday before a partial rebound. Bond yields and foreign exchange rates swung around wildly too. The Magnificent seven stocks lost about $1 trillion dollars in value in just two days. So, what exac…

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America 2024 & the Battle of the Elites | Nate Silver 52:59

2M ago52:59

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In Episode 375 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Nate Silver, political forecaster, poker player, and founder of FiveThirtyEight, about the 2024 U.S. elections and the battle between Silicon Valley elites and the D.C. establishment for control over the country. In the first hour, Demetri asks Nate for his views about the political battl…

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Making Sense of Chaos: A Revolution in Economic Theory | J. Doyne Farmer 49:51

2M ago49:51

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In Episode 374 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with J. Doyne Farmer. Dr. Farmer is a complex systems scientist and entrepreneur who pioneered many of the theories and applications that we discuss today, including chaos theory, complexity science, artificial life, and wearable computing. We live in an age of increasing complexity, accelerat…

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Big Tech Doesn't Want You Anymore 24:21

2M ago24:21

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Send us a text Big Tech is slashing hundreds of thousands of jobs and blaming artificial intelligence, but there may be more to the story than that. Intel just announced fifteen thousand layoffs yesterday, causing their stock price to plunge. Big Tech, who for over a decade provided all sorts of employee perks may no longer be the dream place to wo…

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Short-Seller Andrew Left Charged With Fraud! 31:50

2M ago31:50

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Send us a text The activist short seller Andrew Left surrendered to authorities in Los Angeles on Monday to face federal criminal securities fraud charges, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office there said. Both the SEC and a federal grand jury in the Central District of California brought charges against Andrew Left a prominent activist short …

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I interviewed the ECB’s Chief Economist on inflation & rates 57:07

2M ago57:07

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Interview with Philip Lane about the past & future of inflation & interest rates in the Eurozone.

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What Will an “America First” Economy Look Like? | Jim Grant 59:17

2M ago59:17

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In Episode 373 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jim Grant, the founder of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, about the "America First" economic agenda and how investors should think about changes to U.S. economic policy when forecasting interest rates, growth, and inflation. Jim Grant compares contemporary American politics to other perio…

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Pump and Dump Schemes are Now Totally Legal 20:27

3M ago20:27

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Send us a text A Texas District Judge Andrew S. Hanen has dismissed all charges against seven social-media influencers the SEC and Justice Department had accused of perpetrating a “stock manipulation scheme” on Twitter and Discord, ruling that the prosecution failed to state an offense in a case alleging securities fraud. The influencers were accus…

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Making Sense of the Failed Trump Assassination 43:14

3M ago43:14

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In Episode 372 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas tries to make sense of the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump by focusing on (1) what we know so far about what actually happened on July 13th, (2) the public’s reaction to the events of that day, and (3) the implications of the shooting for the 2024 election and the country’s future. …

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Will Trump Pump the Stock Market? 32:35

3M ago32:35

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Send us a text U.S. stocks are expected to get a short-term boost in the aftermath of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump over the weekend, as analysts say the likelihood of his victory in November has increased. Trump's lead has extended itself since Biden's poor debate performance two weeks ago which left his biggest supp…

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Why Democrats Face an Epic Collapse in 2024 | Henry Olsen 1:01:39

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In Episode 371 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Henry Olsen, author of “Working Class Republican” and host of “Beyond the Polls” about the unprecedented circumstances surrounding Joe Biden’s candidacy for the 2024 Democratic Presidential nomination, who will replace him, and why Donald Trump is well-positioned to win in 2024. Demetri a…

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How To Assess True Macroeconomic Risk | Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak 57:13

3M ago57:13

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In Episode 370 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, the Global Chief Economist at BCG and the author of “Shocks, Crises, and False Alarms,” about how to assess macroeconomic risk without relying on broken models, pervasive doom-mongering, and whipsawing data prints that have little to do with the structural driver…

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History's Greatest Conman! 29:58

3M ago29:58

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Send us a text Gregor MacGregor was a Scottish soldier, adventurer, and con man who invented a Central American country called “Poyais,” in 1820 which he claimed to rule as the “Cazique.” MacGregor attempted to draw British and French investors and settlers to his fictional country. Hundreds invested in Poyaisian government bonds and land certifica…

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The ‘Deep State’ and the War in Ukraine (Part I) | Jeffrey Sachs 49:59

3M ago49:59

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In Episode 369 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jeffrey Sachs, a world-renowned economist, bestselling author, and professor at Columbia University, where he was the former director of The Earth Institute. He is also one of the most reputable critics of U.S. foreign policy and the ‘Deep State’, especially as it pertains to the ongoing …

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The Pig Butchering Scam! 27:20

3M ago27:20

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Send us a text Every year, people around the world lose millions of dollars to a sophisticated scam known as “the pig butchering romance scam”. The scam takes its name from the victims, who the scammers call “pigs” that they "fatten up" before slaughter. It usually begins with a text message that appears to be a wrong number. People who respond are…

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How to Remake the Electric Grid for AI | Brian Janous 50:50

3M ago50:50

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In Episode 368 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Brian Janous. Brian is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Cloverleaf Infrastructure. With over 20 years of experience in the electricity and data center industries, Brian is the perfect person to talk to about the growth in electricity demand being forecasted by North American g…

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Millionaire Exodus? 28:03

4M ago28:03

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Send us a text Millionaires are leaving the UK faster than any country in the world other than China, new data shows. According to the Henley Private Wealth Migration Report, 9,500 millionaires, defined in US dollar terms are leaving the UK this year. Only China - which has more than twice as many people with seven-figure net worths - saw more mill…

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The Return of Meme Stock Investing | Spencer Jakab & Andrew Left 49:31

4M ago49:31

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In Episode 367 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Spencer Jakab and Andrew Left. Jakab is an award-winning financial journalist who edits the Wall Street Journal’s “Heard on the Street” column. He is also the author of “The Revolution That Wasn't,” a book about the meme stock craze that overtook the video game retailer GameStop in 2021 a…

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Financial Nihilism - Understanding Meme Stocks & Crypto 22:11

4M ago22:11

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Send us a text Demetri Kofinas came up with the term Financial Nihilism in 2019, describing it as a philosophy that treats the objects of speculation as though they are all intrinsically worthless. Financial nihilism according to Demetri represents an ideological standpoint that questions the value and legitimacy of financial systems, markets, and …

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Election Chaos! India, Mexico & South Africa 24:04

4M ago24:04

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Send us a text India’s stock market took its worst tumble in four years after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP lost its parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome. This result means that Modi will need to rely on smaller parties to form a governing majority in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s parliament, raising uncertainty abou…

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How WallStreetBets Really Started - Trolls of Wall Street - With Nathaniel Popper 54:54

4M ago54:54

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Send us a text Trolls of Wall Street on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4e40D5M An interview with Nathaniel Popper the author of Trolls of Wall Street - How the Outcasts and Insurgents Are Hacking the Markets. Trolls of Wall Street is a new book telling the story of an improbable gang of self-proclaimed “degenerates” who made WallStreetBets into a cultural…

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Finding Meaning and Purpose in a Solved World | Nick Bostrom 1:09:17

4M ago1:09:17

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In Episode 366 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Nick Bostrom, the founding director of the Future of Humanity Institute and Principal Researcher at the Macrostrategy Research Initiative. Nick Bostrom is also the author of Superintelligence, which was the book that ignited a global conversation about what might happen if AI development …

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Was Endless Shrimp to Blame for Red Lobster's Bankruptcy? 17:43

4M ago17:43

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Send us a text Red Lobster was America’s largest casual dining seafood chain, with almost 600 locations across the United States and Canada. Its bankruptcy was announced earlier this week. The bankruptcy declaration insinuates that the chains equity owner who was also their biggest seafood supplier might have decided that their equity stake in the …

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The Fight Over Elon Musk’s $56 Billion Pay Package | Lawrence Fossi 49:42

4M ago49:42

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In Episode 365 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Lawrence Fossi; Lawrence worked as a commercial trial attorney until 2011 and as the portfolio manager for a family office until 2020. He has written extensively about the automotive company Tesla at Seeking Alpha under the pseudonym “Montana Skeptic” and now publishes at montanaskeptic.s…

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Japan Spent 60 Billion Dollars Defending The Yen! 26:02

5M ago26:02

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Send us a text Over a four-day period Japan is suspected to have carried out two interventions to support the yen at an estimated cost of $59 billion dollars. The first intervention came after the yen fell below 160 to the dollar for the first time in 34 years. The second intervention came a few days later after Jerome Powell announced that a rate …

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China & the American Imperial Economy | Louis-Vincent Gave 41:19

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In Episode 364 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Gavekal CEO Louis-Vincent Gave about de-dollarization, U.S. re-industrialization, and his case for a Chinese “deflationary boom” and revaluation of the renminbi. In the first hour of their conversation, Demetri asks Louis-Vincent Gave about the most important trends set to define the inve…

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How to Invest in an Inflationary Recession | Paulo Macro & Le Shrub 58:51

5M ago58:51

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In Episode 363 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with investors Paulo Macro and Le Shrub about their investment ideas, frameworks, and processes for identifying investment opportunities and managing risk. In the first hour, Demetri asks Paulo and Le Shrub about some of their respective frameworks, including the EM-ification of developed econ…

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Shell's Fake Carbon Credit Scandal Explained! 29:23

5M ago29:23

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Send us a text Europe’s largest oil and gas company Shell was accused in an investigative report from Greenpeace Canada of selling millions of carbon credits tied to CO2 removal that never took place. Let’s look at what Shell did, how carbon offsets work, and how environmentally beneficial they actually are. Patrick's Books: Statistics For The Trad…

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How I Grew My Brain With Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy | Scott Sherr 1:03:23

5M ago1:03:23

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In Episode 362 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Dr. Scott Sherr, an expert in hyperbaric oxygen therapy, about how this transformative therapeutic can reverse aging, improve cardiovascular health, regrow brain tissue, and extend the length and quality of your life in ways that are truly extraordinary. Demetri’s inspiration for this epi…

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Won't Somebody Please Think of The Traders?? 17:40

5M ago17:40

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Send us a text The Société Générale Delta One Desk is back in the news after two traders were dismissed - accused of placing unauthorized risky options trades. Kavish Kataria – one of the traders in question - attacked the banks leadership with a LinkedIn post on Thursday saying the “entire risk team and other bosses” were equally responsible for t…

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The Handbag Wars! - Has The FTC Lost Control? 20:05

5M ago20:05

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Send us a text Lina Khan's Federal Trade Commission is suing to block Tapestry's $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri Holdings, saying the deal would harm consumers by reducing competition and raising prices in the affordable luxury handbag sector. Monday's lawsuit challenges the proposed deal that would have Tapestry controlling Coach, Kate Spade, St…

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A World On The Brink of Total War | Dmitri Alperovitch 55:29

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In Episode 361 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Dmitri Alperovitch, the co-founder and executive chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, the co-founder and fmr. CTO of leading cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, and the author of the soon-to-be-released book “World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-Fi…

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Is Britain Falling Behind? 28:54

6M ago28:54

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Send us a text Check out Eight Sleep and unlock $200 off using my link: https://www.eightsleep.com/boyle/ British stocks closed at an all-time high this week, but as exciting as a new all-time high might sound, the British stock market has been lagging US and European stocks since the Brexit referendum. A recent report from Goldman Sachs says that …

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Where Are All the Billionaires? | Victor Haghani 52:26

6M ago52:26

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In Episode 360 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Victor Haghani about his book “The Missing Billionaires” and what a growing body of literature has to say about sensible wealth management and how to invest for the long term. Haghani started his career at Salomon Brothers in 1984, where he became a Managing Director in the bond-arbitrage…

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