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…

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…

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…

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: -…

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:…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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:…

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…

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…

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-…

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…

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…

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…

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:/…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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://…

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…

Jeff Briggs is the CFO of infineo, but even before joining the team he led an adventurous life, including his time in a physics PhD program, working for NASA, and winning a decent chunk of change on a popular TV game show. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEVGZnmxmz0 Relevant Links: - https://www.youtube…

Lotta Moberg has a PhD in economics from George Mason University, and worked for 7 years on William Blair's Dynamic Allocation Strategies team. She joins Bob to discuss her adventures, including military stints in Kosovo. Among other roles, she currently hosts a new video series for the CFA Institute covering topics such as alternative credit. Watc…

Bobby Samuelson is an Editor of The Life Product Review, and president of Life Innovators. He joins Bob to discuss his December 2023 article for TLPR, which analyzed his relative's Whole Life policy issued in 1988, for which Bobby had access to all of the annual statements. It's a rare case study in which we can compare long-term illustrations agai…

It has become popular among economists and policy wonks to dismiss the notion of banks as credit intermediaries as obsolete. After all, the practice of "fractional reserve banking" means that banks can effectively "create money out of thin air" when they make a new loan. Economist George Selgin discusses his new working paper that defends the tradi…

On March 26 and 27, 2024 Bob gave a series of lectures for the Free Enterprise Society student group at Oklahoma State University. This lecture was for an entrepreneurship class, which explained how modern technology (smart phones, blockchain, and AI) is making it easier to implement private-sector solutions for various problems that have historica…

Infineo's Chief Technology Officer, Zuhayr Rashid, joins Bob to discuss the recent, sometimes humorous snags befalling BlackRock as it launches a $100 million fund on a public blockchain. The episode underscores the desirability of blockchains (such as Provenance) that are dedicated to the financial sector. Watch the video version of this episode h…

Josh Maddox is Head of Developer Ecosystem at Provenance Blockchain Foundation. He talks with Bob about the rationale for real-world asset tokenization, and how blockchain finance can help the world's poorest communities. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwaSQYIvuWo Relevant links: https://provenance.io/…

David R. Henderson is an Emeritus Professor of Economics at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, a Research Fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He joins Bob to explain why a UBI program, in order to work, would be fantastically expensive. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/…

Clifton Duncan holds an MFA from New York University's elite Graduate Acting Program. He has starred on numerous television and Broadway shows, including "The Play That Goes Wrong." He joins Bob to discuss his background and how the Covid regime ended his conventional acting career. But these setbacks haven't stopped Clifton from diving into his ne…

Ááron Sepúlveda-Cué is an economist based in Texas, with a position at the Libertarian Christian Institute among other affiliations. He joins Bob to discuss the background and wild success of Argentina's new president, Javier Milei. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbVtugBy-tg Subscribe to our YouTube ch…

Bob walks through a numerical example to illustrate how increased mortality risk can reduce the "actuarially fair" growth rate in the cash surrender value of a Whole Life policy, even though (by construction in the example) the total expected return, including the possibility of a death benefit payout, is constant throughout the policy. The exercis…

Bob Ejodame is VP of Capital Markets at INX. He explains INX's progress in creating a single platform for merging cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin with tokenized real-world assets, along with providing new companies with a way to raise capital on the blockchain. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2TT095k_…

Cole Snell is Founder and CEO of infineo. Bob asks questions to probe Cole's origin story, to learn not only tips on business, but also how to nourish body and soul. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTRhsaD8q50 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.i…

Michael Fraser is Co-Founder of Action / Insight, an AI consulting firm based in Toronto. He joins Bob to share his captivating vision of how large language models will change the world. Relevant video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV2fs5X5mY4 Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZBMLG9b8eM Subscribe to …

Herwig Konings is founder and CEO of Security Token Advisors and Security Token Group. He explains this burgeoning industry that he helped pioneer, offering insights for both the novice and the expert. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgLpb47IWwo Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS F…

Jamie Finn is Co-Founder and President of Securitize, Inc., a leading platform for issuing digital securities. He gets into the weeds on digital assets with Bob, but also addresses beginner questions such as the difference between proof of work and proof of stake. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jb0LIX…

Tom Davidson is a senior research analyst at Open Philanthropy specializing in AI risk. With degrees in both physics and philosophy, he is equipped to understand how these systems work but also to appreciate the impact on humanity. He has a fast-paced discussion with Bob on the progress being made in AI and what the future holds. Watch the video ve…

Mitch DiRaimondo is CEO and Founder of SteelWave Digital, which is the tokenization arm of the real estate management firm SteelWave (founded by his father). He is joined by SteelWave Managing Director Aaron Dwinell. They discuss the hopes and hurdles in this emerging new market. SteelWave Digital: https://www.steelwavellc.com/token-lab Cole Snell …

Infineo's legal counsel Jonathan Kleiman specializes in cryptocurrency regulation. He shares his views on the coming boom in blockchain-related business innovation. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC5rSIvuz3I Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.in…

Dominic Frisby is a UK-based comedian who has also written popular books on Bitcoin and taxation. He discusses a wide range of topics, including his research indicating that China has far more gold reserves than even the US. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4QoGBQLFkM Subscribe to our YouTube channel: h…

In an effort to showcase the remarkable abilities of ChatGPT-4, Bob and the infineo team reenact a "conversation" Bob had with the large language model. Article mentioned: https://www.infineo.ai/articles/the-economic-impact-of-chatgpt-2 Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW7RbJVz4Vc Subscribe to our YouTub…

Robert Bryce is a journalist, author, and film producer who has been writing about energy policy for more than 30 years. He joins Bob to discuss his latest projects, with a focus on the developing world's need for cheap, reliable power. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjrOYIj997o Subscribe to our YouTub…

Samson Mow is CEO of JAN3, a Bitcoin technology company focused on accelerating hyperbitcoinization, and is best known for his work with El Salvador’s Bitcoin initiatives, and his efforts in nation-state Bitcoin adoption around the world. Samson joins Bob to discuss the prospects for global Bitcoin adoption and related issues. Watch the video versi…

JP Richardson is co-founder and CEO of Exodus, which provides "wallets" for users to safely and easily manage their crypto holdings. Among other topics, he explains how Exodus raised $75 million in a public offering using blockchain technology. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NztrWohqPE Subscribe to ou…

Lyn Alden is a financial researcher who has a large following among those skeptical of the establishment orthodoxy. She joins Bob to discuss her new book, Broken Money, which explains the history of money and why government-issued fiat money is not suitable for the job. Watch the video version of this episode here: Subscribe to our YouTube channel:…

Christian Hubbs has a PhD in machine learning from Carnegie Mellon. He joins Bob to analyze Mark Spitznagel's approach to risk management. Then the conversation turns to recent innovations in AI, and how businesses can use it properly to boost profits. Christian Hubbs' three posts discussing elements of Mark Spitznagel's book Safe Haven: https://ra…