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• I-Dog Capital – May 2024

  By Ian on June 1, 2024 • ( 1 )

  Introduction Thanks for reading the May 2024 issue of I-Dog Capital Monthly! After some turbulence in April, May saw things settle down. Unfortunately, May was a one-paycheck month, so I could not contribute as much or start trading again like… Read More ›

• I-Dog Capital – April 2024

  By Ian on May 5, 2024 • ( 1 )

  Introduction Hello and welcome to the April 2024 issue of I-Dog Capital Monthly! April was a less active month for the fund, as I had a transition at work and took some time off after a very busy tax season…. Read More ›

• I-Dog Capital – March 2024

  By Ian on March 31, 2024 • ( 0 )

  Introduction Hello everyone, and welcome to the second monthly update for I-Dog Capital, the People’s hedge fund! For those who didn’t read the inaugural issue, my name is Ian, I’m 30 years old, and I work in financial services for… Read More ›

• I-Dog Capital – February 2024

  By Ian on March 1, 2024 • ( 1 )

  The Inaugural issue of I-Dog Capital Monthly, the newsletter for everything economics and income investing.

• Stop Worrying About The Repo Market

  By Ian on September 25, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  A little known facet of the banking system has been circling the news media this month, and it’s been throwing the financial world for a loop. People who are extremely well-versed in how the banking system works have been left… Read More ›

• Is This Full Employment?

  By Ian on October 25, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The economy is doing well. Our last quarter’s annualized GDP growth was 4.2%, inflation has stayed moderately high, but below 3%, and foreign investors continue to pour capital into U.S. markets. We have even begun to see wage growth previously… Read More ›

• Currency Adjustments and “Contagion”

  By Ian on September 18, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Today I want to talk about debt. Not the kind you think about when you see headlines about student loans, credit cards, or the federal budget. No, this is a very special kind of debt, a kind you likely will… Read More ›

• Fiscal Policy Part 2 – A Primer on Tariffs

  By Ian on July 10, 2018 • ( 4 )

  

  If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past half year or so, you likely saw some variation of this headline on the news: “Trade war heating up with China and/or the EU and/or Canada and/or Mexico!” “Trump… Read More ›

• To Insure Promptitude, Not Wages

  By Ian on July 3, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  Tipping was never originally intended to replace a fair wage. So why does it now? And what happens when service employees are paid the same, or more, than everyone else?

• Volatility, Fundamental Analysis, and the Bear Market of 2018

  By Ian on March 25, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The week of March 20 – 24 2018 was the worst week for the American stock market in over two years. Both the Dow and the S&P declined over 5% in a week, entering correction territory, and concerns are mounting… Read More ›