Money For the Rest of Us

A MFTROU Update, Cognitive Offloading Versus Cognitive Surrender, and Live Portfolio Cohorts

In this mini episode, I share some examples of how I am using Claude Cowork and other tools to boost my productivity and build investment portfolio analysis tools. I also share more details on the live portfolio cohorts we will be holding next month. You can learn more about our live portfolio cohorts here. [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/cohort/] Show Notes I Saw Something New in San Francisco - Ezra Klein - New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/opinion/ai-claude-chatgpt-gemini-mcluhan.html] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Is Another Great Financial Crisis Coming? 5 Ways to Prepare

How the Iran conflict and other developments could lead to another major financial crisis. What is different today from 2008? Why trying to seed a revolution is so risky. And finally, what can we do to prepare ourselves for the next financial crisis? Sponsors Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off [https://joindeleteme.com/david20] Live Portfolio Cohort - May 2026 [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/cohort/] Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/insiders-guide/?mtm_campaign=Podcast-Newsletter-Link&mtm_content=Episode-548] Our Premium Products Asset Camp [https://assetcamp.com/?mtm_campaign=Podcast-AC-Link&mtm_content=Episode-553] Money for the Rest of Us Plus [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/join/?mtm_campaign=Podcast-Plus-Link&mtm_content=Episode-553] Show Notes Read Trump's full statement on Iran attacks—PBS News [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/read-trumps-full-statement-on-iran-attack] I Predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis. What Is Coming May Be Worse. By Richard Bookstaber—The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/opinion/financial-crisis-private-credit-ai-iran-taiwan.html] The End of Theory: Financial Crises, the Failure of Economics, and the Sweep of Human Interaction By Richard Bookstaber [https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691169019/the-end-of-theory] The Poverty of Historicism By Karl Popper [https://www.routledge.com/The-Poverty-of-Historicism/Popper/p/book/9780415278454] Iran Is Trying to Defeat America in the Living Room By Karim Sadjadpour—The Atlantic [https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/03/strait-of-hormuz-oil-prices-iran/686514/] Iran war is the greatest threat to global energy ‘in history’, warns IEA By Malcom Moore—Financial Times [https://www.ft.com/content/09524a74-db3c-4aef-b4f7-51eda3068320?syn-25a6b1a6=1] ‘Once and for All’ Means Never By Thomas L. Friedman—The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/opinion/iran-israel-united-states-hamas.html] AI Isn’t Coming for Everyone’s Job By Adam Ozimek—The Atlantic [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/claude-piano-ai/686318/] Related Episodes 291: How To Survive the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Shutdown [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/291-survive-covid-19-shutdown/] 377: What If It’s Different This Time? [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/377-russia-ukraine-war/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

AI Is Changing Me - and the Case for Good Enough

When is good enough actually good enough? AI is reshaping how I work and live. And a member with a portfolio that's beaten an all-in-one Vanguard LifeStrategy fund for ten years asks whether the complexity is worth it — or whether it's time to simplify. Sponsors Masterworks - Invest in multimillion-dollar artwork offerings [https://masterworks.com/david] Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off [https://joindeleteme.com/david20] Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/insiders-guide/?mtm_campaign=Podcast-Newsletter-Link&mtm_content=Episode-548] Our Premium Products Asset Camp [https://assetcamp.com/?mtm_campaign=Podcast-AC-Link&mtm_content=Episode-552] Money for the Rest of Us Plus [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/join/?mtm_campaign=Podcast-Plus-Link&mtm_content=Episode-552] Show Notes The Upswing: How We Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again by Robert Putnam—Simon &Schuster [http://robertdputnam.com/the-upswing/] An update on our model deprecation commitments for Claude Opus 3—Anthropic [https://www.anthropic.com/research/deprecation-updates-opus-3] Claude's Corner—Substack [https://substack.com/@claudeopus3/note/c-219728044] Investments Mentioned Vanguard LifeStrategy Growth Fund Investor (VASGX) Related Episodes 542: Don’t Take Financial Advice from AI [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/542-dont-take-financial-advice-from-ai/] 491: The Five Layers of Investing [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/491-layers-of-investing/] 419: How to Make Portfolio and Asset Allocation Changes [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/419-portfolio-and-asset-allocation-changes/] Masterworks Disclosures Listeners get priority access to Masterworks at https://www.Masterworks.com/david Art correlation and appreciation data based on repeat-sales index of historical Post-War & Contemporary Art market prices and S&P 500 annualized return (includes dividends reinvested) from 1995 to 2025, developed by Masterworks. There are significant limitations to comparative asset class data. Indices are unmanaged and a Masterworks investor cannot invest directly in an index.   Content creator (the “Endorser”) receives cash compensation from Masterworks, LLC (“Masterworks”). Endorser is a client of Masterworks. Masterworks can only make and accept sales after an offering statement has been filed, and “qualified”, by the SEC. Any offers may be revoked before notice of qualification. Indications of interest involve no obligation.  Investing involves risk. Past performance not indicative of future returns. For further disclosure on Regulation A Offerings, Risks of Investing, Performance Metrics, Art Market Data, and more visit the offering documents filed with the SEC and Important Disclosures at masterworks.com/cd [http://masterworks.com/cd]. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

What Average Really Looks Like — and Can Managed Futures Help?

How historical and expected returns for university endowments can guide us in setting reasonable return expectations. We also analyze managed futures strategies to see how they work, how they have performed, and how to use them in your investment portfolio. Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/insiders-guide/?mtm_campaign=Podcast-Newsletter-Link&mtm_content=Episode-551] Our Premium Products Asset Camp [https://assetcamp.com/?mtm_campaign=Podcast-AC-Link&mtm_content=Episode-551] Money for the Rest of Us Plus [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/join/?mtm_campaign=Podcast-Plus-Link&mtm_content=Episode-551] Show Notes 2025 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments (NCSE) Results—NACUBO [https://www.nacubo.org/Research/2025/Public-NCSE-Tables] Princeton University cuts expectation for endowment returns by Sun Yu—The Financial Times [https://www.ft.com/content/55b8f7db-7142-413b-8565-f96b65da3bd5] Demystifying Managed Futures by Brian K. Hurst, Yao Hua Ooi, and Lasse H. Pedersen—AQR [https://www.aqr.com/Insights/Research/Journal-Article/Demystifying-Managed-Futures] Investments Mentioned AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund I (AQMIX) iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF) KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF (KMLM) WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (WTMF) First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund (FMF) Return Stacked US Stocks & Managed Futures ETF (RSST) Related Episodes 524: Facing a Financial Squeeze: What Harvard’s Response Can Teach the Rest of Us [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/524-facing-a-financial-squeeze-what-harvards-response-can-teach-the-rest-of-us/] 204: Why Are Investment Returns So Low? [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/204-returns-low/] 180: Can You Outperform Harvard’s Endowment? [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/180-can-outperform-harvards-endowment/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Asset Location: Where You Invest, Where You Live, What You Can Access

In this episode, we look at asset location, how to decide which investments belong in taxable, tax-deferred, and tax-free accounts, how where we live shapes the opportunities available to us, and how capital ultimately expands our choices. Sponsors Gelt - Taxes Done Right [https://www.joingelt.com/] Masterworks - Invest in multimillion-dollar artwork offerings [https://masterworks.com/david] Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off [https://joindeleteme.com/david20] Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/insiders-guide/?mtm_campaign=Podcast-Newsletter-Link&mtm_content=Episode-548] Our Premium Products Asset Camp [https://assetcamp.com/?mtm_campaign=Podcast-AC-Link&mtm_content=Episode-548] Money for the Rest of Us Plus [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/join/?mtm_campaign=Podcast-Plus-Link&mtm_content=Episode-548] Show Notes The Hidden Healthcare Infrastructure Americans Cross the Border to Find—Kogod School of Business [https://kogod.american.edu/news/the-hidden-healthcare-infrastructure-americans-cross-the-border-to-find] FARMWORKER SERVICE CENTER PROPOSAL AND ACTION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF CALEXICO AND IMPERIAL VALLEY by JAVIER MORENO—Calexico [https://www.calexico.ca.gov/vertical/sites/%7B342ED706-1EBB-4FDE-BD1E-9543BAD44C09%7D/uploads/CC_Agenda_10-20-2021_Item_No._16.pdf] Location as an Asset by Adrien Bilal and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg—Princeton [https://www.princeton.edu/~erossi/LA.pdf] It Is Not Climate Denial But Adaptation Denial That Holds Us Back by Mathis Wackernagel and Peter Raven—SSRN [https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6194449] The Overlooked Edge: The Case for Asset Location in Managed Portfolios—Morningstar [https://www.morningstar.com/business/insights/research/asset-location-in-managed-portfolios] Revisiting the conventional wisdom regarding asset location by Sachin Padmawar and Daniel Jacobs—Vanguard [https://corporate.vanguard.com/content/dam/corp/research/pdf/revisiting_conventional_wisdom_regarding_asset_location.pdf] Asset location for equity by Sachin Padmawar and Daniel Jacobs—Vanguard [https://corporate.vanguard.com/content/dam/corp/research/pdf/asset_location_for_equity.pdf] This powerful strategy can create more spendable wealth by Tom Lenkiewicz—J.P. Morgan [https://privatebank.jpmorgan.com/nam/en/insights/markets-and-investing/ideas-and-insights/this-powerful-strategy-can-create-more-spendable-wealth] Asset location strategies for tax efficient investing—BlackRock [https://www.blackrock.com/us/financial-professionals/insights/asset-location-for-tax-efficient-investing-financial-advisors] What would Yale do? Implementing after-tax asset allocation by Frances Walsh and Patrick Geddes—BlackRock [https://www.blackrock.com/us/financial-professionals/insights/what-would-yale-do] Related Episodes 540: Beyond Munis — New ETFs for Tax-Efficient Bond Investing [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/540-new-tax-efficient-bond-etfs/] 506: Should You Retire Early and Live Outside Your Home Country? With Joshua Sheats [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/506-early-retirement-with-joshua-sheats/] 425: How Profits Motivate Change [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/425-profits-motivate-change/] Masterworks Disclosures Listeners get priority access to Masterworks at https://www.Masterworks.com/david Art correlation and appreciation data based on repeat-sales index of historical Post-War & Contemporary Art market prices and S&P 500 annualized return (includes dividends reinvested) from 1995 to 2025, developed by Masterworks. There are significant limitations to comparative asset class data. Indices are unmanaged and a Masterworks investor cannot invest directly in an index.   Content creator (the “Endorser”) receives cash compensation from Masterworks, LLC (“Masterworks”). Endorser is a client of Masterworks. Masterworks can only make and accept sales after an offering statement has been filed, and “qualified”, by the SEC. Any offers may be revoked before notice of qualification. Indications of interest involve no obligation.  Investing involves risk. Past performance not indicative of future returns. For further disclosure on Regulation A Offerings, Risks of Investing, Performance Metrics, Art Market Data, and more visit the offering documents filed with the SEC and Important Disclosures at masterworks.com/cd [http://masterworks.com/cd]. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].