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Macroeconomics

Understanding economics at the broadest, global level.

Investing

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Why Everyone is Buying Gold

Nov 6, 2025

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12 min read

Why Everyone is Buying Gold

People are literally lining up to buy gold. Here's why, and why you should be careful.

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Career Advice

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Why I Left Canada

Oct 23, 2025

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10 min read

Why I Left Canada

And why Canada is the wrong place to build the life I want.

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Inflation

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What is Money Printing?

Oct 16, 2025

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9 min read

What is Money Printing?

The most important concept to understand in modern economics

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Macroeconomics

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Why the Fed Rate Cut Matters

Sep 26, 2025

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9 min read

Why the Fed Rate Cut Matters

And a lesser known story: the BLS jobs number revision

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Macroeconomics

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Don't Lose Hope

Jul 25, 2025

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10 min read

Don't Lose Hope

Gary's Economics takes on the housing crisis, and ignores the elephant in the room...

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Macroeconomics

War, Volatility, and Markets

Jun 26, 2025

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10 min read

War, Volatility, and Markets

A non-political tl;dr on the Israel-Iran conflict and what it means for your investments

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Macroeconomics

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Why DOGE is Doomed to Fail

Jun 19, 2025

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8 min read

Why DOGE is Doomed to Fail

The "Department of Government Efficiency" is an oxymoron

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Stock Market

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Are Tariffs a 4D Chess Move?

Apr 10, 2025

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12 min read

Are Tariffs a 4D Chess Move?

The steelman argument for Trump's tariffs, as hard as it might be to believe

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Investing

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Trump's Tariffs: WTF Just Happened?

Apr 7, 2025

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11 min read

Trump's Tariffs: WTF Just Happened?

Liberation Day or Global Trade War? Or Both?

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Inflation

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Tariffs: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Mar 31, 2025

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12 min read

Tariffs: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

What they aren't telling you about tariffs

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Investing

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Debunking Gary's Economics

Mar 27, 2025

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13 min read

Debunking Gary's Economics

He has identified a real problem, but he is providing a flawed solution

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Inflation

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How Trump's Win Moved the Markets

Nov 21, 2024

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11 min read

How Trump's Win Moved the Markets

Why markets rallied, what comes next, and Trump's Treasury Secretary

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Career Advice

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How Interest Rates Cause Layoffs

Nov 14, 2024

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8 min read

How Interest Rates Cause Layoffs

The Fed Can Make or Break Your Tech Startup

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Inflation

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All Roads Lead to Inflation

Nov 7, 2024

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10 min read

All Roads Lead to Inflation

A Warning From Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Inflation

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Why Inflation is Theft

Oct 31, 2024

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15 min read

Why Inflation is Theft

And why deflation won't lead to "money hoarding"

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Inflation

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Debunking 3 Myths About Inflation

Oct 16, 2024

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11 min read

Debunking 3 Myths About Inflation

The most important economic concept of our lives.

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

Inflation

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Fed Cuts Interest Rates 50 bps

Sep 25, 2024

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10 min read

Fed Cuts Interest Rates 50 bps

...But What Does it All Mean?

Brandon Bedford
Brandon Bedford

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