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What Worked In The Tech Bubble
Bubble headlines distract from unseen opportunities — Great investments exist in any market environment — Patient, contrarian investing works in the end.
Ryan Bunn
3 days ago3 min read


Bursting Your Own Bubble
Disruptive innovation is always unforeseen — These disruptions invalidate economic forecasts — Unforeseen technological advanced will burst the AI bubble.
Ryan Bunn
Oct 18, 20257 min read


Banks, Boomers, and Bondholders
Lower US interest rates will impact holders of US government debt — Banks, Boomers, and bondholders have the most to lose — Declining interest rates will pressure bank earnings, the affluent US consumers, and value of the US dollar.
Ryan Bunn
Oct 5, 20253 min read


Feeding The Bear
Rising interest rates provided stimulus to savers — Cutting rates will remove this interest income — Contrary to popular belief, cutting interest rates may harm the economy.
Ryan Bunn
Sep 21, 20254 min read


The Science of Uncertainty
Uncertainty pervades investing — Godel, Popper, and Heisenberg examined uncertainty in their respective fields — Investors can benefit from understanding the science of uncertainty.
Ryan Bunn
Jun 2, 20253 min read


An Authentic Portfolio
Congruence between inner values and outward behavior allows a person to lead an authentic life — Authenticity is required for investment success as well.
Ryan Bunn
May 5, 20253 min read


Tariff Fallacies
Too much tariff analysis is faulty — Basing investment analysis on insufficient data is dangerous.
Ryan Bunn
Apr 7, 20253 min read


Engineering Investment Research
The markets are too complex to simulate. Engineering research provides us with useful workarounds.
Ryan Bunn
Mar 22, 20253 min read


AI & Stock Selection
Due to data limitations, AI is unlikely to “solve the markets” anytime soon.
Ryan Bunn
Feb 19, 20254 min read


Building An Investment Analyst
The best way to learn AI is to use it. I am building an investment analyst.
Ryan Bunn
Feb 7, 20253 min read


Know Your LLM
Investors must do their own work. Knowing your LLM will be required when using AI.
Ryan Bunn
Jan 25, 20254 min read


Bloom's Taxonomy & AI
AI achieving human-level intelligence will require an ability to evaluate.
Ryan Bunn
Jan 12, 20254 min read


Playing A Ponzi
How I earned at 24,000,000,000% IRR in the 2021 crypto craze.
Ryan Bunn
Dec 2, 20245 min read


Return On Time
Capital allocation is a key focus for investors; more important is employee time allocation.
Ryan Bunn
Oct 7, 20243 min read


The Fear of Failure Is Fake
The fear of failure is fake. The fear of embarrassment, and its emotion, shame, thwart success.
Ryan Bunn
Aug 25, 20242 min read


Time: The Invisible Dimension
Time is a critical factor in our lives but is often ignored.
Ryan Bunn
Jul 29, 20244 min read


Allocating Art & Science
The art & science of investment allocating.
Ryan Bunn
Jul 1, 20244 min read


Falling In Love With Stocks
VIEW AS PDF We fall in love with our stocks — Embracing bias is better than fighting natural instinct — Numerous benefits accrue to...
Ryan Bunn
May 29, 20243 min read


The End of Winner-Takes-All
In a zero discount rate world, companies rationally pursue market domination. High discount rates mark the end of this paradigm.
Ryan Bunn
Apr 15, 20244 min read


The Fallacy of Picks & Shovels
Investing in “picks & shovels” is the same as investing directly in a mania.
Ryan Bunn
Apr 8, 20243 min read
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