Boiling Frog Nation

The House on Thursday just barely defeated a War Powers Resolution that would have directed President Trump to end hostilities against Iran that haven’t been authorized by Congress, as the US military is enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports and is deploying thousands more troops to the region to prepare for potential ground operations. The […]

The Passive Aggressive Market: Bogle's Warning Came True Authored by Michael Lebowitz via realinvestmentadvice.com, Since the pandemic, the line between passive investing and aggressive speculation has blurred. The current bout of speculative fervor extends beyond financial markets. For instance, we see the same impulse in the explosion of sports betting and the surge in event-betting sites like Kalshi and Polymarket. In the investment arena, margin debt is at record highs (as shown below), and zero-day-to-expiry (0DTE) stock options now account for approximately 50 percent of all options volume. Furthermore, the number of...