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TED Talks
TED: Why you should love statistics | Alan Smith
Think you're good at guessing stats? Guess again. Whether we consider ourselves math people or not, our ability to understand and work with numbers is terribly limited, says data visualization expert Alan Smith. In this delightful talk,...
PBS
Home Renovations Best Bang for Your Buck
Home improvement is big business. Globally, the industry is worth about 333 BILLION dollars and it’s expected to grow to over 500 billion by 2028. For the last decade, home improvement costs have been steadily climbing. Covid and the...
Geography Now
Exploring the Vibrant Culture and Unique Features of Singapore
This video provides a comprehensive overview of Singapore, covering its geography, infrastructure, culture, politics, and diplomatic relations. It explores the unique blend of Chinese, Malay, and Indian influences in Singaporean music,...
MarketWatch
Is renting the new buying? It depends on where you live
Rising home prices and high interest rates have made renting cheaper than owning in top metropolitan areas. In the ongoing debate of renting versus owning, here's what to consider in today's competitive market.
TLDR News
How the Housing Market Screwed Young People
If we drill down into the data of the UK's housing crisis, it's clear that young people face the most difficult challenges when trying to get on the property ladder. So in this video, we break down what's behind the generational...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Adair Turner: The Consequences of Money-Manager Capitalism
In the wake of World War II, much of the western world, particularly the United States, adopted a new form of capitalism called “managerial welfare-state capitalism.”
The system by design constrained financial...
The system by design constrained financial...
Bill Carmody
From Comedian to Financial Advisor: Helping Everyone Become a Millionaire
In this video, Bill Carmody interviews Peter Dunn, also known as Pete the Planner, who shares his journey from being a comedian to a financial advisor. They discuss the importance of financial planning, the need to save for retirement,...
TLDR News
Why Millennials aren't Getting more Conservative as they Get Older
Conventional wisdom suggests that as you get older you get more conservative - it happened to our parents and grand parents. However, new data about millennial suggests that they're actually getting less Conservative, which is a big...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Who Picked the Pockets of America’s Households?
The 2008 financial meltdown wiped out what was left of the savings of millions of American families, but Professor Edward Wolff says decades of income inequality had set the stage for the collapse of their household wealth.<br/>
PBS
How Do You Actually Buy A House?
Think you're ready to buy a house? The path to get from here to there may seem confusing, but once you understand the steps and the people involved, you'll be ready to make your first move!
Other
Consumer Education and Training Services: Smart Borrowing: Mortgage
This video explains all the things one must take into account when considering taking out a mortgage to buy a home. It discusses fixed and variable interest rates and how these impact your finances, and the importance of balancing a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Housing Price Conundrum: Housing Conundrum (Part 4)
The virtuous circle of housing price appreciation making defaults go down, making lending lax, making housing appreciate even more. [6:54]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Housing Price Conundrum: Housing Price Conundrum (Part 2)
How lower lending standards led to housing price inflation. [8:55]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Housing Price Conundrum: The Housing Price Conundrum
Why did housing prices go up so much from 2000-2006 even though classical supply and demand would not have called for it? [9:21]