Curated Video
Optimal Portfolio Allocation: Balancing Risks for Maximum Returns
Building on our previous lesson about money management, this session delves into portfolio allocation theory with a practical example. Learn how to allocate your investments wisely to achieve a balanced and diversified portfolio....
MarketWatch
A complete guide to buying your first home
There are many things to consider and steps to complete when purchasing any home or property - especially your first. Here's what to know to make sure you're prepared and set up for success.
MarketWatch
What is a HELOC and how to use it in an emergency
A home equity line of credit (HELOC) can help you create a rainy day fund. Here's how to do that.
Curated Video
Interest Rates
Interest Rates discusses interest, defines interest rate, and shares examples of how to calculate simple interest.
MarketWatch
A guide to getting your first credit card
Looking to get approved for your first credit card? Here are some tips, even if you have no credit history.
MarketWatch
Buying your first car? Here's what you need to know
Your first car purchase is such an exciting milestone, but it can turn into a nightmare if you're not careful. Here are some tips to help you through it.
Hip Hughes History
The Federal Reserve Act Explained
The 1913 Federal Reserve Act created the modern day Federal Reserve system. In this lecture we explain the basics of what the law did and how the Fed influences the economy. Perfect for APGOV students or anyone seeking an overview of US...
Curated Video
Finding Simple Interest
This video teaches how to calculate simple interest using the simple interest formula. It uses a real-life example of a savings account and breaks down the steps to find the total amount of money after one year. It's a great resource for...
ACDC Leadership
Key Graphs of AP Macroeconomics
It's time to review the 5 key graphs of macroeconomics. Make sure to watch the videos explaining each graph.
ACDC Leadership
Macroeconomics- Everything You Need to Know
*Note* At 25:48, the signs are reversed. I talk about scarcity, opportunity cost, the PPC, comparative advantage, supply and demand, GDP, unemployment, inflation, aggregate demand and supply, LRAS, Phillips Curve, economic growth, fiscal...
ACDC Leadership
Macroeconomics Practice Exam #1 Answers
The Ultimate Review Packet has 2 Macro exams and 2 Micro Exmas. In this video I go over the answers to all 60 of the multiple choice questions on the first practice AP MACRO exam.
Curated Video
Understanding Financial Markets through Supply and Demand
This is a video that explains how to apply supply and demand to financial markets. The video provides examples of applying supply and demand to various financial products such as loans, bonds, and equities. The presenter also discusses...
Curated Video
Causes of Supply Curve Shifts
This is a lecture on the causes of shifts in the supply curve in microeconomics. The lecturer then identifies the four main causes of supply shifts, including changes in the cost of production, introduction of new technology, factors...
ACDC Leadership
Financial Assets and Money- Macro 4.1 and 4.3
Hey macroeconomics students! In this video I explain the three functions of money, how economists classify money, the difference between stocks and bonds, and the relationship between interest rates and bond prices. I know it’s heavy on...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How Can We Track Bank Risk?
Risky lending took down the global economy in 2008. Tracking it now is a vital job for economists, says Juliane Begenau Begenau, Assistant Professor of Finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, explains how economists can...
Curated Video
Cost Benefit Analysis: Evaluating Economic Decisions for Society
This video introduces the concept of cost benefit analysis and explains how it can be used to evaluate the social benefits and costs of a specific economic decision. The examples used in the video include the hypothetical scenario of a...
Curated Video
Understanding Productivity and Its Importance for Economic Growth
The video discusses the concept of productivity and the factors that determine productivity. The video also explores various policies that can be implemented to improve productivity, such as investing in education and infrastructure,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Green New Deal vs. The Economy
How do we move fiscal policy from part of the problem to part of the solution? Nathan Tankus describes his recent work to better understand some of the gaps in the US economy.
Curated Video
Liquidity Preference Theory: Understanding the Influential Factors Behind Holding Cash in an Economy
This video is a lecture presentation on the liquidity preference theory. The lecture explains the three monetary motives behind holding money: the transactions motive, the precautionary motive, and the speculative motive. The video also...
ACDC Leadership
Macro Unit 3- Practice Questions #1
Some practice question videos are reserved for students that support ACDC Econ and purchase Ultimate Review Packet. The complete version of this video (and a bunch other hidden videos) comes with the packet. By the way, YouTube ad...
Curated Video
Benefits and Costs of Inflation in Economics
The video is about the benefits and costs of inflation. The speaker talks about the different impacts of rising and steady inflation on consumption and production, real wage costs, and debt burdens. He also explains some of the costs of...
Curated Video
Understanding Monetary Policy and its Impact on Business
In this lecture video, the speaker discusses one of the key economic policies of the government, monetary policy. They explain that monetary policy is organized and managed by independent central banks, such as the Bank of England, and...
The Wall Street Journal
Trends In The Economy
Headwinds are building in the global economy, and central banks are responding apace. Here are a few scenarios for how the next 12 months might play out.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Paul Davidson - Legal Arbitrage Is Not Comparative Advantage 4/4
In the fourth and final part of this four-part INET "From the Director's Chair" interview, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Journal of Post Keynesian Economics co-founder Paul Davidson about Davidson's book The Keynes...