PickVidsBest Investing & personal finance Videos
The 75 Investing & personal finance videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 11 introductory, 6 intermediate, 58 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are an explainer. What they share is that one picture or analogy is used to supply a missing concept. Channels you will keep seeing include Ben Felix, LastWeekTonight, This Week in Startups.
Retirement Plans: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight segment on retirement plans, high fees and bad financial advice, with comedic sketches.
Renting vs. Buying a Home: What People Get Wrong
Ben Felix argues that common beliefs about renting versus buying are wrong: homes are not great investments, mortgages are not a wealth hack, and ownership does not reliably bring happiness.
100%+ short interest in GameStop stock (GME) – fundamental & technical deep value analysis
Roaring Kitty's July 2020 analysis of GameStop, arguing a bullish deep-value case when the stock was about $4 and short interest exceeded 100%.
SpaceX: The Biggest Money Loser in IPO History
Patrick Boyle analyzes SpaceX's IPO prospectus, covering its financials, speculative products, AI business, related-party dealings, compensation, and a governance structure with minimal shareholder rights.
Don't Buy Stuff - Saturday Night Live
A 2006 Saturday Night Live fake infomercial with Steve Martin and Amy Poehler selling the sure-fire way out of debt: don't buy stuff.
Chris Sacca of Lowercase Capital Pt. 2- TWiST #295
Part two of Jason Calacanis's long interview with investor Chris Sacca on This Week in Startups.
SpaceX IPO Scandal
Patrick Boyle examines SpaceX's planned IPO at a roughly $1.75 trillion valuation.
Drawing Conclusions: Is renting really a waste of money?
A short Globe and Mail animated explainer on why renting can leave you as well off as buying a home.
Orange Juice Trade - Trading Places
The climactic orange juice futures trading scene from the film Trading Places, in which the heroes corner the market on the trading floor.
Inside Job (2010 Full Documentary Movie)
The full 2010 documentary Inside Job, directed by Charles Ferguson, examines the causes of the 2008 global financial crisis.
Introduction to Investing and Finance - Lesson 1 by Martin Shkreli
The first lesson of Martin Shkreli's introductory investing and finance course, running about two and a half hours.
Quants | The Alchemists of Wall Street | VPRO documentary
A VPRO documentary on quantitative analysts who designed the mathematical models and high-speed trading systems behind modern finance.
Mobile Homes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight segment on mobile homes, showing how large investment companies are making this affordable housing option less affordable.
Peter Schiff Mortgage Bankers Speech Nov/13/06
Peter Schiff's November 2006 speech to the Western Regional Mortgage Bankers Conference, in which he warned an audience of mortgage bankers that the housing bubble would collapse.
Strong Towns: Property Tax vs. Land Value "Tax" (LVT)
Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns explains how a land value tax differs from an ordinary property tax, why it makes economic sense, and why it is rarely used.
Renting vs Buying a Home: How to Decide
Ben Felix explains how to decide between renting and buying a home, weighing financial and non-financial factors.
Bitcoin Q&A: How Do I Secure My Bitcoin?
Andreas Antonopoulos answers a question about how to secure your Bitcoin.
A new look at active vs passive (Michael Green)
Michael Green of Thiel Macro presents a thesis that the growth of passive investing distorts how markets price new money flows.
The Position of Fuck You (John Goodman in The Gambler)
A one-minute scene from The Gambler in which John Goodman's loan shark explains the 'position of f you': having enough money to walk away from any employer or deal.
Crypto CEO Accidentally Describes Ponzi Scheme
Coffeezilla reacts to Sam Bankman-Fried's explanation of yield farming on the Odd Lots podcast, arguing he effectively described a Ponzi scheme.
Expert breakdown of NYC's overpriced commercial vacancies.
Louis Rossmann explains why NYC commercial landlords keep storefronts vacant rather than lowering rents.
Foundation 07 // Chris Sacca
Kevin Rose interviews Chris Sacca, founder of Lowercase Capital, for his Foundation series.
International Diversification
Ben Felix rebuts common arguments for holding only US stocks, such as past outperformance and international revenue exposure.
Buy, Borrow, Die: How America's Ultrawealthy Stay That Way
A short ProPublica video explaining the "Buy, Borrow, Die" strategy wealthy Americans use to cut taxes.