Alt Blend Podcast
1) Return Matters: Part 2
In Part 1, we talked about TWRR (time-weighted rate of return) and MWRR (money-weighted rate of return), which are essentially used to answer the questions, “what is my return if I ignore cashflows,” ...Show More
2) Return Matters: Part 1
Doing something for the mere joy of it – for one’s self or others – is quite possibly one of the best returns on an investment of time that a person can receive.” – Laurie Buchanan, Ph.D. (author) Per...Show More
3) Don’t Look Back…Sometimes: Part 2
If you haven’t already read or listened to Part 1 of this series, I suggest you do so before getting into the below, as some of the references could otherwise be confusing. In that edition, we talked ...Show More
4) Don’t Look Back…Sometimes: Part 1
“Don’t Look Back. Ooh, a new day is breakin’. It’s been too long since I felt this way.” -Boston (from the song, Don’t Look Back). Before we get into this topic, I want to thank our client, Roger P., ...Show More
5) The Future is Off the (Block)Chain!
No, we aren’t still in the Crypto Dip-Toe series, and today’s topic is perhaps a good one for easing back out of the crypto world and onto other topics. In that series, we covered many facets of crypt...Show More
6) Crypto Dip-Toe – Part 9: deCRYPTOlemy
“Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day.” -Claudius Ptolemy For those who have forgotten some of the things we learned in school, Ptolemy was a Greek “mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, g...Show More
7) Crypto Dip-Toe – Part 8: Stable on the Label (continued)
Since today’s update is just continuing a conversation from Part 7 (as I couldn’t fit it all into one edition), this may be the first time we’re not starting with a unique quote as a starting point. A...Show More
8) Crypto Dip-Toe – Part 7: Stable on the Label
Volatility is often cited as a significant challenge for cryptocurrencies – and rightly so! If crypto eventually plays a role as day-to-day money in the future (as one potential use case), it will nee...Show More
9) Crypto Dip-Toe – Part 6: Into the Ether
Ether Ain’t What It Used To Be Ethereum and its cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH – or “eeth” for short), may seem like just another “crypto thing” we hear about in the news. But, if you aren’t already aware...Show More
10) Crypto Dip-Toe – Part 5: Proof-of-Work
In the last edition of Alt Blend, we broadly examined the landscape of digital currencies, and the plan for this current update was to start learning about how some prominent cryptocurrencies function...Show More