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What Empire Says About Investing

13 episodes about investing

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Key Insights on Investing

Investment matching is crucial - if she's at level 3 and you're acting like level 9, you look anxious and needy

  • FM Investments grew from $0 to $10 billion in assets under management in just over five years by focusing on simple, low-cost Treasury and bond ETFs.
  • FM Investments built an anti-hallucination large language model trained on 1,784 documents to simulate Fed candidate Kevin Warsh's policy positions.
  • Profitability in AI comes from accurately predicting demand rather than underinvesting, with inference margins exceeding 50%
  • The Louisiana Purchase, bought for $340 million in today's money, is now worth at least $60 trillionβ€”a 17,640,000% return on investment
  • Chucky agent acts as an interactive portfolio representative for AI builders, inspired by the job interview scene from Good Will Hunting
  • "First 10 respondents were all no" when asked if they have 25% of crypto portfolio in DeFi after recent hacks
  • Technology earnings up 18% but stocks down 12%, representing 25% multiple compression as AI investments shift companies from asset-light to asset-heavy models

Episodes

Anthropic's Fable Banned, Will Microstrategy Blow Up & Structuring A Portfolio in 2026

Anthropic's Fable Banned, Will Microstrategy Blow Up & Structuring A Portfolio in 2026

DeFi’s Latest $290M Hack, Kalshi vs Polymarket & Will the Clarity Act Pass?

DeFi’s Latest $290M Hack, Kalshi vs Polymarket & Will the Clarity Act Pass?

Hivemind: Ceasefire In Iran, Is AI a Bubble & Drift Exploited For $280M

Hivemind: Ceasefire In Iran, Is AI a Bubble & Drift Exploited For $280M

Copper Founder: Building a Billion Dollar Company & Fixing Crypto Custody

Copper Founder: Building a Billion Dollar Company & Fixing Crypto Custody

It's Still a Bull Market, But Not The One You Wanted

It's Still a Bull Market, But Not The One You Wanted

Hivemind: Can Bitcoin Reclaim $80k, State of The Market & The AI Trade

Hivemind: Can Bitcoin Reclaim $80k, State of The Market & The AI Trade

Introducing: Inflection Point | The Crypto-TradFi Convergence

Introducing: Inflection Point | The Crypto-TradFi Convergence

Building The Perfect Portfolio In 2026 | Tushar Jain & Pranav Kanade

Building The Perfect Portfolio In 2026 | Tushar Jain & Pranav Kanade

Terra vs Jane Street, Circle Earnings & Robinhood’s Venture Fund | Weekly Roundup

Terra vs Jane Street, Circle Earnings & Robinhood’s Venture Fund | Weekly Roundup

Inside Dragonfly’s $650M Raise | Weekly Roundup

Inside Dragonfly’s $650M Raise | Weekly Roundup

Hivemind: Surviving Market Chop, Is Crypto Bottoming & Reasons to Be Optimistic in 2026

Hivemind: Surviving Market Chop, Is Crypto Bottoming & Reasons to Be Optimistic in 2026

Quadrillions: The New Wall Street | Nick Shalek & Mathew McDermott

Quadrillions: The New Wall Street | Nick Shalek & Mathew McDermott

Hivemind: Are L1s Still Overvalued, Hyperliquid’s End Game & State of The Market

Hivemind: Are L1s Still Overvalued, Hyperliquid’s End Game & State of The Market

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