Risk-Maxxing on Slate Money
Podcast: Talking with Felix Salmon about risk and trickle-down eschatologies.
Well, this happened. Thanks to Felix Salmon, of whom I'm a long-time fan, and Slate Money for the invitation to talk about my in-process theory of risk-maxxing. Thanks also to the inimitable Kevin Slavin for making the link.
Money Talks: Risk-Maxxing — Slate Money, May 12, 2026. 37 minutes.
Felix pushed in some useful places, and gave me additional things to place (such as this and this). We also crammed in all the acronyms — ZIRP, TINA, YOLO, and many more. I'll be curious what the response is to this conversation.
If you're arriving cold, the full sequence on risk-maxxing runs from The Era of Risk-Maxxing through The Ratchet, five pieces in order on the home page.
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