October is in and it appears to have moderated, cooling measurably more than anticipated. Consumer prices rose 3.2 percent in the year through October, decelerating from the previous month and showing encouraging signs under the surface, but is it enough

Welcome back to the number one financial literacy podcast in the world! It's The Higher Standard podcast. This episode Chris, Saied and Haroon continue to breakdown why they think we are likely already in a recession and the overwhelming likelihood that

From the dark depths of anonymous justice, The Higher Standard podcast brings you the one and only BallerBusters. This is their first in-person interview ever and it kicks off a series of discussions where we build on and leverage their mission of truth

This show, like Saied's jumper 15 years ago is "moist." The boys start off acknowledging there is a noticeable hum in Haroon's microphone. We apologize for the technical glitch. Jerome Powell finally proves he is about that life. Sadly, Chris, Saied a

Let's not mince words here, we got three spectacular reviews and they were the highlight of our night. Thank you to the listeners who made this episode extra special. The episode of The Higher Standard podcast is a ton of fun at every stop. The boys br

The boys called it, The Fed has left rates unchanged. Granted, it wasn't that hard of a call as all the data seemed to suggest that was the overwhelming likely result. Yet, somehow Jamie Dimon came out sounding hawkish after Jerome Powell came out dovis

Chris, Saied and Haroon unpack the outstanding mortgage market by rate before hopping in to an example of how tenuous the business has become for lenders and their employees. Then they dive in to some chart work with sexy visual stimulus regarding the cu

U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter, better than expected, but Chris, Saied and Haroon aren't convinced this is a good thing. They look back at previous recessions and some of the GDP trending before and after declaration to try and

From the very beginning of this data heavy episode Saied is salty, dare we say even – grump!  Come for the discussion on housing affordability versus renting, mortgage rate debates and updates on the National Association of Realtors antitrust la

Your favorite bank CEO, Brian Moynihan is back at it again with a full on contradiction from just a year ago. Chris, Saied and Haroon waste no time calling him to the carpet. Not to be outdone, Peter Schiff pointed out that Bank of America has unrealized