The Bull and the Bare Truth

Kevin Kneafsey PhD
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On the Bull and the Bare Truth we seek to cut through the bull to get to the bare truth. I try to share thoughts that I think are largely missed by the market. My hope is that these thoughts inspire new thoughts from you. kevinkneafsey.substack.com

Episodes

  1. May 22

    Podcast Episode 8: Liquidity

    In this podcast we explore what liquidity in financial markets means and importantly how and why the premium paid to holders of illiquid assets is misunderstood. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kevinkneafsey.substack.com

    31 min

  2. May 8

    Podcast Episode 7: NPV as a Simple Model of the Economy

    In this episode we build on the paper NPV and a Simple Model of the Economy by eliminating the math and using a simple analogy to draw out in the intuition about how the economy works. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kevinkneafsey.substack.com

    41 min

  3. Apr 6

    Podcast episode 6: Private Credit, Private Equity and Simple Math

    There are three important points missing from the discussion about private credit concerns. 1) What structurally should make us worry about private credit? 2) How does private equity's use of private credit make the problem worse? 3) How has taking money from individual investors exacerbated the troubles for private credit? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kevinkneafsey.substack.com

    36 min

  4. Mar 25

    Podcast episode 5 - The Six Golden Rules for Allocating Your Assets

    Once you decide to invest, the next most important decision is how to allocate your assets between stock, bonds, real estate, commodities, ... Here are 6 golden rules for doing exactly that. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kevinkneafsey.substack.com

    46 min

  5. Feb 23

    Podcast Episode 4: The S&P 500 is not what you think it is

    This is based on two of my substack pieces - "What if we Pretend that Passive Investing is Investing" and "Afraid of the Mag7: An S&P 500 Substitute" This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kevinkneafsey.substack.com

    41 min

  6. Jan 21

    Podcast Episode 3: How to Unstick the Stuck Housing Market

    This goes along with the paper How to Unstick the Stuck Housing Market, the Addendum and the error correction This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kevinkneafsey.substack.com

    52 min

  7. 12/09/2025

    Podcast Episode 2: Thoughts on Gold

    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kevinkneafsey.substack.com

    40 min

  8. 10/29/2025

    Podcast Episode 1: Is that Pig Wearing Lipstick?

    This is a rough maiden voyage of a podcast version of the first substack post. The goal of the podcast is to break things down a bit more to make this more accessible to a broader audience. Your feedback help to make this much better. Suggesting that I get a voice transplant is fair game. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kevinkneafsey.substack.com

    48 min
  • 8 Episodes

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On the Bull and the Bare Truth we seek to cut through the bull to get to the bare truth. I try to share thoughts that I think are largely missed by the market. My hope is that these thoughts inspire new thoughts from you. kevinkneafsey.substack.com

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