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GameStop is the French Revolution of Finance

But can we stop the movement’s passion from giving way to misery and hypocrisy?

6 min readJan 31, 2021

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The 5 Biggest Economic Themes That Will Shape Our Future

The pandemic is a dip in the road compared to the long-term trends that drive economic growth

8 min readOct 24, 2020

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The 5 Biggest Economic Themes That Will Shape Our Future

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Markets Are the Ultimate Social Proof Machine

Which is why you should question everything

4 min readOct 20, 2020

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Markets Are the Ultimate Social Proof Machine

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Was Benjamin Franklin the Inventor of Hustle Culture?

How religious ideas still shape our moral attitude toward capitalism.

7 min readOct 19, 2020

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Was Benjamin Franklin the Inventor of Hustle Culture?

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Central Banks Are Suddenly Interested in Digital Currencies

How should we interpret the new push for government-run digital money?

6 min readOct 15, 2020

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Central Banks Are Suddenly Interested in Digital Currencies

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Australia’s Budget Is Built on Pure Hope

How a country assumed its way out of a crisis

5 min readOct 14, 2020

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The Sydney Opera House set on a bright orange sky at dusk

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Did the Covid Recession Really Make Households Wealthier?

According to the U.S. Fed, household net worth is at an all time high

5 min readOct 2, 2020

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Did the Covid Recession Really Make Households Wealthier?

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What Can We Learn From Keynes the Investor?

Keynes’s legacy extends beyond theory to the world of action, speculation, and ambition

7 min readSep 27, 2020

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What Can We Learn From Keynes the Investor?

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Was Tesla’s Battery Day a Flop?

Investors were not thrilled to hear next-gen batteries are three years off

7 min readSep 23, 2020

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Was Tesla’s Battery Day a Flop?

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Malls Are Dying, but Don’t Blame Amazon

How can we recapture the magic of our physical retail spaces?

7 min readSep 17, 2020

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Malls Are Dying, but Don’t Blame Amazon

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Gordon Toy

Gordon Toy

Writer and analyst based in Melbourne, Australia. Investing, markets, politics, history of economic thought. More at: https://www.gordontoy.com/

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