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Good Finance Books?

I'm reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, which is a bit dated now, and very conventional. I enjoy the parts on finance and could do without the conservative economic philosophy he includes. Have you read any good books on finance that you can recommend for your listeners?

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Do you like any fiction?

I know both of you read non-fiction primarily, and Saagar only Victorian or later for reasons he has said, but do you have any fiction you truly love or find valuable? Books like the Great American Novels (Twain, Hemingway, etc) or perhaps great and prescient science fiction (Asimov, Orwell, Huxley, etc) come to mind for cultural and historical reasons. Jesse

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Baby Boomers on the Demographic Decline

As of right now millennials are the largest proportion of the American population when sorting by generation. Baby Boomers are growing older, retiring, and passing away. I think this is what largely prevented the "hard landing" from the interest rate hikes, since a large chunk of the economy was retiring, providing more job openings and preventing the expected rise in unemployment. What ramifications will the retirement and eventual passing away of the boomer generation have on American economic life? Or on our political life, our culture, etc.

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Accepting US Pres. Election Results

After the 2020 election and Jan 6, I quickly came to the conclusion that the results of US presidential elections will never be fully agreed upon by Americans going forward. The results of 2016 were contested by Democrats because of Russia's interference in the election, 2020 was contested by Republicans for a variety of different reasons. I think that, going forwards, the losing side will always come up with some reason to reject the legitimacy of the outcome and their own closed off media bubble will feed into that claim. Is there a way to avoid this future? Am I wrong? Is it just another example of how people on the right and left live in different information and media bubbles?

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Gulf War Era Book Recs

Hey Marshall and Saagar, Curious if either of you have any book/media recommendations if I'm seeking to understand the history and circumstances leading into/during the Gulf War and its ripple effects. Being born in the late 90's, I grew up with the Iraq/Afghan wars in the background, yet have never been able to fully grasp why and how we got there, so any help would be greatly appreciated. As always, thanks for your exceptional work! Best, Mose