TED Talks
TED: The rapid growth of the Chinese internet -- and where it's headed | Gary Liu
The Chinese internet has grown at a staggering pace -- it now has more users than the combined populations of the US, UK, Russia, Germany, France and Canada. Even with its imperfections, the lives of once-forgotten populations have been...
TED Talks
TED: A new stock exchange focused on the long-term | Michelle Greene
Investors tend to think in daily and quarterly numbers, leading to a system that can harm the future health of the economy and planet. Michelle Greene explains how the Long-Term Stock Exchange is reimagining public markets by holding...
TED Talks
TED: How to build a company where the best ideas win | Ray Dalio
What if you knew what your coworkers really thought about you and what they were really like? Ray Dalio makes the business case for using radical transparency and algorithmic decision-making to create an idea meritocracy where people can...
TED Talks
TED: How fear of nuclear power is hurting the environment | Michael Shellenberger
We're not in a clean energy revolution; we're in a clean energy crisis, says climate policy expert Michael Shellenberger. His surprising solution: nuclear. In this passionate talk, he explains why it's time to overcome longstanding fears...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Philip A. Chan: How close are we to eradicating HIV?
The world is getting closer to achieving one of the most important public health goals of our time: eradicating HIV. And to do this, we won't even have to cure the disease. We simply have to stop HIV from being transmitted until...
TED Talks
Joi Ito: Want to innovate? Become a "now-ist"
"Remember before the internet?" asks Joi Ito. "Remember when people used to try to predict the future?" In this engaging talk, the head of the MIT Media Lab skips the future predictions and instead shares a new approach to creating in...
TED Talks
Iqbal Quadir: How mobile phones can fight poverty
Iqbal Quadir tells how his experiences as a kid in poor Bangladesh, and later as a banker in New York, led him to start a mobile phone operator connecting 80 million rural Bangladeshi -- and to become a champion of bottom-up development.
TED Talks
TED: Why it's too hard to start a business in Africa -- and how to change it | Magatte Wade
Many African countries are poor for a simple reason, says entrepreneur Magatte Wade: governments have created far too many obstacles to starting and running a business. In this passionate talk, Wade breaks down the challenges of doing...
TED Talks
Natalie Fratto: 3 ways to measure your adaptability -- and how to improve it
When venture investor Natalie Fratto is determining which start-up founder to support, she doesn't just look for intelligence or charisma; she looks for adaptability. In this insightful talk, Fratto shares three ways to measure your...
TED Talks
David S. Rose: How to pitch to a VC
Thinking startup? David S. Rose's rapid-fire TED U talk on pitching to a venture capitalist tells you the 10 things you need to know about yourself -- and prove to a VC -- before you fire up your slideshow.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Oliver Elfenbaum: How does the stock market work?
In the 1600s, the Dutch East India Company employed hundreds of ships to trade goods around the globe. In order to fund their voyages, the company turned to private citizens to invest money to support trips in exchange for a share of the...
TED Talks
TED: How conscious investors can turn up the heat and make companies change | Vinay Shandal
In a talk that's equal parts funny and urgent, consultant Vinay Shandal shares stories of the world's top activist investors, showing how individuals and institutions can take a page from their playbook and put pressure on companies to...
TED Talks
Mark Tercek: An ingenious proposal for scaling up marine protection
Island and coastal nations need to protect their waters to keep the oceans healthy. But they often have lots of debt and aren't able to prioritize ocean conservation over other needs. Mark Tercek and his team at The Nature Conservancy...
PBS
Will the AI Bubble Burst?
New ReviewAI companies have had a good few years on the stock market, but anyone who knows the history of Silicon Valley knows that investors can sometimes get carried away by new tech.
PBS
How Rich People Hide Their Money!
New ReviewThe US Department of Treasury estimates that the ultra wealthy in America are skipping out on more than $160 billion worth of taxes every year. The wealthy, though, don’t make the majority of their money from working for a paycheck....
PBS
Home Renovations Best Bang for Your Buck
New ReviewHome improvement is big business. Globally, the industry is worth about 333 BILLION dollars and it’s expected to grow to over 500 billion by 2028. For the last decade, home improvement costs have been steadily climbing. Covid and the...
Curated Video
Trump Media Plunges $2 Billion Into Bitcoin Treasury
Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, confirmed it has allocated approximately $2 billion into Bitcoin and related securities.
Curated Video
120 investors likely lost $9M in syndicated mortgages tied to convicted fraudster
More than 120 people from the Greater Toronto Area's Chinese community have likely lost nearly $9 million in syndicated mortgage investments solicited by someone they trusted and then loaned to a convicted fraudster, a CBC News...
Curated Video
Slumping business investment
C.D. Howe associate director of research Ben Dachis talks about why business investment in Canada is hitting 25-year lows
Curated Video
What Is Diversification?
Howcast - Learn about diversification in this Howcast finance video with expert Gregory McGraime.
Curated Video
What Is a Mutual Fund?
Howcast - Learn about mutual funds in this Howcast finance video with expert Gregory McGraime.
Curated Video
What Is Rebalancing?
Howcast - Learn about rebalancing in this Howcast finance video with expert Gregory McGraime.
Curated Video
What Does Tax-Free Mean?
Howcast - Learn what tax-free means in this Howcast finance video with expert Gregory McGraime.
Curated Video
Weight & Height Requirements for Local Modeling
Howcast - Learn the weight and height requirements to do local modeling, like in your hometown, from model scout Trudi Tapscott in this Howcast video.