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InFi: the Future of Finance

Welcome to INFI: the Future of Finance, hosted by American economist and author Dr. Robert P. Murphy. Each week tune in for dynamic discussions with business pioneers about emerging trends in finance, life insurance, asset management, technology, and more.

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Ep. 92: George Selgin on Bitcoin as Store of Value or...

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2025/06/13

Economist George Selgin has a new book, False Dawn, from the University of Chicago Press, explaining the latest research on how the New Deal did—and didn't—promote US recovery from the Great Depression. But first, he and Bob discuss George's arguments with the HODLers on whether Bitcoin is a store of value or medium of exchange. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/garIhEFlb0o Related: - https://x.com/Swan/status/1928536748415758507 -

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46:50

Ep. 91: Moody's Was Right to Downgrade the US Treasury

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2025/06/06

Bob explains what happened with the recent Moody's downgrade of US Treasury bonds, summarizes the precarious US fiscal position, and then critiques the argument that Uncle Sam can't possibly default. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/rLFTjWWH7pg Related: - https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/moodys-downgrades-us-aa1-rating-2025-05-16 - https://www.heritage.org/markets-and-finance/commentary/the-united-states-debt - https://ratings.moodys.com/ratings-news/443154 -

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50:45

Ep. 90: Cade Bergman on the Utility of X Spaces and...

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2025/05/30

Cade is the Head of Content at @WOLF_Financial, and Co Owner & Host of @WOLF_Crypto_X the Crypto Division. WOLF is a social media marketing firm primarily on X, and hosts the largest financial Spaces in the world. Cade discusses WOLF's business model and the future of digital assets, ranging from Bitcoin to NFTs to tokenized life insurance. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/-Ezt5ynRsdM Related: - https://x.com/WOLF_Financial - https://x.com/WOLF_Crypto_X Subscribe to

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44:26

Ep. 89: Tom Pyle on Trump's Energy Agenda, and Why...

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2025/05/23

Tom Pyle is president of the Institute for Energy Research (where Murphy was Senior Economist for 13 years). He joins Bob for a fast-paced discussion on Trump's energy policies, why major players in the tech sector have dropped their messaging on climate change, and what to expect in the global economy. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/saSElAfp4Fg Related: - https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/2024-north-american-energy-inventory -

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47:48

Ep. 88: Explaining the LifeNotes Advantage for...

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2025/05/16

Jay Rogers is Chief Revenue Officer and Steve Baillargeon is VP of Support Services at infineo. They join Bob to explain the LifeNotes Trust solution for institutional owners of split-dollar life insurance policies taken out on key executives. With pooled assets approaching $500 million in its first fund, the LifeNotes program provides more certainty and safety for both employer and employee than the original split-dollar plan. Watch the video version of this episode here:

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Ep. 87: Oren Cass Challenges Free Traders on American...

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2025/05/09

Oren Cass is one of the leading right-of-center scholars challenging free trade orthodoxy, specifically as it relates to US manufacturing. Bob asks clarifies questions to tease out Oren's views under various hypothetical scenarios. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/Z8nttX90IuI Related: - https://x.com/oren_cass/status/1912501114429129129 - https://x.com/oren_cass/status/1908877102150975731 - https://americancompass.org Subscribe to our YouTube

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37:58

Ep. 86: Could the Trump Administration Revalue the...

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2025/05/02

Murphy analyzes a popular video describing proposals to use the Treasury's gold stock to boost the government's finances. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/mdO39LMRU7Q Related: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUDJn1NQU9k - https://cdn.mises.org/understanding_money_mechanics _with_cover_image_attached.pdf - https://www.amazon.com/Politically-Incorrect-Guide-Depression-Guides/dp/1596980966 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on

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43:37

Ep. 85: Ricardo's Assumptions Don't Hold, But Trade...

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2025/04/25

Sophisticated critics of free trade argue that David Ricardo's demonstration of "comparative advantage" had valid assumptions in the early 1800s, but those no longer hold in our age of labor and capital mobility. Murphy demonstrates that this critique doesn't hold up; the US still benefits from specialization and trade. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/QxMJvjEjRK4 Related: - https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/trumps-tariffs-triffin-wrong-ron-paul-right -

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54:20

Ep. 84: Abe Lincoln and John Carney Are Wrong About...

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2025/04/18

Murphy samples from two recent debates on Trump's tariffs to explain why the protectionists are wrong in their view of international trade. Specifically, Murpy rebuts claims made by Abraham Lincoln (quoted by Spencer Morrison in a recent ZeroHedge debate) and Breitbart's John Carney (in a recent debate on the Tom Woods Show). Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/_imXxm1KpVM Related: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUTLCDBONok -

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48:51

Ep. 83: Everybody's Wrong About Trump's Tariffs

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2025/04/11

Murphy first dissects the dubious constitutional and economic justifications for Trump's new tariff regime. Then he explains why the US decision to leave the gold standard has more to do with trade deficits than foreign barriers. Finally, he critiques the "Triffin paradox" defense of US trade deficits. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/7WWbvmjKa3o Related: -

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55:46

Ep. 82: Economic Problems Made in the USA: Analyzing...

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2025/04/04

Bob dissects a recent appearance of former Trump trade representative Robert Lighthizer on the Tucker Carlson show. While agreeing with the description of US economic problems, Bob disagrees with Lighthizer's blame on foreign governments, but instead says the problem is Made in the USA. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/bAupkcLAtPY Related: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0IUh8kNSqY - https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2024-03/59711-Long-Term-Outlook-2024.pdf

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37:14

Ep. 81: Did the Department of Education Boost...

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2025/03/28

In light of President Trump's recent Executive Order abolishing (though it has no teeth) the Department of Education, Bob presents statistics for 3 separate federal initiatives—namely the Clean Air Act/EPA, the so-called War on Poverty, and the Department of Education—to show that they should not be given credit for improving US life in their respective areas. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/bSIBOMkAlu8 Related: -

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Ep. 80: Did Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Try to...

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2025/03/21

Having just been interviewed for a documentary on the topic, Bob gives some of the details on the trial of Ross Ulbricht. Even if one endorses the Drug War, there were many absurdities in Ulbricht's trial that helps to justify President Trump's decision to pardon him as one of his first acts in office. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/QhPDqbOibvk Related: - https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/perfecting-libertarian-argument-dealing-drug-cartels -

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43:28

Ep. 79: Financing the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, and...

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2025/03/14

Bob goes solo to explain why the libertarian objections to a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve are overblown. He then comments on the recent $1.4bn ETH heist, and explains how private organizations could help organize boycotts of stolen coins without State-sponsored regulations. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azp1D4RWHas Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on

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52:47

Ep. 78: Explaining Elon: Social Security as a Ponzi...

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2025/03/07

Bob elaborates and defends Elon Musk's recent claims that (1) Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time and (2) government spending distorts GDP calculations. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTUNNA1ZYNM Related: - https://x.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1895655463255248904 - https://infineo.ai/77 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter:

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49:37

Ep. 77: DOGE and Social Security Fraud

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2025/02/28

Bob addressees the recent tweets from Elon Musk, indicating that there are millions of people who have been long dead receiving Social Security. Although Bob agrees with the critics that Musk was misleading with his tweets, there is nonetheless extensive fraud associate with the poorly maintained SS database. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPIhwlRBuvM Related: https://x.com/JustinWolfers/status/1890836472174924143

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Ep. 76: Jack Farley on Why Money Matters and the...

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2025/02/21

Jack Farley is host of the podcast "Monetary Matters," and was recently the moderator of Bob's debate on ZeroHedge against Nathan Tankus. Farley sticks up for the MMT camp and forces Bob to drill down to the essential differences between the Austrians and MMTers. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MzQ3vyYZU4 Related: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF1JIT9kcpw - https://www.youtube.com/@Monetary-Matters -

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Ep. 75: Alex Tabarrok on the History and Economics of...

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2025/02/14

Alex Tabarrok is an economics professor at George Mason University and (with Tyler Cowen) co-host of a popular podcast. He and Tyler recently discussed the history and economics of life insurance, and in addition Alex has written extensively on blockchain finance. He was thus an obvious guest for Bob to interview. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z24Z0eo9IEI Related: - https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2025/02/the-licensing-racket.html

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Ep. 74: Brian Domitrovic on the Supply-Sider Support...

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2025/02/07

Brian Domitrovic is the Richard S. Strong Scholar at the Laffer Center, who holds a PhD in history from Harvard. He joins Bob to discuss his recent articles explaining why the economics profession is so opposed to tariffs but not income taxes. Why are there "free traders" but not "free laborers"? Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/_fbPGGDR-FQ Related: - https://lawliberty.org/forum/why-economists-loathe-tariffs/ -

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51:19

Ep. 73: The ZeroHedge MMT vs. Austrian Debate: Does...

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2025/01/31

On the heels of his recent ZeroHedge debate against MMTer Nathan Tankus, Bob elaborates on one key issue: Does it help the private sector if the government issues more "safe assets" to bolster private balance sheets? Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYpy7AsHsHY Related: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHoPf3OZzQY - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUTLCDBONok -

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