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Author: Roy & Robert Zhang Jr.
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We strive to gain valuable insights through critical thinking and meaningful conversations.
Robert has founded a Hedge fund and is also an independent financial adviser, originally from China and now lives in the states. Roy has founded an advertising and marketing agency for cross-border businesses, originally from China, later moved to Canada, and now lives L.A. We both live in beautiful southern California and value critical observations, thinking, and reasoning. One coin has two sides, multiple sides at times. And we hope to share with you our 2 cents on a wide range of topics.
Disclaimer: The podcast will mainly be produced in English, since we are both bilingual sometimes we will use mandarin to explain certain cultural specific things.
All quotes are original, unless stated otherwise.
Robert has founded a Hedge fund and is also an independent financial adviser, originally from China and now lives in the states. Roy has founded an advertising and marketing agency for cross-border businesses, originally from China, later moved to Canada, and now lives L.A. We both live in beautiful southern California and value critical observations, thinking, and reasoning. One coin has two sides, multiple sides at times. And we hope to share with you our 2 cents on a wide range of topics.
Disclaimer: The podcast will mainly be produced in English, since we are both bilingual sometimes we will use mandarin to explain certain cultural specific things.
All quotes are original, unless stated otherwise.
51 Episodes
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In this episode, Robert is interviewed by guest speaker James on various topics covering finance, investments, capital markets, inflation, economy and his favorite topic what is a truly extraordinary business? James Xu is a data scientist, macroeconomics enthusiast, passionate historian and former Cornell graduate.
This episode focuses on personal life enhancement. Bilingual ( 中文为主)
Tom Zhang is a computer science PHD Candidate at UPenn, with an undergrad in mechanical engineering at Cornell University. Having also previously worked at iRobot and Uber engineering teams, Tom went to school in Singapore before coming to the U.S.
Full English Episode
Importance of Father Figures/ Connection to Greats of the PastGod or Science? Or is it Both?
东亚文化的内卷和压迫性有毒的儒家文化 ( Why Confucius was flawed)
In this Ep, Roy and Robert discuss the legendary eastern philosopher Laozi and his famous taoism, why it transcends over centuries and is vital to achieve inner peace in the modern world.
In this Ep, Roy and Robert dive into the origin of why they do what they do, what gets them out of bed every morning and who they draw inspirations from. This discussion is about giving their own answers to the deep rooted question within all of us, men's search for meaning and inspiration.
In this ep, Roy and Robert started the new year 2021 with a fresh outlook for the decade ahead after an unprecedented 2020 to say the least. What are the things, trends, people we are optimistic about? What are the potential risks to be careful of? Tune in to find out more
In this episode, Roy and Robert discuss venture capital investing trend around the globe. As an asset class and way of funding companies during early stages of their growth, venture capital has caught a lot of hype the last decade. Tune in to find out our take and latest thoughts on the stage of venture capital right now.
我们意识到当今很多年轻人在被父母逼婚时感到沮丧和纠结,对于组建家庭的愿望,时间和形式有各种不同的意见,同时不同性别的年轻人在不同的阶段也有不同的压力。这一集讨论中,我们努力提供我们的建设性意见和辩证性思考。Arguably one of the most important decisions in one's lifetime, tune in to find out our thoughts on marriage, the if, when and who and so much more beyond. ( Bilingual Episode)
In this Ep, Roy and Robert catch up on a summer of many economical developments around the world. How will a post Covid world emerge? What can we do on an individual level to prepare for the next years ahead? Tune in to find out!
In this Ep, we just jump back into our Covid-19 special updates. Tune in to hear us discuss the Economical environment we are in, how it impacts financial markets, changing Geo political landscape and implications on the upcoming election in the U.S.
In this Ep, Roy and Robert discuss the other side of the BLM movement. How do conservative white people see this topic? How do capitalists think about a potential socialism wave in the United States? What defines the American Dream today? We also offer our own honest and objective opinions on various layers of this topic. We believe in using data and facts to back up our statements instead of just letting emotion runs its course.
In this special ep, Roy and Robert invite guest speaker Lorenzo Bernardez from Bronx, New York to discuss the current black lives matter movement. Diving deep into police brutality, social justice, racial discrimination, this episode is a can't miss for sure. There will also be a follow up episode next week with Roy and Robert's own views on the current social unrest, as well as some thoughts after interviewing a white American privately off the record. One coin has two sides, sometimes many sides. We want to have all voices to be heard, left or right, black or white or yellow. No judgement, just to provoke independent critical thinking. That is the purpose of RZ2Cents.
Our 3rd special episode on COVID-19's economical impacts and how to make your own investment decisions during this unprecedented time in human history.
After the highly popular Economical impact episode, here is another one after 1 month since the world went into lockdown. In this Ep, Roy and Robert discuss the short term economical impact from the reopening in May and June as well as the medium term outlook for U.S and the world economy in Q3 and Q4. Then they went on to have an in depth discussion on the long term outlook of the economy with a 12 months plus time frame. Since it is a long episode and a very extensive one, we recommend you to listen to this in 2 pieces. One hour each time.
In this Ep, Roy and Robert discuss various social and political implications that come with this ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
In this week's episode, our 2nd part of the coronavirus special series, Roy interviews Robert about his thoughts on the economic impact of this unprecedented situation. After spending 100+ hours of deep research and studying various industries, Robert gave his insights on the stock market trend and economic forecast. Whether you are in for the personal finance advice or crisis business management tips, this is a can't miss episode for sure.
Roy and I dive into a deep conversation on the biggest event of 2020. The COVID-19 virus outbreak and its impact on our lives. We discussed the impact from three different categories. The human health perspective, the economical impact and its potential longer lasting effect on the progress of globalization.
In this Ep, Roy and Robert share their core principles when it comes to complex situations in life. Hopefully these principles can help you to navigate through your life decisions as well.