A macroeconomics retreat · By application
Understand how the economy actually works — in four days by the sea.
A serious, small-cohort bootcamp on the mechanics of money, growth, and crises — taught first-principles, hosted at The Plymouth, South Beach.
- Dates
- February 2027
- Duration
- Four days
- Cohort
- Twelve seats
- Venue
- The Plymouth
The thesis
You cannot fully understand economic growth — or economic crises — without understanding monetary sovereignty.
Most people — including famous investors — quietly run corporate credit analysis on entire countries. It is the wrong model, and it has been wrong for seventy years while the debt they feared grew a hundredfold.
This retreat rebuilds the picture from first principles: how money is actually created, what truly constrains a currency issuer, and why that single idea reframes growth, inflation, and every crisis you will invest through.
What you'll learn
Six branches, built in the right order.
Each branch is a self-contained module. We start with what money actually is and end with inflation — every idea resting on the one before it.
What Is Money?
- History of Money
- Money Creators
- Forms of Money
- Scale of Money
- What Backs the Dollar?
Aggregate Demand
- What Is “The Economy”?
- Consumer Demand
- Government Spending
- Commercial Bank Lending
Sovereign Debt
- Monetary Sovereignty
- Time Value of Money
- The Yield Curve
- Deficits & Debt Sustainability
- Bond Vigilantes
Central Banking
- The Dual Mandate
- Central Bank Tools
- QE & QT
- Yield Curve Control
The Problem with Traditional Macro
- Unobservable Variables
- Misunderstood Productivity
- Academia vs. Practitioners
Inflation
- How Do Firms Set Prices?
- Causes of Inflation
- Measurement of Inflation
- “Muscle Theory” of Economics
- Hyperinflation
The venue · Accommodations included
The Plymouth, South Beach.
A 1940 Art Deco landmark by Anton Skislewicz, restored into a small, design-led house in Collins Park. Your seat includes accommodation, so the days move from session to pool deck to dinner without ever getting in a car.
- 1940
- Skislewicz Art Deco landmark, fully restored
- 109
- Rooms only — a genuinely small house
- Private
- Beach club with daily transfer, two blocks east
- SLH
- Small Luxury Hotels of the World member
The daily rhythm
Four unhurried days.
Six branches across four days — focused morning sessions, open afternoons on the water, and long dinners where the real conversations happen.
Day 01
Arrival & Money
Afternoon
Arrivals, check-in, and settle into The Plymouth.
Evening
Welcome dinner at Blue Ribbon, orientation, and Branch 1 — What Is Money?
Day 02
Demand & Debt
Morning
Branches 2 & 3 — Aggregate Demand and Sovereign Debt.
Afternoon
Open — the pool deck, the beach club, or Collins Park.
Evening
Working dinner poolside.
Day 03
Policy & Its Blind Spots
Morning
Branches 4 & 5 — Central Banking and The Problem with Traditional Macro.
Afternoon
Free time, or an optional walk through the Art Deco district.
Evening
Group dinner on Lincoln Road.
Day 04
Inflation & Practice
Morning
Branch 6 — Inflation — then synthesis: what it all means for how you invest and advise.
Midday
Closing lunch and departures.
Who it's for
Open to everyone — built for a serious few.
Serious private investors
Roughly $1M+ in liquid assets, managing their own capital.
Financial professionals
Advisors, allocators, and analysts who want to give sharper advice grounded in how the financial system really works.
No economics background required. Group and company cohorts are available on request, and I can travel to your location for private retreats.
Your instructor
Austin Muñoz, CFA
I spent part of my early career running credit analysis on companies — and, occasionally, on countries. One borrower broke every rule I knew, and understanding why led me to monetary sovereignty and to the way I now analyze the whole economy.
I hold the CFA charter and BA and MA degrees from Yale in economics and quantitative finance, and I've worked as an investment professional for the past ten years. This retreat is the course I wish someone had taught me.
- CFA Charterholder
- Yale Economics & Quant Finance
Pricing
With accommodation · The Plymouth
$15,000per person
Bring your own stay
$13,500per person
$1,500 off for local or self-accommodated guests — everything but the room at The Plymouth. You'll join us on-site each day.
A $1,000 deposit reserves your seat and is applied to your tuition. The balance is due before the cohort begins.
Group and company pricing available on request.
What's included
- Four days of small-cohort instruction, capped at twelve seats.
- Accommodation at The Plymouth, South Beach — or $1,500 off if you bring your own stay.
- Welcome and closing dinners, plus daily breakfast and session meals.
- All course materials and a reference workbook to take home.
- Airfare and incidentals are not included.
Questions
Good to know.
Do I need a background in economics?
None at all. Everything is built from first principles. If you can read a basic balance sheet and follow an argument, you'll keep up.
How large is each cohort?
Twelve seats, deliberately. Small enough for real discussion, genuine access to the material, and conversations that continue over dinner.
What does the $1,000 deposit cover?
It holds your seat and is applied in full to your $15,000 tuition. The deposit is fully refundable within 14 days, and transferable to a future cohort if your plans change.
Is travel included?
Your accommodation at The Plymouth is included, along with session meals and the welcome and closing dinners. If you're local or prefer your own stay, take $1,500 off ($13,500) and simply join us on-site each day. Airfare and incidentals are your own; Miami International Airport is about 30 minutes away.
Do you run private company retreats?
Yes. Group and company cohorts are available on request, and I can travel to your location. Use the form below or book a call and we'll design it around your team.
Reserve your seat
February 2027, Miami Beach.
A $1,000 deposit holds one of twelve seats and is applied to your tuition. Prefer to talk first?
Book a callAustin Muñoz, CFAaustin.a.munoz@gmail.com(574) 210-7059