Jeremy Grantham: 10 Lessons
Nice list from Jeremy Grantham, via Marketwatch: 1. Believe in history “All bubbles break; all investment frenzies pass. The market is...
How Many Companies Have Been “The Largest”?
Apple is the 11th company to become the largest by market capitalization: > click for larger graphic > Source: Confronting a Law Of...
Little Darlings: How Boring Are Bankers?
On a late February Friday, I saw this tweet from Andrew Ross Sorkin about a book his wife—a literary agent—had worked on that he...
Lost Decade And Counting . . .
The net impact of the financial crisis has been a lost decade — not just for the US, but for much of Europe as well: > >...
Ex-Lobbyist Jack Abramoff on Wash DC Corruption
Ex-Lobbyist Jack Abramoff: Here’s How to Clean Up Washington Corruption ~~~ Money and Elections Do Mix, Except When Bribery Is Involved...
10 Monday AM Reads
Well, I am back at my desk and no worse for the wear and tear. These are what I started my work week with: • The Housing Recovery In...
G20/ECB/Ben/China
What we got out of the G20 meeting over the weekend was very little as expected. The Germans don’t want to expand the size of the...
Do Rising Rents Complicate Inflation Assessment?
Do Rising Rents Complicate Inflation Assessment? Brent Meyer 02.23.12 ~~~ In the face of falling house prices, decreasing rates of...