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26 Jul

Bill Gates Walks Out of a Bar – Of Means & Medians

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus Among the more overlooked data sources out there is the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF). My guess as...

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29 Jun

Shifting the Goalposts in Seattle Minimum Wage Debate

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus here It’s been a few months since the first increase in the Seattle minimum wage (see here for the schedule of bump...

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21 Jun

Red State, Blue State: Kansas & Washington

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus here. We have interesting experiments going on in the state of Kansas and the city of Seattle. Herewith a brief update on...

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14 Jun

The NY Post’s Financial Innumeracy

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus here: The New York Post ran a piece on Netflix (NFLX), written by Claire Atkinson, that was, to put it charitably,...

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30 Apr

A Pizza Place Closes in Seattle . . .

by Invictus
Barry here: I know Invictus personally for more than a decade. I also know he works at a shop that does not allow its staff to publish...

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16 Apr

We Know What’s the Matter With Kansas

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus When pushing his tax cuts for Kansas in July 2012, Governor Sam Brownback wrote: “Our new pro-growth tax policy will be...

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10 Apr

Jobless in Seattle? Not Yet, Anyway. Part 2

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus On Wednesday, I threw in my $0.02 about the controversy surrounding the increase in Seattle’s minimum wage. Unlike any...

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8 Apr

Jobless in Seattle? Not Yet, Anyway.

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus Barry wrote yesterday about how political bias can corrupt economic analysis. It’s something he and I discuss all the...

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6 Feb

More on Temp Help vs NFP

by Invictus
Invictus observes: Regarding temporary help as a leading indicator, try putting the two payroll series (TEMP and PAYEMS) on separate...

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2 Jan

The Not So Friendly Skies

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus I’m excited about skiplagged.com, the website that is currently being sued by United Airlines and Orbitz for enabling...

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      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in...

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