Sunday Nite Linkfest
I’ve been travelling, working on two killer projects (one finance related, the other, a deadly research piece on the music...
10 rules to Win the “Loser’s Game”
Paul B. Farrell of MarketWatch reminds us of a good list of strategies, courtesy of Charles Ellis’ classic "Winning the...
Understanding the Inverted Yield Curve
There’s been a few comments intimating that, well, maybe an Inverted Yield Curve ain’t so bad. I have to disagree in the...
California SUV Fill Up Index
I’ve been discussing how the price of Oil will eventually dampen consumer spending for over a year (and as recently as this week)....
Real Estate’s Wall of Worry
One of the odder aspects of the so-called housing bubble phenomenon is how so many pundits have been so self-confident in their...
What price changes behavior?
The WSJ asks: How expensive would gas have to be for you to significantly cut the amount you drive? The answer: click for...
We Are Greedy and Stupid Creatures
Whenever I see an article like this one, it makes me shake my head at our inherent limitations as a Species. We are easy prey for fast...
Will September be the Cruelest Month?
click for larger chart >Today’s WSJ has some comments on everyone’s favorite month: Ah, autumn: The evenings turn cooler,...
More Signs of the Coming Denouement
Baidu.com’s (BIDU) IPO, billed as China’s answer to Google, was up fourfold today from its $27 offering price. It broke $150...
Juiced Data
We have been watching, with no small degree of skepticism, a stream of improving Macro-economic data. Color us unconvinced. Many of the...