BBRG: Hedge Funds and Private Equity Need Full Disclosure
Hedge Funds and Private Equity Need Full Disclosure Many function just like mutual funds or ETFs, yet operate behind a veil of secrecy....
The Failure of Contemporary Antitrust Policy
Source: ILSR; Hat tip Stacy Mitchell This is a fascinating read from ILSR as to how Wal-Mart became the dominant grocer in the...
Two in Three Americans Now Support Legalizing Marijuana
Gallup: “Sixty-six percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana, another new high in Gallup’s trend over nearly half...
Overstock Saga Ends With a Whimper . . .
I never went looking for a fight with Overstock. It is not what I cover, and its weird collection of oddball employees, sycophants and...
The Biggest Money Laundering Scheme in History
It could be the biggest money-laundering scheme in history, with suspicious money flowing from Russia and former Soviet republics
‘Concentration of Ownership’ is the Latest...
Index Funds Don’t Hurt Consumers, But Monopolies Do Critics of passive investing blame the wrong thing for higher prices in some...
Legalized Sports Betting: One-Year Year After PASPA Decision
Sports betting is now legal in 11 states (including Nevada). Source: Variety Its been a year since the U.S. Supreme Court struck...
BBRG: Index Funds Don’t Hurt Consumers, But Monopolies Do
Index Funds Don’t Hurt Consumers, But Monopolies Do Critics of passive investing blame the wrong thing for higher prices in some...
Why Would Indexers Become Anti-Competitive Monopolists?
I have previously discussed all of the ways active managers have been slagging low cost indexers, but here is a quick reminder for...
Average Cost: One Ounce of High Quality Marijuana
This is not surprising, but still kind of interesting: The three least expensive states for marijuana, however, are all in the West...