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Japan Slowly Awakening to Debt Situation
One of my goals in my newsletter is to bring to your awareness things that I find interesting or alarming. The article below is in the "alarming" category. Japan borows more than it raises in taxes, and its debt amounts to two years' worth of Japan's economic output....
Greece
Are you tired of reading and hearing about Greece? Me too, but that doesn't mean it's going to stop. The most recent Greek agreement is a joke (in my opinion) and makes a significant number of overly optimistic assumptions about the future. As I view it, there is no...
This is Your Brain on a Hot Streak
Continuing the theme from my video, investor behavior has a significant influence on your success. A recent study found that cells deep in the brain calculate a sort of moving average of past events, giving the greatest weight to the most recent outcomes. So, even...
Duff Beer
Oh yeah, Duff Beer. This post only makes sense if you watch the Simpsons or have kids that watch the Simpsons. I'm 43 years old now and I've been watching it since I was about 18 and in college. Hard to believe it's been on that long. Anyway, the fictional Duff Beer...
Intra-Year Declines
It is common for there to be declines in the markets throughout the year, sometimes even double digits declines. This is to be expected. As an investor, one of the reasons we diversify and modify our allocations throughout the year is to try to minimize these...
Unemployment Rate / Participation Rate
Unemployment decreased to 8.3%. Good. Participation Rate of the work force at 30 year lows. Bad. In my opinion, we're at a time in history where there is a dramatic shift in the employment make-up, skills needed, globalization, etc. This relatively short term (1 to 10...
