I live in the USA and I am concerned about the future. I created this blog to share my thoughts on the economy and anything else that might catch my attention.
Gift Ideas for Frugal Graduates
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To get the best financial start in life, many new graduates try to be as
frugal as possible. If you know a graduate who is trying to pinch every
penny, it’...
Look Ahead: New Home Sales
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• At 10:00 AM ET, the Census Bureau is scheduled to release the New home
sales report for April. The consensus is for an increase in sales to
335,000 on a ...
Why Mergers Come in Waves
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A rare, good article from the Economist:
*Once one merger occurs, copycat transactions in the same industry become
more likely. The first deal removes a co...
P.S. On Facebook and Excuses
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The excuses about the NASDAQ creating problems for the Facebook IPO on
opening day are humorous at best. I wrote it earlier in the year and I'll
re-state...
Boat of Gloat v.3
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Facebook. FaceBilk. FacePlant. FacePalm. Zuckered!
This story has everything. Margin Stanley, secret analyst downgrades,
Nasdaq glitches, over allocation,...
Your Kids and Your Money
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I have always thought that the parenting sub-genre of personal finance was
a bit odd. Yes, I recognize that for many of us kids are a big part of
life, and...
Germany's Eurozone bad debt illustrated
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From Mish, a very plain illustration of what the Eurozone situation is:
Germany is owed massive amounts by the rest of the countries. We know that
a siz...
Growth vs Austerity
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The battle between Growth and Austerity continues as economies have become
stagnant with no end in sight for the current crisis. In one camp the
solution i...
The 10 Most Bad Ass Cars Real or Imagined
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It has been perfect weather here all weekend. I have next week off and it's
fishing time so expect to see picture blogs over the week, hopefully with
fish ...
American Greed - Hedge Fund Manager
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Atlanta hedge fund manager Kirk Wright rises from a poor upbringing with a
series of chance events leading him to start a hedge fund. However his
company, ...
Chicago NATO Summit Protesters In My Backyard
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Last week in my neighborhood on Chicago’s northwest side, I spotted some
individuals who didn’t look like they were from around here. While walking
down th...
Alive, Just Busy
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The virus knocked me down hard and everything's way backed up, plus I have
little energy to work with.
As soon as the alligators let go of my leg I will re...
Europe's worst nightmare
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Say hello to Alexis Tsipras, president of the Greek Synaspismos political
party and head of Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) parliamentary
group.
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Price for Motor Gasoline in 2012
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So there has been huge amounts of financial press discussion of motor
gasoline prices, and the prospects for relief for the remainder of 2012. I
decided to...
Falling Kinife Wrightwood
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1537 Betty St, Wrightwood, CA
Price history such as it is:
01/17/2012 Listed for sale $159,000 -14.1% $222
07/30/2008 Sold $185,000 -19.2% $258
05/12/2008 P...
Why we will not “build our way to prosperity”
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There have been some comments on analyses that “We’re going to need a LOT
more houses” lately. The analysis presents a plot of housing starts vs
population...
credit rating opinions?
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With credit ratings agencies essentially poised to reject refinancing plans
for Portugal and Greece it may be well to remember who pays the agencies’
bills...
The interesting thing about exponential decay (as seen in the blue trend line) is that unlike exponential growth, it can be sustainable over the long-term. In other words, it is not doomed to fail at some point. Win!
Half-lives are used to describe quantities undergoing exponential decay—for example, radioactive decay—where the half-life is constant over the whole life of the decay, and is a characteristic unit (a natural unit of scale) for the exponential decay equation.
Picture losing half of your net worth every decade. That's kind of how half-life works. You never actually run out of money though. Well, until you are down to a penny anyway. It is difficult to lose half a penny. That said, perhaps the digital age will solve that problem at some point.
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The interesting thing about exponential decay (as seen in the blue trend line) is that unlike exponential growth, it can be sustainable over the long-term. In other words, it is not doomed to fail at some point. Win!
Half-life
Half-lives are used to describe quantities undergoing exponential decay—for example, radioactive decay—where the half-life is constant over the whole life of the decay, and is a characteristic unit (a natural unit of scale) for the exponential decay equation.
Picture losing half of your net worth every decade. That's kind of how half-life works. You never actually run out of money though. Well, until you are down to a penny anyway. It is difficult to lose half a penny. That said, perhaps the digital age will solve that problem at some point.
We are currently processing your request to withdraw 10% of your retirement income for the year 2019. A check will be sent to you in the amount of $0.0001372. Thank you for banking with us!
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