Archive for October, 2010
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2010So I arrive at the courthouse early. I was supposed to get here at 9:30 am. There was a delay. They finally brought us into the courtroom about 9:40. They asked us to fill out our juror cards and pass them to the right. Then we were dismissed back out to the hallway. That was [...]
10 Questions for Craig Israelsen, Author of “7Twelve”
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010Below is my email interview with Craig Israelsen, professor and author of 7Twelve: A Diversified Investment Portfolio with a Plan*, a book about an interesting portfolio (explained in the interview) idea. First off, what is the 7Twelve Portfolio? The “7Twelve” is a diversified, balanced portfolio that contains 7 core asset classes and 12 underlying “sub-asset” [...]
The Winner of the Wall Street Journal Complete Small Business Guidebook
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010I have fallen behind on my giveaways. The winner of The Wall Street Journal Complete Small Business Guidebook Giveaway was commenter #4, Dan. Congratulations, Dan. I’ll be in touch. The next giveaway will be posted soon.
Update on the “Basic Economics” Community Review
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010Let’s hold off on the community review of Basic Economics until the first of the year as the 4th Edition* of the book will be out December 28th. In the meantime, we could review Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity* (revised and updated recently), which is another great book on [...]
Ten for Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010Happy Tuesday. I have to go back to jury duty tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, here is today’s Ten for Tuesday. Enjoy. 1. Kool aid from the gubment. (Swim Upstream to Wealth) 2. More men are filing sexual harassment charges. (Kiplinger) 3. Would you marry someone who was deep in debt? (FreeMoneyFinance) My response: no. I don’t [...]
Jury Duty
Monday, October 4th, 2010Just wanted to let you know that I might be out this week with jury duty. Although I understand the importance of jury duty, that doesn’t make me like it any better.
Is the CPI Overstating Inflation?
Monday, October 4th, 2010The following exerpts out of Thomas Sowell’s Basic Economics come as a surprise to me because I had always assumed (from what I had read) that the CPI was understating inflation. Thomas Sowell says it differently: At the beginning of the twentieth century, the national output of the United States did not include any airplanes, [...]
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