Monthly Archives: October 2008

Much of the happiness research that I’ve read says we base a good deal of our happiness on our position relative to the others around us rather than on our absolute position. So it matters more to our happiness for … Continue reading →

In the last article, I briefly discussed holding your wealth in something other than dollars and said that I was planning to hold mine in No Lose Stocks and “possibly some long shot calls and puts”. I’ve been rereading Taleb’s … Continue reading →

I see this particular question asked quite a lot lately. I also see lots of different answers depending on the political leanings of the person answering. Among the culprits I’ve heard offered up are the President, the Fed, the consumer, … Continue reading →

We are told, “the market always goes up”, but this statement ignores a few things that we might want to consider if we are going to be betting our savings on this “fact”. First, there is the survivorship bias. This … Continue reading →