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Some Good Sunday Reading Links
Jul 10, 2011
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.     Trading Links: U.S. Senators Beat Hedge Funds at Investing Returns.  What Does That Imply?  (AR) Goldman Sachs Took Biggest Loan From Undisclosed 2008 Fed Crisis Program  (Bloomberg) People Over 35 Have Recently Launched 80% Of Startups  (BizInsider) Should
Does Jim Rogers Really Want to Abolish the Fed?
Jul 4, 2011
If you like to listen to Jim Rogers, he certainly makes some interesting arguments here.  He warns that the Federal Reserve will go bankrupt; but hopes it will be gone before the country is.   Just in case that doesn't get your attention, Rogers cautions that until the Fed is abolished traders and investors should
Some Good Reading Links for the Holiday Weekend
Jul 4, 2011
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Business: A New Investment Strategy: Preparing for End Times. (NYTimes) Are ‘Black Swan’ Funds the Latest Wall St. ‘Protection Racket’?  (MW) Are Currencies the Next Target of High Frequency Traders? (WSJ) Dollar Seen Losing its Global Reserve Status Over the
Some Good Sunday Reading Links
Jun 26, 2011
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Business: Wall Street’s Need for Trading Speed: The Nanosecond Age.  (WSJ) Fed Cuts Growth Forecast; No Hint of More Support.  (Reuters) Ignored Greek Default Risk Makes Bank Stress Tests ‘Irrelevant’.  (Bloomberg) Firms Sitting on Record $800 Billion Of Cash –
Here is a Simple Test of Attention and Focus I Bet You'll Fail
Jun 25, 2011
In my experience, managing attention is harder than it seems. Let's start with something easy …  Do nothing for 2 minutes.  Here is a link to a website that will let you try to do that.   Focus can be pretty fragile if it isn't a conscious choice. OK, Let's Try Something a Little More