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Using Mind-Maps in Business - Part 2
Mind mapping tools have been around for many years. However, I'm starting to see a much wider adoption of mind mapping throughout my company and with the wider business audience. Part 1 of this series, Using Mind Maps, examined mind mapping and why you might want to use its "radiant thinking" process. Here, in Part
Want to Know What to Invest In? Watch the U.S. Dollar
Image via Wikipedia Typically there are a few major inflection points in the year where assets either switch gears and reverse their prior trends or undergo an acceleration of their current trend. One of the key predictors of these inflection points, over the last few years, has been a reversal of the general trend of
Here Are Some Reading Links That Caught My Eye Last Week
Business Posts Moving the Markets that I Found Interesting Recently: Hussman Says This Market Is Setting-Up Like Some of the Worst Markets of All Time (BI) Economic Warning Signs: China, E.U. & U.S. All See Manufacturing Decline (AdvisorOne) U.S. Under Attack: Invasion of the Chinese Reverse Mergers (Y!Finance) The Dollar’s Reign is Ending: Long-Live the Multi-Currency Monetary System? (FT)
Does Your Health Depend On the Temperature of Where You Live?
It was over 100 degrees, here in Texas, as my son graduated high school. Our out of town guests weren't buying the "But it's 'dry' heat" line. So, much of the weekend was spent eating and searching for air-conditioning. Sometimes it is just too hot to trot. Exercise Frequency Goes Down as the
Simple Is Better - An Example for Trading the Markets
Traders are often confronted by mixed signals. Personally, when I have to choose between something straightforward or something complex – I remember the phrase "simple is better". For example, when large "Smart Money" traders show their directional bias, it often pays to follow in their tracks. Another technique would be to bet against the smaller
Chart Showing Home Price Changes in Various Markets
There has been a lot of talk about housing lately. Some are predicting a second dip. What does the data show? Here is a very nice visualiztion that shows the monthly percent change of home prices in various markets over time. Notice, that things got better after March of 2009 … but have