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Capitalogix Commentary on the Markets 12/19/08
The Federal Reserve decided to drop their target Fed Funds rate to an all-time record of 0.00% to 0.25%. This chart, from Bill Luby's Vix and More, highlights the daily effective federal funds rate, which is a volume-weighted average of rates on trades arranged by major brokers. It puts things in perspective, doesn't it? Not
Can A Beautiful Mind Create a Beautiful Face?
A team of scientists recently developed software that, using a carefully tested and proven understanding of facial proportion, greatly improves the attractiveness of your face without damaging your defining features or whether people will recognize that the picture is of you. Ever seen a picture of yourself that was a little too good? You’re still
Capitalogix Commentary on the Markets 12/12/08
Last Monday the news of the day seemed to be that the U.S. markets rallied because Obama committed to spend money on infrastructure. I saw the same story on Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, and pretty much everywhere I looked. On the other hand, a quick check of the indices told me that most markets around the
"Stand By Me" Music Video from the Playing for Change: Peace Through Music Project
I saw this and thought it was worth sharing. It is a video of different musicians, around the globe, combining their talents to create a worthwhile version of of the classic "Stand By Me". Here is the direct link to the video. "Playing for Change: Peace Through Music" isn't really a documentary as much as
Capitalogix Commentary on the Markets 12/05/08
There was good and bad news in the market this week. The bad news was that the economy continued to suffer (for example, the worst job loss numbers in decades), and the good news was that the market went up anyway. In contrast to recent reactions, that's very good news. Something about the tempo of
Being in One Conversation: A QuantumThink Example
I recently took a course called QuantumThink. It was interesting and different than many other courses I had taken. It laid out a number of techniques and exercises that helped me distinguish when I was acting automatically (rather than consciously) and unnecessarily limiting my sense of opportunities, options, or even what was possible. Frankly,