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Does the Market's Complacency and Low Volatility Scare You?
The S&P 500 has been hitting highs in a rally that's had only modest sell-offs. Here is a chart from BusinessInsider illustating Societe Generale's Andrew Lapthorne's research. Lapthorne notes: "The number of 1% down days for the S&P 500 in any given year has averaged 27 since 1969; the S&P 500 has seen
The Scariest Chart in the World Just Got a Lot Less Scary
Last week, the Jobs Report hit a big milestone. The U.S. economy has finally recovered all of the jobs lost during the recession. via Calculated Risk. It took more then 6 years to exceed the previous employment peak. However, this recovery took place during a period of declining participation – partially due to demographics
Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading
Everything in this 1991 RadioShack ad now exists in a single smartphone … Tough Business! Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: Steve Blank on the Next 50 Years of Business Innovation. (Inc.) The First Cellphone Went on Sale 30 Years Ago
What It Is Like to Prepare to Speak at a TEDx Conference (Part 2)
To use an athletic analogy, a normal speech and a TED Talk are totally different events (like a sprint vs the decathlon). It takes a surprisingly different set of skills and type of preparation to perform well. I've given hundreds of presentations, and don't normally stress about them. I did for this one.
What It Is Like to Prepare to Speak at a TEDx Conference (Part 1)
TED Talks are pretty well-know for their quality. So, I was understandably excited (nervous, even) about presenting at the TEDx Plano Conference this past weekend. It was fun (in the way that preparing for a marathon is "fun"). For example, in the days leading up to the event, I would give it to the unsuspecting
Here Are Some Links Worth Reading This Weekend
Does writing something with a #Hashtag constitute "doing something"? Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: The One Sign Something Is About To Go Wrong–And What You Can Do Before It Does. (Forbes) Practice Not As Important As Thought For Success, Study