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Hans Rosling: Here's How Data Can Solve the World's Most Challenging Problems
Swedish academic and Gapminder Foundation co-founder Hans Rosling says data doesn't always back up our conceptions about the world. In the video, below, Rosling explains that our ideas about developed and developing countries largely reflect the reality of fifty years ago, rather than today. This video, The River of Myth, was released to
Chinese Yuan Enters Top 10 Most-Traded Currencies
The Chinese yuan has vaulted into the Top-10 of most frequently traded currencies for the first time, the Bank for International Settlements said in its foreign exchange survey. In a rapidly growing global currency business, which now generates $5.3 trillion a day in flows, up from $4 trillion in 2010, the yuan climbed to ninth
Here Are Some Links for Your Weekend Reading
Sometimes confusion precedes a breakthrough – other times … Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: Fail Cheaper, Fail Better. (NYTimes Bits) Stop Telling Your Employees What to Do. (HBR) Carl Sagan on the Meaning of Life. (Brainpickings) In Japan, Adult Diapers Are
Big Outflows: Flight to Safety - or Just Temporarily Spooked?
Talk about a flight to safety … August saw the biggest cash withdrawal from all U.S. exchange-traded funds in over three years. Likewise, scared investors triggered the largest outflows from US equity funds in the last five years. Think of it as a flight to cash as retail investors dump risk assets. The question is
Here Are Some Links for Your Weekend Reading
As we head into Labor Day, think about Steve Ballmer … By retiring (or the Market's response to the announcement of his retirement), he made himself nearly $1 billion richer. Nice job. Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: Peter Diamandis: Find Wealth
Great Guidance from Bruce Kasnoff
What a great thought! Seek to add value … Be generous and expert, trustworthy and clear, open-minded and adaptable, persistent and present. Simplify Your Future from Bruce Kasanoff Generous means to help others long before – and after – you need their help. Expert means to be very competent in one or more areas that others