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The Countdown of Life - How What You Do Adds Up Over Time
Are you happy how you spend your day? Do you ever think about how most people choose to spend their time? As you might guess, average Americans spend 8 hours at work, maybe half an hour in traffic, a few hours watching TV in the evening. But what if you looked at it another way
How Far Is Too Far, When It Comes to a Market Rally?
Have you been waiting around to "buy the dip" on this latest stock market rally? If so, you have been waiting a long time. And I'm not just talking about the recent 10-day winning streak. The Dow surpassed its all-time high and the S&P 500 is not that far from the tops of 1553 on
Here Are Some Links for Your Weekend Reading
So there is a new Pope. They probably didn't pick him this way. Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: 6 Key Things You Should Know About Pope Francis. (The Week) How the Conclave Picks a Pope: By the Numbers. (NYMag) 5
A View From Above ... Making the Invisible Visible [Video from the Space Station]
It is easy to get lost in the admistrivia of day-to-day life. Here is a quick antidote for that. International Space Station astronaut Don Pettit lived on the station for about a year, and took many pictures while up there. The results of his innovative photographic work and passion have changed the way we see earth
A View From the Top - The Dow Makes New Highs
The Dow Made New Highs! Wait, you don't care … neither do a lot people. Why? Pick your poison: 1. Distribution days are piling up. 2. Short-term volatility and correlation are picking up. 3. Dividend-paying, defensive stocks (consumer staples) are leading the market. 4. The deterioration among momentum stocks as a group has accelerated. 5.
Here Are Some Links for Your Weekend Reading
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: Shared Wisdom: Thoughts From Some of the Industry’s Best VCs. (PandoDaily) How Slot Machines Raise Our Hopes, Even When We’re Losing. (NYTimes) Finding Value in Information Super-Abundance. (Economist) How Nate Silver Got It Right. It's