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Sunday, May 16, 2021

Dynamic versus Static Investments

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One way to categorize investments would be dynamic assets like stocks and bonds and static assets like commodities and art.  Investment taxo...
Saturday, May 15, 2021

The Surprising Truth About the 2016 Election

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Which major political party of the late 1950s won the US presidency in 2016? It turns out the 1960 Democratic Party won both the 1960 electi...
Friday, May 14, 2021

Being Nostalgic for the Future

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Nostalgia is not a fond memory of an accurate past. Rather it is either fond memories of being young, good moments taken out of perspective ...
Thursday, May 13, 2021

Great News, Everybody! They Are Just Stupid. Not Evil.

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Consider this graph from the COVID-19 vaccine page on the CDC's website:  Notice the red trendline, which is the 7-day moving average o...
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

You May Not Always Believe in Incentives, but Incentives ...

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... believe in you. Progressives are not hesitant to believe that McDonald's, for example, induces consumers to eat at McDonald's. T...
Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Traders Bet on Horses; Investors Bet on Horse Tracks

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At times it seems that everybody wants to be a trader. Nobody wants to be an investor.  Trading is exciting.  Investing is boring.  Traders ...
Monday, May 10, 2021

WWCF: Sensors in Football or AI Calling Balls/Strikes in Baseball?

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Which will come first? Sensors in the NFL (determining touchdowns, etc.) or Artificial Intelligence Calling Balls & Strikes in the MLB B...