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Archive for December, 2008

Jim Cramer: Another Guy with Steady Returns?

Posted in Holy Grails | 2 Comments | Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

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Longevity

Posted in Trend Following | 4 Comments | Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

One of the reasons I enjpy writing about (defending) trend following is its longevity. There are some track records out there covering decades that just make me go “wow”. Its hard to poke holes in the performance of some. Longevity helps to keep this type of situation from occurring. Yes, that is a sports example, but the analysis that pokes holes in Steve Nash’s two MVP awards is the kind of thinking you need to do all the time to make money in any entrepreneurial endeavor over an extended period.

In Moscow, Igor Panarin’s Forecasts Are All the Rage; America ‘Disintegrates’ in 2010

Posted in Holy Grails | 2 Comments | Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Probably not the best of odds for the professor’s prediction coming true.

Illinois Got Issues

Posted in Not Wall Street | No Comments | Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

From the press today comes an excerpt that caught my eye:

Illinois’ constitution does not require a governor to leave office when charged with corruption. Moreover, as governor, Mr. Blagojevich could legally make a Senate appointment even if he were in prison.

Blagojevich is a goon clearly, but who in Illinois is going to take credit for crafting laws that could allow him to appoint a United States Senator while sitting in lock up?

How and Why Madoff Was Able to Trick so Many ‘Smart’ People

Posted in Psychology | No Comments | Monday, December 29th, 2008

Mark Goulston lays out the Madoff appeal.

Jim Rogers: “Prepared For The Worst”

Posted in Economics | 4 Comments | Monday, December 29th, 2008

Twitter

Posted in Not Wall Street | 1 Comment | Monday, December 29th, 2008

I am not sure I will become a Twitter devotee, but I just might. Just signed up. For those not familiar with Twitter, it is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users’ updates (otherwise known as tweets), which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length - that can also be easily delivered to mobile devices. You can sign up to follow my Twitter posts here.

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