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The best investment advice you'll never get
For 35 years, Bay Area finance revolutionaries have been pushing a personal investing strategy that brokers despise and hope you ignore.
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7 points, posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago from
sanfranmag.com
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Money in Socialist Economies: The Case of North Korea
It is no coincidence that the new currency contains some information on succession, in particular the bank notes that are dated 2008, although we do ...
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6 points, posted 5 months ago from
japanfocus.org
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Hans Rosling: Asia's rise -- how and when
TED Talks Hans Rosling was a young guest student in India when he first realized that Asia had all the capacities to reclaim its place ...
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6 points, posted 4 months, 1 week ago from
ted.com
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U.S. take if it sells its Citi stake to settle cost of bailout: $8 billion
Among the banks that rule Wall Street, Citigroup got a bailout that was bigger than the rest. Now the company is about to pay a ...
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6 points, posted 4 months ago from
washingtonpost.com
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Betting on the Blind Side
Back in 2004, when Wall Street was in full subprime-craze mode, a reclusive stock picker named Michael Burry read the fine print—and made a fortune. ...
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6 points, posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago from
vanityfair.com
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The Lehman Whistleblower's Letter
In May 2008, former Lehman Senior Vice President Matthew Lee wrote a letter to senior management warning that the New York securities firm may have ...
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6 points, posted 4 months, 1 week ago from
wsj.com
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Healthcare bill benefits by year
The U.S. House of Representatives is heading for a Sunday vote on a sweeping overhaul of the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare system. House Democrats are ...
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6 points, posted 4 months, 1 week ago from
reuters.com
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Calculated Risk: Bubbling over in China?
A top ranked economics and finance blog with a focus on the housing market
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5 points, posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago from
calculatedriskblog.com
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China Wants to Connect its High-Speed Rail to Europe
Nonetheless, China says that other countries approached it for help and that is how the idea got started. It was not China that pushed the ...
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5 points, posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago from
com
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Federal Reserve Must Disclose Bank Bailout Records
The Federal Reserve Board must disclose documents identifying financial firms that might have collapsed without the largest U.S. government bailout ever, a federal appeals court ...
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5 points, posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago from
bloomberg.com
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Who Needs Wall Street?
Society profits little from a dizzying casino.
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5 points, posted 4 months, 1 week ago from
nytimes.com
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What are the economics of happiness?
Wharton economist Betsey Stevenson surveys research into happiness to explore questions in economics, policy, and management.
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5 points, posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago from
som.yale.edu
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Detroit family homes sell for just $10
Family homes in Detroit are selling for as little as $10 in the wake of America's financial meltdown.
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5 points, posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago from
telegraph.co.uk
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American companies—and consumers—are borrowing much, much less. That's good news.
Cheap and plentiful credit has powered the U.S. economy for decades. But since the financial crisis of 2008, America has gone on a drastic debt ...
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5 points, posted 4 months ago from
slate.com
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Backwards Economics
Regular economics involves someone starting a company and then hiring people to fill positions. That seems like a sensible model. But I wonder if the ...
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5 points, posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago from
com
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Built on a Lie: The Fundamental Flaw of Europe's Common Currency
The euro is under attack like never before, as the promises on which it was based turn out to be lies. Hedge funds are speculating ...
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5 points, posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago from
spiegel.de
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The 100 to Blame
From world affairs to entertainment, business to fashion, crime to society, Vanity Fair is a cultural catalyst that drives the popular dialogue globally.
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5 points, posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago from
vanityfair.com
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What do you do with Detroit? Bulldoze it.
Have you ever wondered what will become of Detroit? Will the auto industry bounce back in enough time to save the real-estate market? Will artists ...
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5 points, posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago from
cnbc.com
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Is Warren Buffett A Safer Bet Than The U.S.A.?
The big increase in U.S. debt is prompting some worries about the nation's long-term ability to pay its debts. "Preserving debt affordability at levels consistent ...
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5 points, posted 4 months, 1 week ago from
npr.org
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Data, data everywhere
Information has gone from scarce to superabundant. That brings huge new benefits, says Kenneth Cukier but also big headaches
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5 points, posted 5 months ago from
economist.com
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