by deyoe | Feb 27, 2018 | Ideas
January 26th was the prior market peak. The S&P500 closed at 2873. Then came February’s technical correction which gave us a textbook 10% decline and a whole litany of “The End Is Nigh” catastrophism from the financial media. Today, as I write this, the S&P...
by deyoe | Feb 27, 2018 | Economic Data
Last week, the U.S. Treasury auctioned $258 billion in bonds. Treasury auctions are the way the United States government finances its debt. The Treasury sells short-, intermediate-, and long-term IOUs, known as bills, notes, and bonds. When investors and governments...
by deyoe | Feb 23, 2018 | Ideas
We are what we think. We think about what we read. There is so much that is unhelpful. Let’s share some good bits. What are you reading? Just for a little while… don’t do anything new; don’t buy anything that isn’t a necessity. Go Deeper, Not Wider and discover the...
by deyoe | Feb 22, 2018 | Ideas
Albert Einstein is famous for having said, “If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.” In recent weeks, Fast Company has reported on some “world-changing ideas,” including: Teaching happiness in school. The mandate of a school being built in...
by deyoe | Feb 21, 2018 | Ideas
Before you plan, if you invest or participate in markets at all (even if only as one who earns and spends) finance is just finance. It’s numbers and averages, it changes quickly and it can be alternately exciting and scary. In the process of planning you begin to...
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