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The Holiday Effect

April 08, 2023 | In addition to its spiritual and cultural significance, Easter can also have an impact on the stock market, as traders and investors adjust their behavior and activity levels in response to the holiday season.

Buying Time

April 06, 2023 | If you want to learn more about how you can get more happiness for your money, read “Happy Money” by Dr. Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton.

Brick & Mortar

April 05, 2023 | Read our main story on Barnes & Noble's resurgence, and much more.

Ponzi Origins

April 04, 2023 | To learn more about Charles Ponzi, read Zuckoff's book or listen to this podcast from NPR.

Shoe Dog

April 03, 2023 | You may read Knight’s wonderful memoir here. And here’s our podcast episode on Knight and the book; it’s worth a listen.

Deep Work

April 02, 2023 | How often do you find deep work? Undistracted, deep states of flow, where you can immerse yourself in making meaningful progress?

Why We Enjoy Spending

April 01, 2023 | Money can buy wonderful things. Yet, apparently, it doesn't buy things we can’t live without, like love, friendships, family, or good health.

Structural Vulnerabilities

March 31, 2023 | A flood of cash into U.S. money market funds could exacerbate banking strains, as Treasury secretary Janet Yellen warned of “structural vulnerabilities” in the sector.

Cats & Dogs

March 30, 2023 | The industry has seen a major lift as households adopted pets during the pandemic. Its market size is estimated to be over $100 billion in the United States alone.

Thinking Fast and Slow

March 28, 2024 | Rest in peace to an economics icon: Dr. Daniel Kahneman, the Nobel Prize winner who wrote Thinking Fast and Slow and upended economics, died this week at 90.

David Vs Goliath

March 27, 2024 | Sometimes, David doesn’t beat Goliath. Actually, it’s been several years straight since David beat Goliath. That is, David being “small-cap stocks” and Goliath being large-caps (think the Magnificent 7 and the S&P 500 generally.)

Alleged Collusion

March 26, 2024 | Having a fancy credit card may cost you. That’s one takeaway from a Visa and Mastercard agreement, allowing merchants to “adjust prices based on the costs associated with accepting different credit cards.”

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