Monthly Archives: August 2008
Super Crunchers – Are We Living by Numbers?
by Ian Ayres The recent phenomenal growth in computing power has given rise to a whole new numerical discipline in which massive datasets are analyzed to the nth degree and updated in real time. The results of this super crunching … Continue reading
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Predictably Irrational?
Much to the chagrin of economists and financial theorists human beings generally don’t behave as though they have computers in their heads, ie we don’t always do what’s most likely to maximize our utility (well-being). Rather, our actions are naturally … Continue reading
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Income Investing: Go Ask Alice
by Steve Selengut Jefferson Airplane has never, ever, been mistaken for a band of financial advisors, but the White Rabbit lyrics can be incredibly instructional to the generation of investors who experienced the classic first hand— as a description of … Continue reading
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Is Condo Living for You?
Many people wrongly think the term condominium (condo) refers to high-rise apartment buildings. In fact the term relates to a type of property ownership in which individuals own units in a larger complex as well as jointly owning, and being responsible … Continue reading
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