Most Commented

Resources

Subscribe

  • Subscribe

Did I cause the stock market crash yesterday?

Posted by Sean | September 16, 2008 .

It sure feels like it. Ever since I started reading “financial murder mysteries” the market has gone into the tank. First, it was Liar’s Poker. Followed by When Genius Failed, The Panic of 1907, The Great Crash 1929, and now Deflation: What Happens When Prices Fall. In my defense, other financial books were getting excessively [...]

3 Comments

3 Songs: Fannie May & Freddie Mac

Posted by Sean | September 13, 2008 .

Take A Load Off Fannie (from: The Weight by: The Band)

That Rose, Fannie Mae (from: Kiss From A Rose, by: Seal)

Debtors Prison Blues (from: Folsom Prison Blues, by: Johnny Cash)

1 Comment

4 Gas Stations, 4 Fireworks Stores

Posted by Sean | August 17, 2008 .

Saw an economic bizarro scenario on the border of Missouri and Iowa.
First, we spotted an old-looking gas station, connected to a fireworks store. Then another. And another. And, I think, another. I’m a little sketchy on the particulars as my mind was in the process of exploding. This was not exactly the population center of [...]

1 Comment

Should “Invest” and “Auto” Be Used in the Same Sentence?

Posted by Sean | May 12, 2008 .

These financial outliers brough to you by the one-and-only craigslist.org

Now, I’m not saying people should never spend money customizing their autos. I know people who tinker in a variety of ways, and they seem to enjoy it. More power to them.
But can we drop the word invested and replace it with something more accurate?
invest - to [...]

Comment