Archive for August, 2007
Brian Regan: Standing Up
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007Common sense investing
Monday, August 27th, 2007[From Fortune]:
No one is too stupid to make money in the stock market. But there are many who are too smart to make money.
To make money, at least in the postwar world, all you have to do is buy the broad indexes domestically–both in the emerging world and in the developed world–and, to throw in a little certainty about your old age, maybe buy some annuities.
To lose money, pretend you’re really, really clever, and that by reading financial journalism and watching CNBC, you can outguess the market day by day. Along with that, you must have absolutely no sense of proportion about money and the world at large.
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Romney’s religion
Friday, August 24th, 2007In response to this article on realclearpolitics.com, I sent the author, Mark Davis the following email:
I appreciate your respectful article, “Romney Can’t Ignore Questions About Mormonism,” and think your analysis is intriguing. I think your article from February 14, 2007, “Romney’s Mormonism & the GOP Primary” painted an even clearer picture for me, although I disagree with your thesis.
Rich ex-presidents ask for taxpayers’ money
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007I was reading on espn.com where I found an article about ex-presidents Clinton and Bush and their requests from the taxpayers, while they are millionaires. Take a look at the article see some what some of their requests for their ‘expenses’ were. Here’s a link or check out the original excerpt.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=easterbrook/070821