Its Friday
And just in case you were wondering…..
Ethics And Honesty Rating
At least stockbrokers are still ranked ahead of land rats…..sorry real estate agents.
Dow
Still struggling to move through the 15,000 point mark but November uptrend is still in place.
Jaguar F Type
Not bad for a British car – wonder if it would be like my old Triumph Dolomite Sprint and decide that only wants to go on certain days for no apparent reason.
Google Trends And Predicting Markets
There has been a story doing the rounds in the past week about researches demonstrating the efficacy of tracking key word searches to predict market direction. One news report proudly trumpeted that it was more effective than a stockbroker in making you rich, you can insert your own snarky remark about this. The use of…
DetailsThe Worlds Big Five
Source : Bloomberg Businessweek
Self Herding
I have been rereading parts of Dan Ariely’s The Upside of Irrationality. For those who don’t know of Ariely and his work you can catch up with him on TED. One of the great cognitive biases we face as traders is the notion of herding – that is we run in groups. Institution’s are particularly…
DetailsPorsche Cayman S
I thought I would post this for two reasons. Firstly, to illustrate the different approaches to selling at a high level here and in the US. Whilst, I have no doubt car salesman are dodgy the world over this is actually a reasonably slick video. Porsche dealers locally still have very limited interaction with their…
DetailsEverything Is Rigged: The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever
From Rolling Stone…Conspiracy theorists of the world, believers in the hidden hands of the Rothschilds and the Masons and the Illuminati, we skeptics owe you an apology. You were right. The players may be a little different, but your basic premise is correct: The world is a rigged game. We found this out in recent…
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