Source: http://socfinance.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/update-on-the-blank-swan/
Friday, January 28, 2011
Update on the Blank Swan
A quick update to highlight the paper Elie Ayache just kindly pointed to in comments to a recent plug: “The End of Probability”. Thanks Elie! BTW: More philosophy for “after the market” (in French) at Elie Ayache’s Apr�s le march�.
Personal Loans A Necessary Evil
Nobody ever wants to take a loan – after all they are a symbol of the fact that you need extra money or that your present finances are not sufficient to cover your needs and requirements. However loans have become an obligatory evil in our lives. There are many a time when circumstances compel us [...]
Source: http://www.APersonalFinanceGuide.com/blackhorse-finance/personal-loans-a-necessary-evil/
Does Commodity Inflation Matter?
Over the last few years, the US has worried about the perils of deflation (not inflation).� In fact, one of the goals of QE2 is to increase inflation expectations.� During this time, our inflation rate has been very low.� We tend to focus on ?core? inflation ? excluding food and energy. Even though we?ve had [...]
Source: http://leedsonfinance.com/2011/01/17/does-commodity-inflation-matter/
GRS Blogger Profile: Robert Brokamp
Get Rich Slowly started as a place for J.D. to write about money. Over the past five years, it’s grown beyond that. It’s now a multi-author blog. Two weeks ago, the staff writers shared brief bios to give readers a little background. Today, contributing writer Robert Brokamp does the same. Enjoy! Hello, GRS?ers. Want to [...]
Source: http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2011/01/12/grs-blogger-profile-robert-brokamp/
Don?t Get Rich Any Slower Than You Have To
This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool?s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new article to Get Rich Slowly every two weeks. This is one of those boring articles about investing that is actually very important. [...]
Source: http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2011/01/12/don%e2%80%99t-get-rich-any-slower-than-you-have-to/
Sequoia Capital raises more than $1.3 billion
Sequoia Capital,�considered by many to be the world's best venture capital firm,�has busted through the $1 billion target it set for its latest fund, according to a new regulatory filing. The vehicle, named Sequoia Capital 2010, has secured more than $1.35 billion in capital commitments (beginning last March). No word yet on if this represents [...]
Source: http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/25/sequoia-capital-raises-more-than-1-3-billion/
Private equity firms: We're hiring!
Paging Jeff Immelt: American private equity firms to help boost the employment rolls in 2011, according to a new survey conducted by accounting and consulting firm BDO USA. Sixty-three percent of respondents said that they would increase professional headcount at their portfolio companies, compared to just 45% that actually did so over the past year. [...]
Source: http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/24/private-equity-firms-were-hiring/
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