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Category Archives: Economics
Potent Portfolio Diversifier: Managed Futures Funds Went Up When Both Stocks and Bonds Went Down
This post is to share some observations that may be helpful to readers who, like me, depend to some degree on their investments and who were rudely surprised by the simultaneous steep decline in both bonds and stocks in the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Investing
Tagged bonds, DBMF, futures, investments, managed futures, REMIX, stocks
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“Five Talents” Microfinance NGO Helps the Poorest of the Poor to Start Their Own Businesses
It is a pleasure to be able to report on a successful microfinance outfit that helps the poorest of the poor. I heard a talk recently from Dale Stanton-Hoyle, CEO of the Five Talents organization. (He is as nice in person as he … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Food, Technology
Tagged development, Five Talents, NGO, Stanton-Hoyle
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Treatments for Rusted Metal: Rust Bullet, Cosmoline RP-342, and Others
This past month I had to deal with a hole rusted through the body of my old but serviceable car. A local body shop told me it might cost more than the car is worth to replace the rusted parts. … Continue reading
How to Earn 7% in U.S. I-Series Savings Bond or 9% Stable Interest in a Crypto Account
Inflation is up to about 7%, which means that the cash in your bank account or savings account or money market fund (all which pay almost nothing) is losing that much value in a year. That has spurred me to … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Investing
Tagged BlockFi, bond, cryptocurrencies, Interest, savings bond, stablecoin
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Private Equity Drove 50% Returns on University Endowment Funds; How You Can Join in This Investing Feast
A recent headline in the Dartmouth student newspaper reads, “Dartmouth’s endowment posts 46.5% year-over-year returns, prompting additional spending on students”. That seems like really great investing performance. But the sub-headline dismisses it as less-than-stellar, by comparison: “The endowment outpaced the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Investing
Tagged Blackstone, endowment, leveraged buyout, private equity
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Blockchain: The Ingenious Basis of Bitcoin
Most of our financial transactions are managed by centralized institutions like banks and credit card companies. These companies have controls in place to manage digital transactions, so (for instance) no one can spend the same dollar twice. If you have … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged bitcoin, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, nakamoto
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GameStop Short Squeeze: Small Investors Sting Wall Street Hedge Funds
If you think the price of a stock is going to go up, you can buy shares and wait for the price to go up, then sell the shares to someone else. This is called being “long” a stock. But … Continue reading
Central Banks, Interest Rates, and Zombies
In 2013 I wrote an Overview of the U. S. Monetary System describing what money is and how it is created; interactions of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and commercial banks; and government and trade deficits. Much of this … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Investing
Tagged central bank, corona virus, Economics, Euro, Federal Reserve, Recession, zombie
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Some High Yielding Investments
Individuals choose to save money for a variety of future expenditures, such as purchase of a car or a house, college costs, or retirement. It makes sense to allocate these savings into assets which grow in value with time or … Continue reading
Folding and Electric Scooters and Bikes for Commuting the Last Mile
Updated March, 2021 Many urban rapid transit systems have stations about a mile (1.6 km) apart. This leaves much of their service area a mile or more from the stations. Helping users to traverse this distance between the stations or bus … Continue reading
Posted in Bikes and Scooters, Economics
Tagged electric bicycles, electric scooters, folding bikes, last mile
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Letters to Creationists 