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Why does measurement matter?
Bill Gates explores this question in his 2013 Annual Letter, highlighting innovations in measurement that are helping to eradicate poverty and disease.
Download Bill Gates' 2013 Annual Letter in PDF format.
Also see his "My Hope for 2030" video.
Saw this and smiled a little bit.
But the likely result isn't as funny.
Inflation is a tax on capital and it slowly eats away at your portfolio. It also takes a chunk out of your wallet.
With the printing presses running in Washington, how can you tell if things are getting more expensive? It isn't a trick question, you simply compare prices with what they used to be.
While it is something to watch, I'm not hearing much concern. What about you?
Sometimes you've got to wonder. February has brought lots of wild news so far.
The Pope resigned, a massive meteor hits Russia with nuclear force, there was a Tsunami in the south pacific, and a storm dumped three feet of snow on parts of the northeast. And I visited my inlaws.
Here is a photo from Chinese New Year with my wife's family in Jakarta, Indonesia. That is her dad in the center.
What amazed me was how fast the city got back on its feet after massive flooding because of a Monsoon. Click this link to see why even rich people have trouble in Indonesia (yes, that is a Rolls Royce).
Chances are the rest of the month will go smoother, right?
American Airlines and US Airways announced their merger this week. The combination will produce the world’s largest airline, based on combined revenue.
American recently freshened its 45 year old logo, which now includes a stylized U.S. flag image on aircraft tails, the long-time signature look of US Airways planes.
via FareCompare
I travel a lot, so I have had the opportunity to talk about this with many airline employees. Clearly, they are not happy. A pilot said the problem is that both companies had angry employee cultures ... and smaller troughs make pigs meaner.
Welcome to the friendly skies.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
Here is a chart showing the asset mix held in separately managed accounts by public, non-financial U.S. corporate entities. It covers 2008 through the present.
via WSJ
Are you surprised by the allocations?
The green area represents equity ... What does that say about Market confidence?
When someone yells "Stop" ... I don't know if it's in the name of love, it's 'Hammer Time,' or I should collaborate and listen?
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
January was a good month for the stock market in the United States, which could be a sign this will be a good year.
According to data from the NYTimes, only once in the past 63 years did the Standard & Poor’s 500 rise more than 4 percent in January and then end the year lower than it was at the end of January. That was in 1987, which also was the best January in the history of the S. & P. 500.
Since the credit crisis low, the S. & P. 500 is up 121 percent, more than major indexes in most of the 20 largest markets in the world.
Whether you think you can ... or you think you can't ... you're right.
~ Henry Ford
Slack-Lining is kind of like tight-rope walking (except the line isn't as taut ... so it moves and bounces around). The image to the right is of me trying it less than six inches off the ground.
It was harder than you might guess ... Perhaps fear of falling contributed to the heart racing and muscle tension that went along with it.
Josh Beaudoin (the guy trying to steady me) claims that slack-lining is not an adrenaline sport. It is about being composed in the moment. It is about finding the confidence to face your fear and the power to manage your emotions.
Listen to some wisdom as you watch an awesome video by Josh. It was shot in Rock Canyon near Provo, UT.
Imagine the experience of being up there ... and what we do down here doesn’t seem risky.
To see something else a little crazy. Check out this link about Fire-Walking.
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