How does that compare to what you expected?
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Annualized Returns for Major Asset Classes
Research Affiliates takes a look back at the last ten years and calculates the annualized return of a classic 60% equity / 40% fixed income portfolio versus 16 pure asset classes on their own.The 60/40 portfolio generated 7.2% annual returns (nominal) from 2005 through the end of 2014, edging out 9 of the 16 asset classes in their data set and with significantly less volatility than most as well.via Research Affiliates. -
Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading
Bad Lip Reading pours its talents on into the mouths of unsuspecting football players, just in time for the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl.
via YouTube.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- Google's Larry Page: The Most Ambitious CEO in the Universe. (Fortune)
- Decrypting Google: Examining the Growing Giant's Business Methods. (Economist)
- 25 most commonly used password list 2014. (Visual.ly)
- 10 Fad Diets, Debunked. (Io9)
- Woman Sends Bank Angry Letter After They Bounced Her Check. This Is Gold. (Tickld)
- The Best and Worst Hedge Funds of 2014 – and Everyone In-Between. (ZeroHedge)
- Top 5 Chinese Trends That Will Shape The Global Economy in 2015. (GeekTime)
- Top 10 Trading Movies. (Futures Mag)
- A Venture Capitalist's Five Predictions for 2015. (Fortune)
- 3 Reasons Why Legal Marijuana is Happening Now. (Wall Street Cheat Sheet)
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Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading
Bad Lip Reading pours its talents on into the mouths of unsuspecting football players, just in time for the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl.
via YouTube.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- Google's Larry Page: The Most Ambitious CEO in the Universe. (Fortune)
- Decrypting Google: Examining the Growing Giant's Business Methods. (Economist)
- 25 most commonly used password list 2014. (Visual.ly)
- 10 Fad Diets, Debunked. (Io9)
- Woman Sends Bank Angry Letter After They Bounced Her Check. This Is Gold. (Tickld)
- The Best and Worst Hedge Funds of 2014 – and Everyone In-Between. (ZeroHedge)
- Top 5 Chinese Trends That Will Shape The Global Economy in 2015. (GeekTime)
- Top 10 Trading Movies. (Futures Mag)
- A Venture Capitalist's Five Predictions for 2015. (Fortune)
- 3 Reasons Why Legal Marijuana is Happening Now. (Wall Street Cheat Sheet)
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How the Average Hours Worked Per Week Decreased in the the Last 150 Years
The average human now lives about 75 years.
We spend about a third of that time sleeping … a number that probably hasn't changed much across human history.
What has changed is what we do with the remaining time.
As the following chart shows, over the past 150 years, there has been a profound shift in what we do with our waking hours.
In 1870, employed persons worked close to 3,000 hours per year … which is roughly 10 hours per day, 6 days a week, 300 days a year. That number has almost halved for the most productive countries.
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How the Average Hours Worked Per Week Decreased in the the Last 150 Years
The average human now lives about 75 years.
We spend about a third of that time sleeping … a number that probably hasn't changed much across human history.
What has changed is what we do with the remaining time.
As the following chart shows, over the past 150 years, there has been a profound shift in what we do with our waking hours.
In 1870, employed persons worked close to 3,000 hours per year … which is roughly 10 hours per day, 6 days a week, 300 days a year. That number has almost halved for the most productive countries.
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Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading
Déjà vu?
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- 5 Tips for Finding Flow: A High Performance User's Guide for the New Year. (Forbes)
- Science Says This Personality Trait Predicts Job Performance. What's your guess? (BI)
- Why Airlines Want to Make You Suffer. (NewYorker)
- CIA Predictions for 2015 from the Year 2000. (Business Insider)
- Coming Data Deluge Means You’ll Know Anything You Want, Anytime, Anywhere. (SingularityHub)
- 10 Legendary Investment Rules from Legendary Investors. (Zero Hedge)
- Big Banks Manipulate Physical Market Prices | The Big Picture. (Ritholtz)
- Information in Financial Markets: Who Gets It First? (Papers)
- High-Frequency Trading Payoff Tied to News. (MarketWatch)
- Oil Companies’ Predicament: Who Should Cut Production? (Wall Street Journal)
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Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading
Déjà vu?
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- 5 Tips for Finding Flow: A High Performance User's Guide for the New Year. (Forbes)
- Science Says This Personality Trait Predicts Job Performance. What's your guess? (BI)
- Why Airlines Want to Make You Suffer. (NewYorker)
- CIA Predictions for 2015 from the Year 2000. (Business Insider)
- Coming Data Deluge Means You’ll Know Anything You Want, Anytime, Anywhere. (SingularityHub)
- 10 Legendary Investment Rules from Legendary Investors. (Zero Hedge)
- Big Banks Manipulate Physical Market Prices | The Big Picture. (Ritholtz)
- Information in Financial Markets: Who Gets It First? (Papers)
- High-Frequency Trading Payoff Tied to News. (MarketWatch)
- Oil Companies’ Predicament: Who Should Cut Production? (Wall Street Journal)
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Chart Showing U.S. Bull and Bear Markets Since the 1920s
At this point, the S&P 500 is up over 200% from its March 2009 low.
This bull market has lasted 68 months, which seems like a long time … until you compare it to the length and strength of other bull runs.
This chart shows the history of Bull and Bear Markets in the U.S.
via @jerrykerns.
The blue areas represent past bull market durations and returns (total and annualized). The red areas represent past bear markets.Note: this chart is a little dated – it was originally published in May.Nonetheless, it is a good reminder of the bigger picture. -
Chart Showing U.S. Bull and Bear Markets Since the 1920s
At this point, the S&P 500 is up over 200% from its March 2009 low.
This bull market has lasted 68 months, which seems like a long time … until you compare it to the length and strength of other bull runs.
This chart shows the history of Bull and Bear Markets in the U.S.
via @jerrykerns.
The blue areas represent past bull market durations and returns (total and annualized). The red areas represent past bear markets.Note: this chart is a little dated – it was originally published in May.Nonetheless, it is a good reminder of the bigger picture. -
Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading
Hope you are having a Happy New Year!
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- How to Form a Habit: A Scientific Approach. (Sqwiggle)
- What Peter Drucker Knew About 2020. (Harvard Business Review)
- The Unusual Books That Shaped Billionaires and Prodigies. (Tim Ferriss)
- Kermit the Frog Gives a TEDx Talk, and Twitter Loves It. (TED)
- Why Sadness Lasts Longer Than Other Emotions. (BPS Research Digest)
- 2014 Portfolio Review: What Strategies Worked & What Didn’t? (PragCap)
- David Tepper Warns 2015 Is Poised To Be Like 1999. (ValueWalk)
- Saudis Tell Shale Industry It Will Break Them; Plans to Keep Pumping. (NakedCap)
- The Leading Robo-Advisers Now Manage $19 Billion and Continue to Grow. (BI)
- Florida Becomes 3rd Largest State Following CA & TX, NY Drops to 4th; Political Implications. (Global Economic Analysis)





