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.
Did you think Beyonce's Lip-Synced Inaugural Anthem was really a big deal?
There is more ... This quote from the Washingtonian's Sophie Gilbert says a lot about Washington.
To press seated just below the [inauguration] podium, in front of the 'President's Own' Marine Corps Band, it was evident that the band wasn't actually playing during [Beyoncé's rendition of the national anthem] -- even though band director Colonel Michael J. Colburn was conducting energetically and the band members mimicked blowing into their instruments.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
Carl Icahn and William Ackman are longtime rivals.
Last week they put on quite a show. Alerted by the buzz of social media, the eyes of Wall Street turned to CNBC. What they witnessed was verbal fisticuffs that could rival anything on reality TV.
Here is the video of a spat between two hedge fund magnates with a decade-long grudge against each other. Apparently, name-calling is fair in battles such as this.
One step above "I'm rubber and you're glue; anything you say bounces off me and sticks to you." Fun to watch if you like things like that.
Here Are Some Links for Your Weekend Reading
Perhaps you've seen the t-shirt before ...
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
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