Researchers at Dartmouth College and Brown University recently discovered two interesting things about media coverage of events surrounding COVID-19 after reviewing all related news articles from major media sources worldwide since the beginning of 2020. The first is that their audience (us) – regardless of country – strongly prefers negative stories over positive ones. The…
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Stock prices continue to set records. Bond returns are the lowest they’ve been in decades. Real estate has been upended by the pandemic. Where can an investor find decent returns anymore? You could branch out into established alternatives such as commodities, gold, or collectibles if you believe they’ll provide better returns than stocks & bonds.…
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Deceased talk-show host Larry King’s family is currently embroiled in a multi-million dollar lawsuit over his estate. Not only is the litigation likely to be divisive and expensive, it is being aired publicly. How did this all come about, and could it have been managed in a better way? Here are the facts as reported…
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Five years ago I wrote about Confirmation Bias (Don’t Believe Everything You Believe). This refers to our tendency as humans to seek only information that reinforces our previously-held beliefs, and the negative impact of applying that bias to our decision-making. It’s now 2021 and we are in the midst of some of the biggest examples…
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Bitcoin is in the news again! This time it’s Elon Musk’s announcement that he just bought $1.5 billion worth last week. Its price subsequently spiked above $40,000. That’s for just one Bitcoin. Musk also revealed that Tesla is planning to accept Bitcoins for car purchases. Let’s hope the company’s cashiers will be provided with enough…
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I’m sure by now you’ve heard about GameStop. The saga reads like a made-for-TV tale about how the little guys stuck it to the big bad rich Wall Street hedge fund investors through what’s called a short squeeze. But the story has not yet played out to its end, and there are valuable lessons that…
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