Monthly Archives: December 2013

Retailers making “desperate effort with huge discounts”

As I took my daughter to the mall yesterday to use her gift cards from Christmas, I could not help but notice the 70 to 80% off signs everywhere. Living in a world of too much stuff does offer some … Continue reading

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Human evolution’s creative drive

This is a very interesting discussion. I am always fascinated by how brilliant, collaborative, innovative and also incredibly short-sighted and thick we humans can be– all at the same time. Culture, via language and cooperative behaviour, evolves hand-in-hand with our … Continue reading

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Secular bear update

Good overview update from Crestmont Research’s Ed Easterling, reminding us that wishful thinking, hopes and all the Fed liquidity in the world cannot change the fact that the secular bear that began in 2000 has much further to go before … Continue reading

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