Daily Archives: September 20, 2018

Selective memories and finance-sponsored spin a decade after the 2008 crisis

Everywhere this month we are pummeled with finance-sponsored drivel and half-truths a decade on from the 2008 meltdown.  This morning as I was driving, it was retired Royal Bank CEO Gord Nixon’s turn to pontificate on CBC radio about how … Continue reading

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Marks: waiting for bargains is critical and waiting for them today is ‘no fun’

Good historical context in this segment on cycles, behaviors and present conditions. Howard Marks Investor Series, featuring Howard Marks, W’67, Co-Chairman, Oaktree Capital. Here is a direct video link. Also see Howard Marks: One thing that makes great investors great: … Continue reading

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DeGrasse Tyson on outer space and Elon Musk

Interesting discussion on tapping solar power and managing resources in outer space. Astrophysicist and TV host Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses business opportunities that outer space offers, Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent behavior, and Trump’s new branch of the military, the … Continue reading

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