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National Geographic: The future of electric cars

A dramatic documentary on Tesla Motors – The Future of Electric Cars. Here is a direct video link. Also see:  Tesla is finally building an SUV–and they want it to appeal to women. Pumping renewable energy into the electrical grid … Continue reading →

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Ode to the ‘growth mindset’

A friend’s son had a wonderful grade 7 teacher this year, who made “the growth mindset” the theme for the year–not growth in the sense of insatiable financial gain or sales targets, but rather mental growth–the power to train and … Continue reading →

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REITs and bank shares don’t need rising rates to lose money

One of the time worn-dumbest sales slogans heard from long-always financial types goes something like this “so long as rates are low, or not rising, dividend paying stocks are attractive”.  “Attractive for whom?” one should ask. Here we see the … Continue reading →

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