Equity funds picked up to the tune of $5B last week, perhaps surfing 3 good weeks in the market, perhaps a bit of bond-ennui. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/do-fund-flows-foretell-a-rally-2012-12-18 On the other hand, maybe times just aren't bad...
"iPhone vs Android market share" is boring. Because it misses the point. source: Citi/CNN When what you do is seen as a commodity, it's hard not to end up in a 'race to the bottom.'A great chart about the rewards of one of the best premium-brand-b...
Results of Bank of Montreal's Psychology of investing survey:http://bit.ly/Tu9h0l Personally, emotions should be part of investing. But in harmony with rationalism and empiricism, not undermining them.
Great title for a (forgettable) article - cnbc.com/id/49973203/
It's an easy-enough concept to understand if you think about a Prada handbag: unless I can resell it on Craigslist, it has almost no value to me. I don't care. But I have some friends who would pay an exorbitant amount for one. And most of them ha...
Psychology research shows us that for most people, the pain of losing a dollar is bigger than the joy of winning a dollar. Here's an interesting article on how it's easier to find funds that sustainably "don't suck" vs finding sustainable "winners...
Years ago, I helped design & program a pretty innovative online retirement savings calculator for Bank of Montreal/Nesbitt Burns. It was unique in that it was based on the idea (and research) that retirement will become more progressive: you won't...
Gotta love this one:A UK judge ruled that Samsung did not violate Apple's patents, and that Apple had to apologize publicly. Reminds me of a brilliant, indignant teenager. Best backhanded apology ever:http://www.apple.com/uk/legal-judgement/#
I read a marketing/purchasing theory article the other day talking about the 'death of the funnel.' Marketers have long held the idea that consumer purchasing is like a funnel, where the consumer starts with a bunch of potential products & brands ...
Globe Investor's Umiastowski posted a pretty crappy anti-Mutual Fund article that played to the public's fantasies of fat-cat suspender-wearing fund managers who care about bonuses, not client's money (I've met fund managers that were fat, and one...