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It's a solid point. I wonder though if it being a british author (even before it was known as Rowling) and forwarded to british critics by the british arm of the publishing company may have had something to do with it. Less crime novel
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13y ago
And a car that seems to have achieved something that others haven't, is licensing its technology to Toyota, and is selling cars that people want and are excited about. Other than that, yes, just hype.
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13y ago
The real habits worth noting would be inheritance, started a company, took over a company from a parent, investing trends, etc. This is all bullshit
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13y ago
Run!
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13y ago
My wife figured this out, though both of us should have known. We visited my in-laws in rural Georgia and our 17-month old son was covered in gnats and mosquitos when we went outside so we limited his time. When we went to the beach, there
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13y ago
They are announced, then they file for Hart Scott Rodino (in essence, approval from the DOJ) and have voting by shareholders (sometimes), get early termination of the waiting period, or wait through the waiting period, then they close.
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13y ago
There are a lot of companies doing this already - Qunitiles, Blue Chip, Acurian, etc. Anything that can streamline the process is potentially beneficial
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13y ago
You are investing in assets that eat more of your capital continuously turning over their options and future contracts in the hopes that one day the market will crash again, but don't stop to think that maybe your money is better spent
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13y ago
ReAlly interesting site that I have spent some time on. I am not sure all back testing data accounts for survivorship data. Neat site though
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13y ago
Damnit
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13y ago
Totally should be tots, "This writing steez tots rules"
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13y ago
I have had a $100 bottle of wine that I loved and a $100 bottle that I didn't. Same is true of a $10 bottle. Overall, I know what regions and years I tend to like. Which is something the article doesn't really mention. The 2005 gr
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13y ago
Investment banking is relationships. just like all business. Their role in the housing crisis is despicable. Their role in an IPO is pretty important
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Also is the assignment of utmost importance that will help the company earn a large sale and benefits everyone or is this an excel tracking tool you want to keep track of some irrelevant statistic.
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13y ago
This is a big deal as it continues the global investments by China, which should not be scary, but viewed as the global infrastructure investments that the US used to make, but is being pushed aside. I also think this says a lot about the p
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13y ago
What was interesting was a CNN story about Snowden where the subheadline running throughout the story was that Snowden claimed he made $200k, and his employer(BAH) said it was $125k. Just running that throughout the story lends credence to
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13y ago
Woukdnt most of their savings benefit from inflation as the interest they earned would increase
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13y ago
Says google
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13y ago
He is a lawyer that practiced with one of the most prestigous firms in the country and has written several best selling books, including a NY Times bestseller or two. Calling him a blogger is the NYTimes attempt to discredit him to a certai
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13y ago
Yes, when they can take the place Apple TV and a Roku and play games on them. Plus, the interface is probably simpler for a lot of people. It is far easier to get to Netflix on the Wii than on the Apple TV, especially for my family members
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Climate change can mean snow in May as well as heat in December.
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13y ago
Don't they cannibalize themselves every year then by coming out with the same model, year after year? I think the latter point may hold some sway, but I disagree with your first. Every car company has been chasing Lexus the past 10 years in
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13y ago
Interesting stuff. It is amazing that so many of the packaged products are ubiquitous no matter where you go (soda, cereal, etc.) The sheer volume of produce that some families are paying less than 50 pounds per week for is pretty impressiv