economics

Can You Ever Be Too Careful?: The Case for Calculated Aggression

Can You Ever Be Too Careful?: The Case for Calculated Aggression

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOver at Women 2.0, a look at one of the biggest questions arising from the current state of affairs: The following is inspired by the Coronavirus saga. Rather than explore the news and responses related to the events — -which would require some dialogue centered on pathology, confounding variables, and journalistic integrity — -we’ll springboard to a more intriguing […]

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How to Make Money by Going Against The Herd: An Underdog Story

How to Make Money by Going Against The Herd: An Underdog Story

Reading Time: < 1 minute(image credit: Rawbot) Over at my buddy, Jon Bales’ site, a compelling read: “…identify situations where others are overconfident and fragile and put yourself in a position to be the beneficiary if things don’t go their way. That was my approach here, as it is in DFS, but it’s very applicable to many facets of

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Election 2016: Clinton, Trump, and 3 Keys For Wading Through The Battle Royal

Election 2016: Clinton, Trump, and 3 Keys For Wading Through The Battle Royal

Reading Time: 8 minutes(Update: Click here to read the follow-up to this article.) Clinton’s digital Houdini act and Trump’s creative interpretation of body language; big talking points in the lead-up to the election. The debates are theater, entertainment in the political arena. Great for stirring up controversy and Nielsen ratings, but not so good for evaluating the nominees. If

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Underdogs in Education (Part 2): Why College Tuition is So High

Underdogs in Education (Part 2): Why College Tuition is So High

Reading Time: 3 minutesImage Credit: New America Foundation In Part 1, we discussed the battle between For-Profit schools and traditional colleges for education dollars and strategies underdogs can
employ to unseat incumbents. Do employers have a dog in this fight? Since many, if not most, people rank “getting a job” higher than
”learning” on the list of reasons why they

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