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Element 79

November 25, 2022 | Since the time of King Croesus in 550 B.C., people have valued the unique properties of element 79. Let's dive into five reasons people across the ages have desired physical gold.

A Tale Of Turkeys And Swans

November 24, 2022 | Are there really any learnings we can take from the Thanksgiving turkey's short life? Well, according to Nassim Taleb in his popular book The Black Swan, there are.

Masterminds

November 23, 2022 | As we stumble into the final stretch of 2022, some may feel like Rocky in the final rounds of a fight with Mr. T. Many are bloodied and bruised, trying to make sense of what's going on and what's next for the markets.

Bear-Market Trap

November 22, 2022 | According to Louis-Vincent Gave, CEO of Gavekal, a financial services firm that provides research for institutional investors, there's a simple six-building-block framework for creating strong portfolios.

ETF Graveyard

November 21, 2022 | Because ETFs typically rely on a fixed percentage fee of their AUM to cover expenses, such as salaries for the investment managers who run the funds, if their fund can't stay above a certain size, then it must close.

Paradox of Time

November 20, 2022 | Bloom argues that "work is important enough to take seriously, but not important enough to take too seriously." Yet, many of us will spend years working "too seriously."

Twitter’s Ultimatum

November 18, 2022 | Musk fired nearly half of Twitter's employees just weeks ago, and now, hundreds more have decided to quit rather than agree to Musk's demands.

Podium Of Errors

November 17, 2022 | Know more about the surprising resilience of corporate investment and London's downfall as a global financial center, plus our main story on François Rochon.

Hard Work, Talent, or Luck?

November 16, 2022 | Today, we'll discuss two items in the news: How Americans are increasingly tapping into their home equity and one company's warnings of a slower holiday season, plus our main story discussing if positive results are due primarily to hard work, talent, or luck.

The New Europe

February 20, 2024 | Yes, your home reno is very impressive and ambitious, but it pales in comparison to what’s going on in Saudi Arabia. Big things are happening in the kingdom whose Crown Prince has committed to turning the Middle East into “the new Europe.”

International Bestseller

February 18, 2024 | The great American author Stephen King rejected himself. King had written his first story, ‘Carrie,’ but threw it in the trash because he felt it was inadequate. The next day, his wife pulled the story draft out of the trash.

Chocolate Block

February 17, 2024 | A heartwarming story out of the nation’s capital: After her father was diagnosed with cancer, a young woman began collecting and donating books for kids undergoing their own cancer treatments.

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