Month: March 2017

Get me GoPro!

It’s late 2014, shortly after the IPO of GoPro, Inc., the maker of the popular HERO mobile video recorder.  “Get me GoPro!” she said, excitedly.  “Everyone is using it – on the water, snow, bike trails – I …

Are we all just too giddy?

As Mohamed A. El-Erian writes in the article linked below, domestic debt and equity markets reacted quite dramatically to the Trump economic platform, with interest rates spiking across maturities and equity markets rallying in the two months following …

10,000 Hours Rule: Insight From Deliberate Practice

So the theory goes, as outlined in Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers: The Story of Success: practice “deliberately” (stretching your skills in new directions) for 10,000 hours, and you can become an expert in your field.  For those who don’t want …

Love or Money?

While 79% of respondents from a recent survey indicated that love was the primary motivator for marriage, 58% wouldn’t marry someone with significant debt.  Before you tie the knot, make sure you understand the effect of your partner’s …