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Book Bits: From Long-Term Thinking To Unknown Market Wizards
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James Picerno
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Sunday, November 8, 2020 11:00 PM EDT
Review of seven new books in the finance/economics/investing realm.
When Genius Failed: Revisiting Roger Lowenstein’s Classic Twenty Years Later
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Yuval Taylor
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Monday, November 2, 2020 3:11 AM EDT
How a firm consisting of PhDs and financial wizards, including two Nobel prizewinners, Robert Merton and Myron Scholes—conquered Wall Street in the space of four years, making unprecedented gains, only to see their fortunes completely collapse.
Book Bits: Reviews Of 7 New Books
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James Picerno
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Saturday, October 31, 2020 11:45 PM EDT
Seven new books on subjects ranging from China and cryptocurrencies to clean energy for conservatives, with some straightforward investing guides in the mix.
Book Review - China: The Bubble That Never Pops
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Global Economic Intersection
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020 5:00 AM EDT
Western analysts of China have been predicting a crisis. Among the many concerns have been China’s massive debt, the inefficiency of the large state-owned enterprises, excess capacity in heavy industries, old infrastructure and the ageing population.
Book Reviews: Six Published This Week
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James Picerno
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Sunday, October 25, 2020 11:47 PM EDT
Checking on six books published since Oct. 20 about risk, preparation, ethics, trade war, capitalism, and the rise and fall of WeWork.
Book Bits: Six New Books
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James Picerno
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Saturday, October 17, 2020 8:33 PM EDT
Topics from the Pandemic to Robots.
Reviews Of 7 New Books - Money, Economics, Corruption, China, And Man Vs. Machine
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James Picerno
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Saturday, October 10, 2020 11:50 PM EDT
Recent books about economics and other institutions, with the challenges we face.
The Deficit Myth
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Saj Karsan
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020 3:58 AM EDT
As a society, we spend a lot of time worrying about debt. Consumer debt, household debt, municipal debt, state/provincial debt, federal debt, etc.
The Surprising Benefits Of Working Longer
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Larry Swedroe
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Sunday, September 13, 2020 11:16 PM EDT
Americans are working longer for financial reasons – they can’t afford to retire. But what few realize are the enormous economic and social benefits that accrue to those workers and the companies they serve.
Dissecting Barron's Retirement Cover Story
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Roger Nusbaum
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Sunday, September 6, 2020 9:02 PM EDT
Not having at least a Plan B one year from retirement will very likely lead to a bad outcome. You are not prepared for retirement if you don't have even a partial backup plan.
Five New Books - About Globalization, Capitalism, Degrowth, Market History
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James Picerno
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Sunday, August 23, 2020 10:00 PM EDT
New books published mid-August 2020 covering various aspects of finance and market history.
Primer: The Job Guarantee
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Brian Romanchuk
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Saturday, July 25, 2020 4:19 PM EDT
In Pavlina Tcherneva's new book, he argues that the best strategy is to not reinvent the wheel; existing programs can be repurposed to fit within the Job Guarantee.
How Venture Capitalists Think: The Drive For Investing Decisions
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Ziad K. Abdelnour
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Friday, July 24, 2020 10:26 AM EDT
For an entrepreneur to build a decent relationship with a VC, they need to understand just how different the two of them really are.
Ego Is Not An Inherently Bad Thing
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Ziad K. Abdelnour
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020 2:40 AM EDT
By definition and in practice, ego is not an inherently bad thing. We all have an ego. It’s what drives our confidence, gives us optimism, and fuels ambition.
Interviews: Gerald Posner On His New Book On Pharma, The Pandemic, And The Future
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Ohio Capital Ideas
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Wednesday, July 15, 2020 6:45 PM EDT
Author Gerald Posner discusses his latest book laying bare the pharmaceutical industry.
Review Of Vaclav Smil Natural Gas - Part 2
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Simon Lack
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Sunday, June 14, 2020 10:30 AM EDT
Vaclav Smil writes about how the world uses energy, well supported by useful facts and figures. Below, we highlight some of the fascinating proof statements Smil includes in his book.
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