What Makes A Psychologically Rich Life.
This interesting table popped up on Twitter. It is an interesting thread that can be viewed at this link.
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How to perform well under pressure
Whatever sphere you inhabit, whether you’re a pro or amateur athlete, businessperson, teacher, full-time parent or something else entirely, you’re bound to have felt the pressure of your own expectations and the expectations of others. Almost everyone must cope with daunting situations, in which they don’t feel they have the skills needed to succeed and…
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Limited Attention, Marital Events and Hedge Funds
Abstract We explore the impact of limited attention by analyzing the performance of hedge fund managers who are distracted by marital events. We find that marriages and divorces are associated with significantly lower fund alpha, during the six-month period surrounding and the two-year period after the event. Busy managers who manage multiple funds and who…
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Study Finds Discontinued LEGO Sets Are a Better Investment Than Gold
Forget Blockchain — investors might want to consider putting their money into LEGO blocks, which appreciate faster than even gold, according to a recent study. Researchers at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics found retired LEGO sets appreciated in value 11 percent annually from 1987 to 2015 — more than gold, stocks or bonds. LEGO sets…
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The Economics of the Beatles vs. the Rolling Stones
After watching the Beatles: Get Back sessions, Cameron Abadi was inspired to dive deeper into the economics of the Beatles versus the Rolling Stones with Adam Tooze. So, rock lovers rejoice, that’s what you’ll get in the second half of Ones and Tooze this week. But first, Tooze and Abadi dig into the heated online debate over price controls.…
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What Happened To 2021’s Biggest Thrill-rides For Investors?
Like most people, I can get behind the idea of being rich. Filthy rich. Ideally right now. And if that’s due to a lucky YOLO bet on a stock going to the moon then so much the better. The problem is I’d have to be very lucky. Because I don’t even make those bets. No, I dutifully punch my…
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