Archive for December, 2010

  • EARLY LOOK: The Ber-nank’s Pig
    , December 15th, 2010 at 2:26 pm, Comments: 0

    “For many people the “long run” quickly becomes the short run.” -Ludwig von Mises It’s both amazing and frightening that some US-centric investors can call [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: Fed Fighting
    , December 14th, 2010 at 2:51 pm, Comments: 0

    “Pick a fight.” -Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson Seth Godin said “ignore this book at your own peril.” Tom Peters said “the clarity, even [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: The Pursuit of True Wisdom
    , December 13th, 2010 at 2:32 pm, Comments: 0

    “Knowing others is intelligence, knowing yourself is true wisdom.” -Lao Tse The closing of the year elicits contemplation and self-reflection. No, I’m not going to [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: Rich Priveleges
    , December 10th, 2010 at 2:17 pm, Comments: 0

    “One of the privileges of a rich man is that he can afford to be foolish much longer than a poor man.” -Ludwig von Mises [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: Mandelbrot Math
    , December 9th, 2010 at 9:16 am, Comments: 0

    “He doesn’t spend months or years proving what he has observed.” -Professor Heinz-Otto Peitgen, on Benoit Mandelbrot Benoit Madelbrot was one of the most important [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: Clever Enough
    , December 8th, 2010 at 9:15 am, Comments: 0

    “The individual’s power to operate something with a deficit is very limited.” -Ludwig von Mises I think people who run their own companies (or lives) [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: Getting Punched In The Face
    , December 7th, 2010 at 2:26 pm, Comments: 0

    “Everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson There have been a lot of interesting Mike Tyson quotes over [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: Printing Price Volatility
    , December 6th, 2010 at 3:00 pm, Comments: 0

    “If the government owns all of the printing presses, it will determine what is to be printed and what is not to be printed.” -Ludwig [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: Less is a Good Thing
    , December 3rd, 2010 at 8:14 am, Comments: 0

    “Less Is A Good Thing.” -Jason Fried & Heinemeier Hansson At our year-end Hedgeye meeting this week, this was the most valuable take-away from the [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: Another Day at the Carnival
    , December 2nd, 2010 at 7:32 am, Comments: 0

    “If I shoot at the sun, I may hit a star.” –          P.T. Barnum Yesterday we held our quarterly company meeting in New Haven, Connecticut. [...]

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