Month: August 2012

The DQYDJ Weekender, 8/11/2012

Well, The Olympics are almost over and it's looking likely that the United States will take the overall medal count, and possibly the gold medal count too. There's nothing like a medal count victory on the world stage to get those patriotic fires burning...

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What Presidential Race? (Read: When to Start Paying Attention...)

I've made the warning before... and I'll make it again: be wary of false precision. This time, in particular, I'm talking about political odds - yes, of the very sort I now display prominently on the right sidebar of this very site!

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What Sort of Inflation Expectations Does the Market Have?

One important thing to have an idea of - for personal and business reasons - is the amount of inflation expected in the future. Think about it - by having a reasonable number to plan for the erosion of the value of your money, you will better be able to make decisions on what loans to take out, what purchases to make, and how to invest.

Luckily for you, there are a few ways to gauge these predictions, which don't resort to guessing, praying, or going to a fortune teller. The methods are also more sophisticated than taking the last few years worth of data, drawing a trend line, and attempting to extrapolate future results.

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The DQYDJ Weekender, 8/4/2012

Who's having as much fun watching the Olympics as me? I, for one, am definitely getting into random events that I probably won't care about for another 4 years.

Well, sports is a proxy for war, and it's better I cheer for athletic prowess than battle, right?

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Real Personal Income: New Heights

"Ask yourself, 'Are you better off now than you were four years ago?'” implored Ronald Reagan in his debate against President Jimmy Carter on October 28, 1980. Maybe it seems like the United States is on the cusp of a second recession, but in one key measure the US is finally starting to outpace inflation and population growth.

That measure? Real Personal Income - personal income deflated by the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index - is on a definite upswing. The personal income component is defined as all income earned from production and from transfer payments from both business and government.

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