July 2008
8 posts
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
– Winston Churchill
June 2008
7 posts
Worst Dow Jones Junes Since Depression →
I’m indebted to Bloomberg for first pointing this out, but if the current month ended today we’d be down 9.4% and have locked in the worst June since the Great Depression. Check the following…
Crude Oil Prices: 1861-2008 →
Very nice interactive chart from Forbes showing crude oil prices in nominal and real terms from 1861 until today. Fascinating stuff. (Thanks to a reader for pointing it out to me.) [via…
Go to Africa, Young Investor →
While frontier markets in Africa are not yet the new Brazil, let alone the new South Korea, there are ample reasons to be optimistic about the economic resurgence in many African countries. …
TravelMuse May Be The Undecided Traveler’s Dream... →
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Congrats to my friend Kevin’s launch of his site! I am already planning my next trip with it.
You’ve got a week in vacation time that’s about to expire, an economic stimulus…
Awesome race at the Muddy Buddy today! I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a mild fun race. http://snurl.com/2en5v
After taking one day off (friday) I am now intimidated by my inbox. Great way to start off the week.