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The Control Engineers And The Notion Of Risk

"Volatility no longer measures the risks involved in holding certain assets but instead measures the amount of the manipulation that the poor prices are enduring."
GaveKal Research, Ideas, December 14, 2012 , Charles Gave

No territory, no profit: The pirate organization and capitalism in the making

Our goal in this short essay is to envisage a broader picture that takes seriously other types of organization that gravitate at the periphery of capitalism’s territories.
M@n@gement, 2012/3 - Vol. 15, pages 265-272 , Rodolphe Durand, Jean-Philippe Vergne

Shadow Interest Rates and the Stance of U.S. Monetary Policy

"Current policy may be easier than often perceived".
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 8 November 2012 , James Bullard, President and CEO, FRB-St. Louis

Republican Rome

"The friends of Rome were to be made strong, but not too strong, and all of them were to be educated in their belief that they owed their prosperity, and their very existence, to the same mighty hand. It soon, however, became clear that between protection and annexation there was but a step."
Republican Rome, Her conquests manners and institutions from the earliest times to the death of Caesar. , by H. L. Havell, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London Calcutta Sydney, 1914

US Birth Rate Hits New Low – A Nation of Singles

"The US birth rate fell to a record low in 2011. The marriage rate is tumbling as well. And the number of single Americans is now at a record high. The implications of these developments are troubling, not only for the economy, but also for the investment markets and the continual expansion of the federal government."
Mauldin Economics, December 21, 2012 , John Mauldin, Gary D. Halbert, Outside the Box

Empire of Silver

By the end of the nineteenth century, thirty-two piaohao with 475 branches were in business covering most of China. All piaohao were organised as single proprietaries or partnerships, where the owners carried unlimited liability. Empire of Silver is a 2009 film of the rise and fall of the largest piaohao, "Tien chen Yuan", in the Shanxi province during the prosperous days of the Ching dynasty.
Investments Office, December 2012

The Murky Economics of Green Technology

The pattern is a familiar one with emerging industries and technologies.
Investments Office, January 2013

IMF's linear views on Greece

If you ever were sceptical on the credibility of the IMF's forecasting skills, this chart will help underpin your doubts!
Investments Office, December 2012

Merry Capitalism!

Henry Ford once famously quipped if he’d asked his customers what they wanted, they’d have said, “A faster horse.” It’s the holiday season once again, and while I troll stores and the Internet for gifts, I’m reminded of the wisdom in those few words.
Market Minder, 20 December 2012 , Emily Whitney

Do Hedge Funds Really Generate No Alpha?

The first finding of the analysis is that correlation between the HFRI index and the S&P 500 index passed 90%. The second finding is that HFRI's alpha is now zero.
Insider Monkey, November 22nd 2011 , Meena Krishnametty