The Eurozone is back in the news today as economic and political events have given rise to fresh doubts that European policy-makers will get their financial house in order. Renewed uncertainty took several forms, from comments by the head of the IMF that Europe is…
The New York Times ran an interesting piece a few days ago (Wary of Heights (and the Future)) that pointed out the seeming paradox of the S&P 500 Index hitting four-year highs, while investors continue to sit skeptically on the sidelines. Morningstar reports another $3.8…
An article in the Journal of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making last year made the case that simple, name recognition-based systems for choosing winning sports teams beat more elaborate, expert-based systems. The article’s title, “The wisdom of ignorant crowds: Predicting sport outcomes by…
If you’ve looked at the news today, you know that the anniversary we’re referring to is that of the stock market’s financial crisis low, reached three years ago today when the Dow bottomed-out at 6,547. The market has doubled since then but, as many commentators…
We hope your year is off to a good start and that you’re making good progress toward your goals for 2012 as we enter the third month of the year. In the interest of progress and efficiency, we wanted to share a few housekeeping items…
We have lately noticed the growing ubiquity of a British government poster produced in 1939 at the beginning of World War II that advises the reader to “Keep Calm and Carry On.” The poster was intended to boost public morale in the face of the many risks of war,…
We thought it was time to check in with another edition of the Live Big Digest to brighten your day. The title of this issue of the LBD is inspired by a recent New Yorker article by Wisdom of Crowds author James Surowiecki called “Year of the…
We thought we’d check in once again on this cold December Friday with another edition of the Live Big® Digest to help keep you warm. As you will not fail to have noticed, markets have continued to seesaw in recent weeks with every whiff of good…
On the eve of another Thanksgiving Day, we thought we’d check in with another Live Big Digest, knowing that “Eat Big . . . Digest” is what will really be on your mind in the coming days. Of course, the real purpose of our Thanksgiving Day observation is…
We thought we’d celebrate this numerologically-significant Veteran’s Day with another edition of the Live Big Digest. While this is the day in which we all pause, reflect, and give thanks for the service and sacrifice of those in our armed forces, it also happens to…