1st Blogiversary

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November 1st is the one-year anniversary of World Beta. I thought I would list some links to some of my favorite 15 posts...

What I’m Reading

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I often post links to books I am currently reading, and readers have emailed me with suggestions that I review or at least comment...

Have a Great Weekend

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Just a reminder, never let your money and aspirations for it control you and dominate your life. You may find your possessions strangling...

ETF Conference & Links

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I am in Chicago next week speaking at the NAAIM ETF Conference. And for the third straight speaking engagement, they have spelled my...

Warren Buffett is a Colorado Rockies Fan

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I am really glad to hear that Warren Buffett is cheering for the Rockies. From the article:Jordan's Furniture, the Warren Buffett-owned local chain...

Under a Blood Red Sky

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The sunsets here in LA the past two nights remind me of the storyline from "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. I read it...

The Blow (Up) Fund

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Inflation? Nahhhh. Even cocaine prices are up 24% this year. (That is a pic of Raekwon from Wu-Tang, whose new album drops...

Correlation or Causation? You Decide. . .

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So, countries that have high taxes also have large numbers of sexual partners. Maybe I should continue to live in the US and...

Seasonality of Smallcaps and Microcaps

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Maybe we should just call this the yawn trading strategy?Pretty much all of the outperformance for small and microcaps comes in January. Here...

What I Am Reading

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I am a big fan of prediction markets like Intrade, and right now, it is looking like Clinton vs. Guliani. Although, I...