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Low Cost College Strategy
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Knee Surgery: $20,000 or $120,000
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Frontier Markets (2013)
Interesting Facts
Interesting Facts
Bond Market: As of April 2013, the size of the global bond market was $85 trillion, according to Morningstar.com.
30-Year Treasury Volatility: From December 2008 to June 2009, an increase of just 1.65% in rates dropped the 30-year Treasury’s value by 26%, according to Jackson National.
Fed Rate Changes: The Fed raised rates 8 times in 2005 and lowered rates 7 times in 2008, according to FederalPrimeRate.com.
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Knee Surgery: $20,000 or $120,000
Lessons Learned From the Financial Crisis
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Retirement
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Gold
Five Stages of Dying
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Joe Granville
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Credit Rating Firms
Shopping For Surgery
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Fundamentally Weighted Bond Index ETFs
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Hedge Fund Basics
U.S. Global Position
U.S. Global Position
Here are six positive features the U.S. enjoys:
[1] #1 in the world in computers connected to the Internet (505 million)
source: The World Factbook 2013-2014, CIA
[2] 9.8% annualized return for the S&P 500 (1926-2012)
source: Ibbotson Associates
[3] 19 of the world’s top 25 universities
source: World University Ranking 2012-2013, Times Higher Education
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Population
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Charlie Munger
Population
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U.S. Global Position
Real Estate Foreclosures
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U.S. Corporate Profits