S&P
http://www.cnbc.com/id/44487678
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO! What a Ride! - This is NOT what this blog is about! But its about a glimpse of ideas, strategies, wisdom and temptations my poor soul wades through while I keep thinking to start living this way! some day! soon!
http://www.businessinsider.com/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-debt-ceiling-2011#what-is-the-federal-debt-1
is a hedging instrument. It's a Credit Derivative Contract, not traded in the exchange, done between two parties. Protection Buyer Protection Seller and Reference Entity [a Bond Obligation, of a corporation or government]
Mantra is not high risk, high return. Mantra is low risk, high uncertainty, high return:) And more here - The total amount of capital that ever went into the Microsoft was less that 50000 bucks!
Because “it’s an easy way to lose, not make, money.” And a few more great points here:
CNBC has compiled a very noteworthy report on who are the biggest investors in US treasuries and bonds. The debt currently Hovers around $11.09 trillions in total, about $33000 per family! Whoops! Thats too much to owe!
Labels: America
Here's where we can track what Bill Gates has been upto! :) N looks like he's been upto very impressive things!
I would say a great analysis
A very good read :) Explains what experience delivers to you - ability to read the great words from a whole bunch of good words "If you have a good farm, with good crops and good soil and you know you're going to have five droughts in the next fifty years, you don't let it affect you that much."
The U.S. needs at least 5% growth in GDP to support its huge and increasing debt load. Raising U.S. rates to defend the dollar is political nonstarter.
Experts explained that it is the knowledge component and the managerial competence, which gives an edge to Indian companies to be competitive. Human resources are an obvious factor as the success of our IT companies has shown.
Remember that Abraham Lincoln spoke of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. He left out the pursuit of profit. :) Tough to digest that this is advocated by someone who has been tasked with help raising the bottom line all his life! :)
"For every dollar of revenue that SAP books, there's five dollars of services, hardware and other software associated with that SAP system," Mills told me. "You really have to be careful about competing with your ecosystem. Because the modest amount of revenue and profit you might be able to get from an acquisition is likely to be dwarfed by the amount that you lose as you give up those ecosystem relationships." - Good analysis
A Gem of a deck! Thanks Rehan Yar! I am already a fan of yours!