December 2008
9 posts
outliers - the story of success
so i just finished reading gladwell’s new book - “outliers - the story of success”. i highly recommend it. in short its a book that tries to explain why people are successful. not in a cheesy personal development manner but in an academic sense. but that only part explains it, because its not a “academic journal” style of writing, its a new yorker style of writing....
the empathy deficit
its been a while since i’ve written anything vaguely political and that’s largely because i’ve been asleep. i’ve withdrawn myself from party politics, single-issue politics or any form of real activism; disillusioned by a few negative experiences many years ago. its too easy to become apathetic. but then i am reminded by those for whom disillusionment is not an option,...
so sad →
krugman on madoff →
a bit sensationalist but there is something to think about in his words. where is th value in all this financial engineering?
what the chinese think about this economic mess →
n plus one mag - interviews with a hedgie →
a great series of interviews with a hedge fund manager way before things came tumbling down. I love this mag. irreverent, intelligent and unpretentious.
market folly →
i’ve discovered a great blog on hedge funds. the blogger discusses their public trades and market sentiment. its great stuff check it out if you are interested in hedge funds.
most of the funds the blogger follows subscribe to the global macro investing strategy, a personal fav of mine so its interesting to see how diff managers deploy this strategy.
“For everyone to whom much is given, of him shall much be required”
– Luke 12:48