I’ve covered the difference between OFHEO Home Price Appreciation Index and the S&P Case-Schiller Home Price Index data several times. Here’s ONE example: Compare and Contrast on Home Price Appreciation Indices. Both indices of home price appreciation have flaws, but I believe the limited geographic coverage and bias in weighting towards larger homes makes […]
I tried to find an English version of the Cisco “Human Network” ad featuring a skateboard manufacturer, but all I could find was this one:
First there’s a prototype; they get feedback from skateboarders in Austin TX that the front of the board is incorrectly shaped; then feedback from Gundaroo Australia that the wheelbase is […]
Are markets a leading or lagging indicator of the economy? That’s what the echo chamber is debating this week. Myself, I don’t care too much either way – and neither should you.
The point of participating in the markets is to preserve and grow one’s capital, at a rate substantially higher than […]
I don’t know what spring mornings are like where y’all are, but I just stepped out into a pleasant pre-dawn morning to put some lead into an armadillo that’s been digging up my St. Augustine grass.
I don’t know what spring nights are like where y’all are, but I just stepped out into a mildly humid, warm night, and spent a few minutes listening to the coyotes howl at a rising moon.
