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Daily Archives: March 27, 2009

My Predictive Powers

March 27, 2009
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My Predictive Powers

It’s March and that means it’s time for the NCAA tournament, the gauntlet of games that will eventually crown a school the king of college basketball. (The actual coronation won’t take place until April, but the competition is still called March Madness.) So I took last Friday afternoon off and spent the better part of the day watching college hoops. I was particularly interested to see my alma mater, Syracuse University, play and was happy when the team won both of its games last weekend. Earlier in the week, I had dutifully filled out my bracket on ESPN.com, joining...

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You Might be a Growth Investor, If …

March 27, 2009
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You Might be a Growth Investor, If …

Back in the BC era (Before Cable), you would occasionally hear someone talking about “getting in touch with your inner child.”  This was no doubt a useful exercise for people who were stoic, taciturn, repressed and otherwise insensitive to their own emotional lives. These days, there are entire bookstore sections devoted to self-help books.  Plus we’re blessed with Oprah, Dr. Phil and a combat-ready battalion of helpful TV hosts, shrinks, motivators and gurus who are helping us deal with our hunger, anger, boredom, regret, envy, ambition, lust, greed and any other toxic emotions that may be keeping us from...

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