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The Personal Financier: Stress Tests and Capital Adequacy Explained

Posted by dorianwales 1021 days ago, popular 1021 days ago (http://www.thepersonalfinancier.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: banking economy finance stress tests
The highly anticipated FED stress test results may very well serve as fuel for further gains or, more likely in my opinion, as a sought after excuse [...] read more »
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The Personal Financier: On Causality and Correlation in Economics

Posted by dorianwales 1029 days ago, popular 1028 days ago (http://www.thepersonalfinancier.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economics philosophy
Causality is perhaps the most fundamental element of empirical evidence available to economists. However, it is also the source of many misconception[...] read more »
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The Personal Financier: Challenging Happiness – Exploring the Irony of Human Nature

Posted by dorianwales 1031 days ago, popular 1031 days ago (http://www.thepersonalfinancier.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: economics psychology
The irony of human nature - anxiety for those that have everything and depression for those that have nothing read more »
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The Personal Financier: Is Rationalization the Key to Happiness?

Posted by dorianwales 1079 days ago, popular 1078 days ago (http://www.thepersonalfinancier.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: career planning psychology
Rationalization is a powerful defense mechanism which comes at the cost of self deception. Does honesty with oneself comes with a price in happiens? read more »
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Capitalism with Social Equality: A Powerful Though Experiment Demonstrates Our Moral Obligations

Posted by dorianwales 1098 days ago, popular 1098 days ago (http://www.thepersonalfinancier.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: capitalism economy morality socialism
An interesting thought experiment by American philosopher John Rawls demonstrates the morality of a more socialistic version of Capitalism read more »
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Behavioral Finance in Everyday Life – The Lottery as a Case Study

Posted by dorianwales 1105 days ago, popular 1105 days ago (http://www.thepersonalfinancier.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: economy finance investing psychology
Is lottery a tax on stupidity or are our flawed psychologies playing another trick on us? read more »
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Success: Who Dares Wins?

Posted by dorianwales 1112 days ago, popular 1112 days ago (http://www.thepersonalfinancier.com)
Category: Entrepreneurship | Tags: career financial independence success
Following the crowds won't get you there read more »
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Valuation and Risk Measurement Models under Heavy Criticism – What Went Wrong?

Posted by dorianwales 1120 days ago, popular 1120 days ago (http://www.thepersonalfinancier.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: finance investing model risk valuation
Are valuation and risk measurement models as the root of all evil? read more »
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Is the Stock Market a Big Ponzi (Madoff) Scheme?

Posted by dorianwales 1140 days ago, popular 1140 days ago (http://www.thepersonalfinancier.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: finance philosophy ponzi psychology
Looking into the notion of the western financial markets as a big pyramid scheme read more »
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The Carnival of Money Stories Edition #90 – Happy Holidays Edition

Posted by dorianwales 1145 days ago, popular 1145 days ago (http://www.thepersonalfinancier.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: career credit finance money
The 90th Edition of the Carnival of Money Stories Hosted @ The Personal Financier. Good articles of the personal experiences of financial bloggers. read more »
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The Wine Industry: A lesson in marketing

Posted by dorianwales 1166 days ago, popular 1166 days ago (http://www.thepersonalfinancier.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: frugality marketing psychology tricks
An interesting thought experiment: How would you value your wine collection should the labels wash away? read more »
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What Should I Do With My Money?

Posted by dorianwales 1179 days ago, popular 1179 days ago (http://www.thepersonalfinancier.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: crisis finance investing money saving
Turbulent times confuse household investors. I know I'm confused read more »
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Review: The Gone Fishin' Portfolio by Alex Green

Posted by dorianwales 1208 days ago, popular 1208 days ago (http://www.thepersonalfinancier.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: book review investing personal finance
The Gone Fishin' Portfolio offers a framework for saving, sound investment wisdom and no less important an approach to their practical application[...] read more »
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How I Saved $2,000 by Being Creative and What Else Did I Discover

Posted by dorianwales 1211 days ago, popular 1210 days ago (http://www.thepersonalfinancier.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: do it yourself frugality money saving
The before and after pictures of my latest experiment are attached but there was so much more to the process. read more »
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