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Rule of Thumb #2: Use Behavioral Lenses to Innovate and Adapt to Changes

Steve Shu Consulting

this legislation covers finance and retirement-related considerations. 2009; Johnson and Goldstein, 2003; Johnson et al., 4 (2009): 1639-1674. We talked about the recently passed Secure Act 2.0 and potential behavioral implications and impacts on the ecosystem and players. For those unfamiliar with Secure Act 2.0,

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China Faces "Minsky Moment" on Ponzi Financing

MishTalk

Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. Our analysis indicates that China’s economy has arrived at that unstable state where speculative and Ponzi finance appear to dominate. Most assume China can grow at 7% a year, a notion that I have challenged on many occasions. Morgan Stanley agrees.

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Greek Finance Minister Proposes Greece for Puerto Rico Trade: Should US Accept the Offer?

MishTalk

Greek finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble has a sense of humor. Who knew Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany’s prickly finance minister, had a sense of humor? Today, 35 quadrillion Zimbabwean dollars are equal to US $1, as a result of hyperinflation which hit the country in 2009. Zimbawbe Adoption Zimbabwe "adopted" the US dollar in 2009.

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Consultant Ninja: "Future Demand Borrowing": Management.

Consultant Ninja

Friday, December 4, 2009. The result is that 2009 volumes are higher, but 2010-11 volumes will be more anemic. This indication should signal, pent up demand to return to the market to take advantage of favorable pricing and financing. December 8, 2009 at 10:31 AM. December 10, 2009 at 1:14 PM. Anonymous said.

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Consultant Ninja: The Curious Case of Equity Private, Part II.

Consultant Ninja

Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Additionally, it seems that her stint at DealBreaker, finance snark-central, has come to an end. Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Labels: Other.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Only Hope For Italy is.

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. And in Italy in the last thirty years, the credit market has served to finance the public debt. There are so many resources that should be used to finance the growth of businesses, but only served to finance the growth of the state. 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker.

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Post-Foreclosure Hell: Garnished Wages, Seized Assets, Deficiency Judgments

MishTalk

In 2009 and 2010 " Walking Away " was the rage. The two big government-controlled housing finance companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as other mortgage players, are increasingly pressing borrowers to pay whatever they still owe on mortgages they defaulted on years ago. skip the adds and scroll down to my list of articles).

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