Author Archives: Jack

Jack’s Links

I’m not sure through which rabbit-hole I stumbled upon the first link, an anecdote about someone whose code only crashed on Wednesdays, but I really liked it. …if you dig… Read more »

Jack’s Links

Kevin Erdmann on a frequent naivete of the (often very well educated) public on how markets work. A study on “multiplex relationships”, i.e., friendships with co-workers. Based on my own… Read more »

Jack’s Links

Weak links this week, not sure if that’s on me for not reading or the rest of the world for not giving me good content. Anyway, I did drag up… Read more »

Jack’s Links

A day late on links, still aiming for Saturdays. Sumner on neoliberalism, progressives, etc. My favorite political post of the month. Timothy Taylor on tragedy of the commons, specifically, fisheries…. Read more »

Jack’s Links

First two things I don’t like: A post on variable universal life, actually gives a more balanced review than most, but commits the cardinal sin of not comparing like options. If… Read more »

Thoughts on Things

The always interesting Ben Carlson put out some things he doesn’t understand, and I have thoughts on them, so I figured I might as well put them on the internet. Much… Read more »

Jack’s Links

Short links this week. Leading off with another Ben Carlson post: Bunny Markets.  Some really fun charts in this one, though I think the higher inflation in the past probably contributed… Read more »

Jack’s Links

Was out of town most of the last couple of weeks. Moving links to Saturdays going forward. Good post from Ben Carlson on benchmarking. For the individual investor, just being… Read more »

Jack’s Links

A post on negative gearing in Australia – I’ve noticed attitudes there about real estate seem to be similar to the way millenials in the US view real estate. Whatever… Read more »