It’s Happy Hour again, TGIF! Time to kick back relax and enjoy the more interesting reads of the week.
Ice Tea Beer
Ah, remember the ’90s, grunge music, Friends, the internet boom and Zima?! Well Zima is back or the concept is, big beer companies are pushing the limits yet again with flavored beers. We’ve seen it with Bud Light Lime (because cutting a lime wedge is so complicated) and now Coors Light Ice Tea. There is nothing like hitting happy hour and relaxing after a hard days work with a nice cold ice tea…beer? Watch out Snapple!
The Price Of Twitter
If you are a twitterer, tweeter, or just a person who tweets? It’s a simple easy way to get a message out in 140 characters or less. And it’s free! But it does have costs, just check out the 5 costliest tweets ever. You all remember ex-congressman Weiner?
Political Betting
For anyone with a hankering for politics and gambling or just want to know who has the best chance of being the next president, check out Intrade. It had a recent write-up in Businessweek and how it’s used by campaign advisers to reassure the media of their chances of winning the GOP candidacy. Continue Reading…
The continued growth of ETFs isn’t going to stop anytime soon. If your 401k doesn’t offer them as an investment option, just wait. It will soon. As the low-cost equivalent to most mutual funds, ETFs are becoming the go to investment of choice for anyone not willing or interested in stock picking and owning individual bonds. But is it a good thing.
The push to a cashless society has been slowly ongoing since the first credit card was introduced decades ago. It wasn’t until recently that technology has caught up with the possibility. Whether the move towards reality continues will be more about acceptance and security than anything else. With computers becoming smaller, faster and the world continuing on its wireless path, it’s almost inevitable.
People are constantly on the lookout for the perfect investment strategy. The Holy Grail of constant profitable returns. Unfortunately, no strategy is perfect in the sense that it will guarantee returns. In fact, I’ll argue that only having one strategy limits your ability to invest profitably.