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December 12, 2008

Hot Pockets

Edina Neighborhood Defies Downturn Investors like to say that “it’s not a stock market, it’s a market of stocks.” In real estate, that translates to, “it’s not a housing market, it’s a market of houses — and neighborhoods.” Anyone who wants evidence that there are plenty of pockets of strength in an otherwise soft market...
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Are People Smarter than Dogs??

Jealous Dogs“Scientists in Austria report in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that a dog may stop obeying a command if it sees that another dog is getting a better deal.” –“A Jealous Streak? With Treats, Dogs Seem to Know What’s Fair,” The New York Times (12/9/08)Just two questions: anyone else see any...
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Financial Crash Instructions

Four Steps to Arresting a Financial Crash If the economy was a commercial airline flight, we’d now be approaching the point where the flight attendants would be dropping the oxygen masks and instructing passengers on how to use them. Instructions — and preparedness — are no less important during a financial crash. In roughly the...
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