Rationally Assessing an Irrational Event “The current situation is not supposed to happen, which makes it tricky for us to understand exactly when it will end.” –Ben Inker, GMO Quarterly Newsletter (Q1 2013) Investing guru and resident elder Jeremy Grantham’s latest quarterly newsletter is out, and the surprise — at least to me — is...Read More
Non-Listed Listed Homes One of the side effects of a seller’s market is more homeowners who believe that they can sell their home without a Realtor (called “For Sale by Owner,” or “FSBO”). Here’s another: homes putatively listed by a Realtor, but nowhere to be found on MLS (Multiple Listing Service, the repository for all...Read More
People Magazine: ‘World’s Most Beautiful Woman’ I never really belonged to either the “I Love Gwyneth Paltrow” camp or the “I Hate Gwyneth Paltrow” camp (yes, they really exist, complete with multiple Web sites). Instead, I’d always placed myself in the “I Don’t Especially Think (or Care) About Gwyneth Paltrow” camp. However, her recent selection by People...Read More
