How does the phenomenon of "regression to the mean" explain the relative efficacy of praise and blame? What does it suggest about the perceived effectiveness of punishment for unusually bad performance and praise for unusually good performance? Describe the role of cost-benefit and ...
What does it mean “there will be no Bakken….”? Does it mean that we do not have enough oil production to jack up the price? I thought if there is a shortage of production or a demand that cannot be met, the price goes up and not because we do not have enough producers. Ronald...
First of all many thanks for this wonderful blog which I only recently discovered. What I like most is the fact that it is not “just” a personal finance blog, but covers the entire concept of life. I am a young father in his mid-30s and I find a lot of your shared experiences i...
There are different tax rules in most EU countries and it does matter what fund domicile you chose, e.g. most Vanguard funds over here are Dublin-based vehicles that usually come with a tax disadvantage to domestic funds or investors outside of Ireland, if the funds do reinvest the distri...