Sunday, June 24, 2012

Young Investors, Start With a Roth, The Wall Street Journal

Excellent investment advice

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Merger Reshapes Latin Air Market, The Wall Street Journal

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Unlocking Yourself From the Clock, The Wall Street Journal

Thinking about time as "event time" rather than doing things by pre determined clock time.

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Positive Thinking: Seven Easy Ways to Improve a Bad Day, Inc.com

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KKR Names First Brazil Appointment, Financial Times

Brazil is attracting more and more attention from PE investors including KKR, the famous buyout shop led by Henry Kravis and George Roberts.

You can find the article here on the Financial Times website

Monday, June 18, 2012

Texas Oil Man Finds a New Groove, The Wall Street Journal

An incredible article about a serial entrepreneur who knows business.

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Students start to think about broader social values, Financial Times

An interesting look into Berkeley's Master in Financial Engineering program.

You can find the article here on the Financial Times website

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Stealing a Watch, Made Easy, The Wall Street Journal

This humorous and insightful article gives details into the methods pick-pocketers use to steal from unsuspecting people nearby. The article discusses the techniques that can work so well, someone can steel a watch right off another person's wrist without them knowing.

You can find the article here on the Wall Street Journal website

Printing money: How to create a currency, BBC News

With the impending Greek elections and the talk of Greece potentially returning to its former currency, people speak as though creating a new currency is a simple undertaking. This article goes into a little more detail of what big steps are actually taken when a country implements a new currency. Fortunately, the global economies are so interconnected today that no country has an interest in seeing Greece struggle with a new currency plan. Therefore experts from around the world (straight with the IMF) will be there to guide the country through this fairly difficult challenge.

You can find the article here on the BBC News website

Thursday, June 14, 2012

A Young Entrepreneur's Sweet Idea, The Wall Street Journal

This 15 year old is taking entrepreneurship to the extreme, (contracting professional chefs, meetings with venture capitalists, former executives as board members). This is an interesting story about a teen whose billionaire father is teaching his son the ultimate lesson of entrepreneurship.

You can find the article here on the Wall Street Journal website

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Fraga Leads Brazil Private Equity Beyond India As Selic Falls, Bloomberg

A great article with a quick summary on Brazilian Private Equity.

You can find the article here on the Bloomberg News website

George Soros at the Festival of Economics, GeorgeSoros.com

This is a lengthy and very thought provoking article written by world famous George Soros. He discusses his fundamental view of economics and how it relates to his interpretation of economics issues facing countries around the world.

You can find the article here on the George Soros website

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Defectors Cast New Light on Korean Camps, The Wall Street Journal

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Mastering the Finer Points of American Slang, The Wall Street Journal

Learning English for non native speakers can be a difficult task. Learning the subtle uses of English slang can be even more difficult. This article discusses some of the interesting types of slang that can be the most difficult to learn.

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Why We Lie, The Wall Street Journal

An interesting discussion looking into the phenomenon of lying.

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Two Lists You Should Look at Every Morning, Harvard Business Review

This article discusses two great lists to keep that you read every morning to start the day:

1. Your goals list. What is it that you are working towards with your efforts
2. Your distractions list. This is the one most people leave out. What things are keeping you from reaching your goals.

You can find the article here on the Harvard Business Review website