Tag Archive: CDS

What Happened to the Euro Deal Euphoria?

sigmund-freud

Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces. ~ Sigmund Freud November started out much the same as October. Global markets plunged. By…

Too Much Principal and Not Enough Principle

principal vs principle

Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it. ~David Star Jordan It’s funny how rather complex issues can sometimes become a little more clear by accident. One of the spelling riddles I sometimes come across when I’m writing is the difference between principal and principle. Unlike other words like favourite and favorite,…

5 Investing Challenges for the Next Decade

Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests on truth. ~ Sébastien-Roch Nicolas de Chamfort Update: This post was included in the Money Hackers Carnival #117 posted at Engineer Your Finances. Thanks! Monday’s post dealt with some of the ways in which today’s market climate is Not Business as Usual. I’d like to…