Readers: Today I'm digging into the archives to rerun this guest post from my daughter, Nina. She originally wrote the piece for me seven years ago, on December 24, 2010 -- back when she was just 11-years-old. I have to admit, rereading her ...

Continue reading Why I Love Christmas: A Guest Post from My Daughter, Nina

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Rethinking the ‘Wisdom’ of the Crowd

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Continue reading Black Coffee: The Relentless Rise of Bitcoin (and Signs of a Bubble)

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Conniving Croupiers and Counterparty Risk

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Continue reading Black Coffee: The Road to Zimbabwe Runs Through America

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Hedonic Adjustments, Fair Markets and Other Fish Stories

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Continue reading Black Coffee: And for My Next Trick …

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

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Continue reading Black Coffee: The Ongoing ‘Battle’ Between Bitcoin and Precious Metals

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Bulls & Pigs Make Money, Bears Get Slaughtered (Again)

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Flying Blind with Jackals and Jackasses

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Gone Today, Here in Maui

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Sir Isaac Newton and the Three Bears

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Drowning In a Sea of Red Ink

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Continue reading Black Coffee: A Hurricane for Your Thoughts

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Continue reading Black Coffee: A Bull Market In a China Shop

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Continue reading Black Coffee: A Matter of Trust

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Continue reading Black Coffee: The Darkness at High Noon Edition

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Money for Nothing (and Chicks for Free)

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Continue reading Black Coffee: Oh, the Humanity