business
31 March 2009 | Comments Off
Last Sunday’s New York Times pointed to new research that indicates that future returns of the stock market are far more uncertain than appreciated, making the market much riskier than investors believe. As investors come to grips with the study, stocks could be permanently discounted at a level below Professor Jeremy Siegel’s mean (over a [...]
Tagged in economic, market, trends
business,Social Media
24 March 2009 | Comments Off
Charley Schwab had an opportunity to create a true conversation about retirement built around some very interesting survey findings. They had the chance to create a social media community. Instead, they just plugged in some corporate talking heads and made it just another site selling IRAs. Take a look at Rethinking Retirement, and see if you [...]
Tagged in economic, finance, survey
Quotes
13 March 2009 | Comments Off
“Psychological and economic theories suggest that humans seek to minimize costs and maximize gains. Increasing the perceived benefit/cost ratio increases a person’s motivation to engage in the behavior.” – B.J. Fogg
Tagged in behavior, economic, motivation, psychological