Good News! Understanding Fiscal Dominance and Market Impact
Baroque opera killed the medieval lute. "Too quiet!" was the complaint. Happily, it didn't stay dead - rather it was resurrected, Frankenstein-like and re-named the theorbo. Theor - what? Imagine a giraffe and a ukulele had a baby and you
Good News! Canada’s Economic Crisis and Pension Fund Exoduses
The point of impact of the German torpedo was on the starboard side, amidships just below the bridge. The explosion occurred at 2:10 pm on May7, 1915. Eighteen minutes after the explosion, the RMS Lusitania slipped below the waves at
Good News! Why the US Market Outpaces Canada – and What to Do About It
The Chrysler 440 cubic inch motor was the largest of its big block engines. Debuting in 1966, this 7.2 litre behemoth featured pistons that were almost 5" in diameter. Gear heads will debate whether it, the Ford 427 or the
"Whump!" In the distance, the deep but discernible sound of the shell exiting the four foot diameter mortar barrel reverberates under the dark sky. Almost immediately, a red trail like a meteor streaks into the smokey sky. Spectators hush, eyes
Good News! Protecting Investments Across Centuries
Herod the Great had a vision. A port twice the size of Athen's - with mighty and massive seawalls rising out of the deep Mediterranean water on the coast of Judea. He would reshape not only the land - but
Supersonic flight involves a great irony - in order to go faster, engineers have to slow down the air entering the engines. Counter-intuitive right? Take my favourite plane of all time, the venerable SR-71 Blackbird.
Good News! Why Math Explains Physics but Not the Economy
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Eugene Wigner understood the complexities of math but was baffled by its 'unreasonable' effectiveness in explaining natural phenomena like motion and electricity. Why would calculus and geometry, created solely in the human mind, so effectively explain the
Il Gigante, twice discarded due to its flaws and awkward shape, lay like a washed up carcass on a beach - a 19 meter Carrara marble whale. Quarried in 1464, and transported to Florence, Il Gigante (the Giant), stymied the
Good News! What Investors Can Learn from Notre Dame’s Restoration
Notre Dame on fire (image courtesy of FranceToday.com) Notre Dame on Fire — And the Lessons Begin The Queen of Cathedrals has lessons for investors today. She has stood on an island in the Seine largely completed since 1260. Desecrated
