By Ocean on Sep 30, 2008 in Articles of Interest, Featured, Our Theory | 0 Comments
CNN Money’s Paul R. La Monica has written an article about where to potentially find the next bubble: Pessimism.
The article brings forth an interesting point: Just as everyone kept buying internet stocks, real estate, commodities, etc., now everyone will want to short sell stocks in general. It argues this could spark the next bubble, which [...]
By Ocean on Sep 25, 2008 in Featured, Letters/Contributions | 2 Comments
Many of you will probably recognize the “Nigerian 419 scam” when you see it. It is an e-mail (or a fax) from a wealthy foreigner (usually from Nigeria, or another country with a less than safe financial reputation) asking for your help in transferring his vast wealth abroad and a promise of huge commissions if [...]
By Ocean on Sep 23, 2008 in Articles of Interest, Current Events, Featured | 0 Comments
Do trendy words really signify a trend? Is it possible to recognize any trends in political campaigns based on the words that are being used? - Say, which party are you from if you use the word “Energy” the most? And “Reform”? And “Taxes”?*
By Ocean on Sep 18, 2008 in Articles of Interest, Featured, Humor | 0 Comments
Did you study economics in college or have you read up on the basics and figured you know what’s going on, but then get boggled by what shows up in the press? Does the news seem to contradict the way you thought the world worked? Are the foundations of knowledge and understanding seem to be [...]
By Ocean on Sep 16, 2008 in Featured, Other | 4 Comments
To commemorate our 100th article, we thought to take a moment to guide our readers who may not have been around since the beginning through our site, and reflect on what we’ve accomplished thus far.
As you may or may not know, Dumbagent.com officially launched on November 13th, 2007. Our layout was very different at [...]