Monthly Archives: September, 2008
The Anti-Bubble
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, [...]
An E-mail from Uncle Scam
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 [...]
More than Words
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”?*
Our 100th article
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 [...]
