Friday 29 January 2010

Easy labels mask the complexity of growing up gen Y - Investment News

Easy labels mask the complexity of growing up gen Y - Investment News

After the Global Financial Crisis and the recession (well, some countries technically haven't experienced it) I find a few topics interesting enough to write about. The markets have rebounded but the long-term performance is still under a question mark. The income returns have been poor unless you were a risk taker and extremely lucky to buy at the right time and reap the rewards.

However, the world is changing and there are some signs and thoughts as to where it is going. The article above portrays an era of Generation Y in Australia. Those times may have gone for good and, as the article concludes, it may be exciting to learn how to live a different lifestyle.

Friday 15 January 2010

Bailout Hearings

The bailout hearings have started in the US. About time and on topic! Thorough examination is more than welcome as the price of the bailouts is enormous and the question is whether the public should be paying for it.

These are hard moral questions and it is interesting to watch how they proceed.

Read more: http://www.ft.com/cms/3010b7e0-ffa1-11de-921f-00144feabdc0.htm?ftcamp=Late_headline2/NL/APJan2010/Vanilla_bns_ap/0/