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How big business undermines the free market.

Posted by Graeme in Market failure at 9:19 am on Wednesday, 11 November 2009

The FT has the best mainstream media take I have seen on something I have been saying for a long time. (more…)

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Why teach toddlers to read?

Posted by Graeme in parenting at 3:34 pm on Tuesday, 10 November 2009

As promised in my post on how we taught my daughter to read, here is why I think children should be taught to read as young as possible. There are three good reasons, and the first one is more than enough. (more…)

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Proof clever people diversify.

Posted by Graeme in Business & Investment at 5:03 pm on Monday, 9 November 2009

its true. Research shows that the higher people’s IQ: (more…)

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Efficient markets, bamboozled journalists and stupid regulators

Posted by Graeme in Business & Investment,Market failure,Wrong at 8:03 am on Monday, 9 November 2009

The media seems to have reached a consensus that the efficient markets hypothesis (EMH) has been discredited by the financial crises. I have been somewhat bemused by this, as I could not see the connection. (more…)

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Educating Lucy: learning to read

Posted by Graeme in parenting at 10:40 am on Sunday, 8 November 2009

I strongly believe in teaching children to read young, and our experience with Lucy so far has been confirmed that belief. We largely used the methods my mother used, because I knew they had worked for me and my sisters. (more…)

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