We know the words but what do they mean? Some definitions Here are some definitions of "passive investment management". Investopedia says: A style of management associated with mutual and [...]
Conspicuous consumption -- buying what others can't afford -- is a disequilibriating force. Prices get raised and supply is limited. The goods that are conspicuously consumed are positional goods. [...]
Falkenblog has a post on ecological studies of animal intelligence. The entire post is interesting, but I particularly like his last sentence: [I]f you think that because you have [...]
Except most of the time you get the cheese. The carry trade has been remarkably fruitful, even considering the periodic crashes.
http://www.nber.org/chapters/c7288.pdf
Steven,
Thanks for adding the reference.