Happy Easter

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It’s Easter weekend, the weather is great, and spring has begun. It’s time to do some spring cleaning, look over our old investments, habits, and way of doing things, toss out the bad, and continue on with the good. I personally took care of some paper work and taxes (!) that I had been procrastinating on; now I look forward to enjoying the long weekend with less to worry about ahead.

Although the Easter basket above is pretty, remember, in investments and in life, and as my girlfriend likes to say… don’t put all of your eggs in one basket!

Weekend Reading:

Falkenstein: Why Envy Dominates Greed

Interesting post on how envy could be the main driver of self-interest instead of greed.

Beating the Index: Trading Guidelines

Mich talks about the fundamental reasons one buys or sells a stock, and about the impact of greed & fear and their effect on the market.

Peter Schiff’s Economic Commentary: The Fed’s Last Hurrah

In this post, Peter Schiff talks about moral hazard, the propensity of the Federal Reserve to inflate yet another bubble, and the great hangover which will come once the last bubble has burst.

MIT News: Moral judgments can be altered … by magnets

As MIT puts it, “By disrupting brain activity in a particular region, neuroscientists can sway people’s views of moral situations.” Quite scary, indeed.

Let A Thousand Nations Bloom: The Aristocracy of Pull

This post discusses how there really is growing inequality in the U.S… “It’s the 45% premium in pay and benefits that government workers receive over the poor saps who create wealth in the private economy.”

The Seasteading Institute: The Plastiki Sets Sail to Glorify Waste

The Plastiki, a 60-foot catamaran buoyed by 12,500 reused plastic bottles, has set sail from San Francisco on a 7500 mile journey.

Mark’s Daily Apple: How Much Is Too Much?

In this post about primal eating, Mark talks about proteins, fats, sleep, and other basic topics, and the proper balance of each.

Have a good Easter weekend!