Written by Investing in the stock market is one of the best ways to build wealth over the long term, but it can be complicated and stressful to get started if you’ve never invested before. The good news is that investing is more accessible than ever. Years ago, you had to work with stockbrokers who charged heavy […]
When newcomers start to invest, one of the first lessons they come across is a lesson on diversification. Just about every article with tips on reaching investing success talks about diversification in investing. On the other hand, some of the world’s most well-known investors advise against a diversified portfolio. Even the great Warren Buffett was […]
Passkeys are an alternative to passwords that allow you to sign in to any website or app that supports this technology without needing to define/remember a password. Over the last couple of years, the tech world has been witnessing many companies updating their products to add support to this new technology, including tech giants like […]
John M Lund Photography Inc/Getty Images John M Lund Photography Inc/Getty Images Beyonce’s Renaissance brought house music back to mainstream audiences. But even when it wasn’t gracing the Grammys, house never went away. Born from the ashes of disco in the late 1970s and ’80s, house was by and for the Black, queer youth DJing […]
Feb 21, 2024 In this episode, Tor, Romain, and Chet talk about one of Tor’s favorite topics: Lint! Specifically, we talk about Lint checks and the annotations that use them to enable better, more robust, and more self-documenting APIs.Lint: It’s not just for pockets anymore. Chapters: Intro (00:00) Lint checks for annotations (01:50) Lint checks […]
The origins of Germany’s Maultaschen are deliciously devious. Legend has it that, in the late Middle Ages, a lay brother named Jakob invented the stuffed pasta dumplings at the Maulbronn Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site founded in 1147 by Cistercian monks in southwest Germany. One direct translation of Maultaschen is “mouth pockets,” though “Maul” […]
When you start investing for your future, it may be difficult to decide how you should invest your money. After all, if you don’t know the key differences between stocks vs. bonds, how will you be able to decide? For most investors, the best decision is to invest in a mix of stocks and bonds. […]
Brian Cox and Robin Ince pull scientific explanations out of a hat and go down the rabbit hole to explore the science of magic with comedian Alan Davies, sleight of hand artist Laura London and two experts in the psychology of magic Richard Wiseman and Gustav Kuhn. They ask what our predilection to be bamboozled […]
When reading about investing, you often hear that it’s important to do your research. That educated investing is the key to successful investing. That you should never invest a dime until you understand just what it is you’re investing in. However, there’s not much information out there about where or how to find the information […]
The consequences of “financial risk” became apparent to many investors during the two-year period from 2007 to 2009. The stock market (as measured by the S&P 500) plummeted from 1562.47 on October 10, 2007, to 752.44 on November 20, 2009. As a consequence, many people lost more than one-half of their retirement savings. The coronavirus […]