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No one serious is claiming that CO2 is at unprecedented levels or that we're going to Venus levels of runaway greenhouse effect. However it's indisputable that we're conducting a massive global experiment in dramatically increasing CO2 levels over a short amount of time and that even a 1-2 level...

And at least be able to look themselves in the mirror knowing they didn't fleece it off an audience of the elderly, lonely, and outcast who's "offerings" often consisted of a meaningful part of their current net worth, even if that was only $20.

Remember that except for bragging rights a patent is worth nothing unless you can afford the big bucks to defend it. There are no "patent police", it's up to you to bring a civil suit if you think it's being infringed on. I feel like outside of biotech and some materials science, patents are one...

Ignore default risk and you still come out with 0% expected returns, it's simple finance math.

We can only hope all the old bigots will be gone, it will be a much nicer place for sure for those of us who care far more about who are neighbors actually are rather than their ethnicity or religion. What conservative mecca where you thinking of moving to, Somalia? I hear there's no gun...

And whadyaknow, the carry rate for BRL is 10%. So you're actually losing money converting a dollar to BRL and investing in Brazilian bonds, not to mention the default risk, which is there however minor. Or if you're in Brazil you're losing money not converting your BRL to USD and parking them in...

I agree that the OP begs the question. As @Robert Morse pointed out, professional money managers generally expect a company to invest money in their business if they expect to earn a return greater than the risk free rate and otherwise return it to shareholders. In general if and how much a...

Again I want to compliment you on the thoughtfulness of your post and the thought you've put behind it. It's a lot to think about, and I'll be the first to admit that when it comes to a couple areas I'm far behind you in education. My questions are in the following areas: 1. We know how much CO2...

I actually don't want to convince you to become a liberal, I just want to make you think about why supporting and subsidizing fossil fuels while being anti-renewables should be a conservative position? I maintain that it shouldn't be, conservatives should be against the billions and trillions in...

My point is that gold is as arbitrary and "fiat" as any other form of currency. And as I pointed out earlier, gold from 1913 to today buried in a chest was a significantly worse store of value than dollars invested in 10 year Treasuries.

You're just being silly here. First, good luck bringing a gold nugget down to your local store, shaving off a fraction of an ounce, and convincing them to accept that for a dozen eggs. In any part of the world I've been a local store would be much happier to have me sweep the floors for eggs...

Except house prices in SF (not Concord or Antioch) didn't go down after the dot com bust, didn't go down in 2008. Not sure with Loma Prieta, before my time. No dips, just plateaus, and the .com bust was pretty epic for the tech industry at the time. I made multiple offers on condos and townhomes...

I first moved to San Francisco in the late 90s. I've been waiting since then for the craziness to end. It didn't even end in 2008, just paused it's upward growth. So you may be in for a long wait, that's a unique market.

I'm not sure how the odds are stacked against you at Nadex given you can take either side of any trade and put an order in inside the spread if you want to make money off the spread? I agree that Oanda is a great place to trade spot and they seem to be far more open, transparent, and above board...

Amazing how fast a "luxury" apartment becomes "affordable housing" in a real estate crash!

I run a company and can honestly say we've never tried to cut corners on regulatory requirements to try to save costs, and I'd consider it counterproductive to do so given the value of my reputation with clients is worth far more than a few pennies I could save trying to cut corners. You have a...

Nadex is a CFTC regulated exchange in the U.S. It is externally regulated quite aggressively, same as CME or CBOE. While I agree with you when it comes to unregulated binary bucket shops, Nadex isn't one of those.

This is an intelligent, well thought out post that deserves and intelligent well thought out reply. The issue of those skeptical of human caused climate change being marginalized is a fair one. I can’t speak for everyone, but I can say that I for one am thrilled when I see an intelligent...

And the Bahamas, and Panama, to name two places I've been to lately. For someone who so cavalierly dismisses everyone who disagrees with him as an ignoramus 'Murican, you don't seem to know much about the world outside where you live.

And TH still managed to lose money!