THE INTELLIGENT INVESTOR (Jason Zweig)A New Bogle BookGood afternoon.A new book by a Bloomberg ETF reporter, Eric Balchunas, seeks to size up the late Jack Bogle, founder of Vanguard Group, as a historic figure.In The Bogle Effect: How John Bogle and Vanguard Turned Wall Street Inside Out and Saved Investors Trillions, Mr. Balchunas concludes — correctly, I think — … Continue reading A new book about John Bogle
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Why April 15th isn’t tax day
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/taxes-why-april-15-isnt-tax-day-124636981.html Taxes 2022: Here’s why April 15 isn’t tax day this year Ronda Lee Fri, April 15, 2022, 8:46 AM Typically, the federal tax-filing deadline falls on April 15. This year, though, you get an extra three days until April 18. That’s because a local holiday in Washington, D.C., closes all federal offices located in the … Continue reading Why April 15th isn’t tax day
Apple TV+ quality approach paying off in revenue and watchers
Apple's approach to growing its streaming channel is paying off in a huge way. The first link is to a more detailed discussion of Apple TV+ growth. The third link is to a short list of a few shows you might enjoy. 9to5mac.com/2022/03/29/wsj-apple-tv-praised-by-quality-over-quantity-nearly-doubled-its-revenue-in-2021/ 9to5mac.com/2021/04/13/apple-tv-plus-highest-quality-streaming-service/9to5mac.com/2022/04/04/5-apple-tv-plus-shows-to-watch-with-banger-soundtracks-on-apple-music/ WSJ: Apple TV+ praised by quality over quantity, nearly doubled its … Continue reading Apple TV+ quality approach paying off in revenue and watchers
How 800 companies have responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The company logos are large which makes this a long article. Click thru if you want to see the logos in a smaller format. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/04/07/opinion/companies-ukraine-boycott.html Some of the Biggest Brands Are Leaving Russia. Others Just Can’t Quit Putin. Here’s a List. April 7, 2022 By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian Dr. Sonnenfeld is the Lester … Continue reading How 800 companies have responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
CASH app data breach affects 8 million
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/05/over-8-million-customers-affected-in-cash-app-data-breach? Over 8 million customers affected in Cash App data breach Darryl Boxberger | Apr 05, 2022 On Monday, financial services and digital payment company, Block, Inc., filed a report stating that the company had suffered a data breach when a former Cash App employee accessed customer records without permission. The breach occurred on December 10, 2021, … Continue reading CASH app data breach affects 8 million
Negative prediction for NYC from NY Post’s Editorial Board
https://nypost.com/2022/03/29/new-yorks-ever-faster-economic-death/amp/ See also https://nypost.com/2022/03/24/manhattan-led-us-in-population-loss-during-year-of-pandemic/? about how many people have left the city New York’s ever-faster economic death By Post Editorial Board March 29, 2022 | 6:53pm New York City's unemployment is nearly double the national average.Rob Kim/Getty Images New York is the worst state in the mainland US when it comes to recovering our pandemic … Continue reading Negative prediction for NYC from NY Post’s Editorial Board
A new tax form is coming your way
https://www.wsj.com/articles/internal-revenue-service-taxes-irs-1099-k-form-tracking-payment-transactions-credit-card-venmo-privacy-breach-cybersecurity-11648745007? If You Dread the IRS Now, Wait Until You Get a 1099-K Under a new law, many more transactions are being tracked. Next tax season will be a nightmare. By Ryan Ellis, March 31, 2022 6:04 pm ET PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO Listen to article Length4 minutesQueue In the best of times, the Internal Revenue Service is … Continue reading A new tax form is coming your way
Brandon Sanderson spread his Kickstarter wealth to other literary projects on the website
This story gets more and more odd. http://www.themarysue.com/brandon-sanderson-shares-kickstarter-success/ Author Brandon Sanderson Shares Kickstarter Success by Backing Almost Every Other Literary Project By Alyssa Shotwell, Mar 29th, 2022, 5:40 pm Earlier this month, successful science fiction and fantasy (SFF) writer Brandon Sanderson broke Kickstarter records within a few days with his secret A Year of Sanderson project. Currently sitting at … Continue reading Brandon Sanderson spread his Kickstarter wealth to other literary projects on the website
What’s causing U.S. inflation and what’s going to cool it down soon
Scott McIntyre for The New York Times By Paul Krugman, Opinion Columnist, March 29, 2022 High inflation in the United States basically reflects two forces. On one side, there’s a lot of disruption: rising oil and food prices (made worse by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), snarled supply chains and so on. These factors are the reason … Continue reading What’s causing U.S. inflation and what’s going to cool it down soon
Another example of wealth in action
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-senior-housing-projects-charge-big-bucks-for-luxury-living-11647958460 New Senior-Housing Projects Charge Big Bucks for Luxury Living Developers bet that aging baby boomers will pay rents of over $25,000 for housing with all the extras A rendering of the Coterie Cathedral Hill development in San Francisco.PHOTO: RELATED AND ATRIA SENIOR LIVING By Peter Grant, Updated March 22, 2022 3:05 pm ET Developers are making … Continue reading Another example of wealth in action
American companies could lose billions if Russia does seize their assets
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/american-companies-could-lose-billions-if-russia-seizes-their-assets-155936278.html American companies 'can't do much' if Russia seizes their assets Alexis Keenan, Reporter, March 15, 2022 McDonald's (MCD), Salesforce (CRM), Starbucks (SBUX), and hundreds of other U.S. companies that have paused business in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine may lose their Russian-based assets forever. On Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Russian prosecutors threatened McDonald's, Coca-Cola … Continue reading American companies could lose billions if Russia does seize their assets
Netflix attempting to monetize multiple people using same membership (with a neat chart)
https://apple.news/AA7LaMkU_RiOdi1_b8njQog Netflix Tries to Monetize Password Sharing, But Will It Work? As it looks for ways to boost revenue, the streaming platform is experimenting with adding a fee for account sharing outside households — a tack its rivals could take as well. BY J. CLARA CHAN, GEORG SZALAI MARCH 23, 2022 5:00AM Netflix is doing an about-face … Continue reading Netflix attempting to monetize multiple people using same membership (with a neat chart)
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