Across the nation there’s a lot of new talk about an old form of investment; the purchase of tax lien certificates. Although they’ve been around for over 150 years, it’s only been recently that they’ve become a popular investment. In fact, it’s been one of the best keep investment secrets of all times. Now the [...]
Archive for the ‘Economics’ category
May 26 2009
The Credit Crisis Visualized
I know it’s been too long since my last post, that is going to change. I’ll begin by sharing this visualization of what caused the downturn in our economy. I think you’ll find it fascinating.
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.
Sep 05 2008
The CPI and Your Wallet
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services.
Difference between CPI and cost-of-living:
CPI solely measures the change in the value of the “basket of goods” over time.
Basket of Goods = goods and services purchased [...]