Friday Fun

Americans face many health risks.  Overindulge at Pie Parties, diabetes could become an issue.  Spend too much time in the sun, skin cancer might develop.  Sleep deprivation leaves people less responsive to stimuli, making nearly every activity more dangerous.  Fortunately, there is a remedy for the last issue, more shut-eye.

Long ago I was told the tale of an ancient shaman who, approached by a woman who seemed incapable of bearing a child, suggested she sleep with her husband on a lion’s hide.  Lo and behold she gave birth shortly thereafter to a son.  A curious friend who also was barren asked her what caused the miracle.  Thereupon she too visited the shaman, was given a tiger’s hide,

Many comparisons between the U.S. and Chinese economy have been made lately both in the press and by numerous talking heads.  At our most recent Pie Party this topic came up for discussion.  Caught by surprise, J R (incredibly!) turned to technology for an answer.  He brought up the Big Mac Index.

Our modern world is full of distractions.  Beeps, buzzes, custom ringtones, and dings interrupt thoughts daily.  These intrusions often keep us from completing tasks at hand because they consistently cause our interests to change.  In other words, our rate of interest grows for the present distraction while declining from a relatively longer-term goal, possibly sacrificing poster

Atlas loves poring over data.  Turning data into actionable information is the firm’s primary effort.  Our process is designed to observe dispassionately financial markets, searching for places your money will be well served.  For many, headlines create distractions to investment decisions.  Atlas’ data-driven approach seeks to minimize the constant noises of a 2

Janet Yellen, the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, has very little explaining left to do.  She presided over her penultimate Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, followed by a press conference; her final meeting, coming at the end of January, is not scheduled to include news organizations.

Some of you may be aware that Christopher is a strict vegetarian.  But he wasn't always such.  In fact, he remembers In-N-Out being his favorite purveyor of hamburgers back in his more carnivorous days.  But that was then and this is now, and it turns out his current dietary habits are more favorable to our planet's well-being than are mine.  Way more, really.