2008 August 28 « The Long Run Blog

Quotes on the Dismal Science

Here are some great quotes pertaining to economics and finance I have collected over the years. Some are witty, some cynical and some are just painfully accurate observations.

We’ll be off for a few days (maybe, if we can stay away). Enjoy the long weekend. Read more »

August 28, 2008 Posted by Brett | Quote, Lore, Wisdom | Quotes | No Comments Yet

Some ‘Age’ Old Myths about Social Security

Prompted by some great comments on my other post, The Truth About Social Security, I thought it was appropriate to share some more facts about the system.

Myth: The retirement age has not changed since the system was started in the 1930’s.
Fact: While the official retirement age known as “normal retirement age” is still 65, this is only true for participants born in 1937 or before. For each year after, the normal age increases slightly until everyone born in 1960 or later that normal age is 67. Full schedule here. Read more »

August 28, 2008 Posted by Brett | Uncategorized | | 3 Comments

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Brett Spurr has been on and around Wall Street since the age of 19, nearly half a lifetime ago. He helped make investment decisions for a $15 billion mutual fund complex. While locking horns with CEOs was fun, he now runs a personal financial planning firm helping individuals navigate their financial lives. Brett is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ™ certificant and investment manager by day and a full-time geek who delights in debating all things financial or economic.

Karl Mamer is host of The Conspiracy Skeptic podcast, a 12-part look at conspiracies of today and the not too distant past. Karl is also the world’s greatest living proponent of Franglais. He also likes to bait Nigerian Bank Scammers and hosted his own podcast about teaching English in Seoul, South Korea. Karl lives in Toronto, Canada and works as a senior technical writer to pay the bills.

Julio Guardado is a former tech CEO who after surviving a tech start-up during the dot com bust decided to join the dark side and become an investment banker. While wining and dining CEO’s (we call it “locking horns”) is great, he enjoys getting inside their heads and companies even more. Julio also runs RV Investor, a web site that specializes in the recreational vehicle industry. Julio lives in Silicon Valley.

Jon Blumenfeld has been on and around Wall Street since 1989, as a trader and researcher in interest rates and their associated financial products. Most recently he was an Interest Rate Strategist at Bear Stearns and Co., where he was named to Institutional Investor Magazine’s All-America Fixed Income Research team for Interest Rate Derivatives in 2007. He is looking forward to starting a new career, the details of which are in the final stages of negotiation. Ahem.

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