Monthly Archives: September 2009

Bonuses and finance

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Nicholas Gruen

Peter Martin tweets a reference to this blog post outlining Dan Pink’s well documented argument that bonuses might be good for productivity for simple tasks, and that they’re at best a double edged sword for complex tasks, where intrinsic motivation … Continue reading →

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The ultimate productivity blog

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Nicholas Gruen

As Michael Nielsen says the ultimate productivity blog is “Surprisingly good”.

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Immortal? No. Damn good? Yes.

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Nicholas Gruen

White to play I Rogers vs T Tao 19. ? See game for solution. I thought I would display this game because it was won by the best Australian player of his generation – the recently retired Ian Rogers.

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Another cute little immortal game

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Nicholas Gruen

It’s hell out there.

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The Electoral Reform Dream Paper

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Jacques Chester

The Electoral Reform Greenpaper has mostly received coverage for the two particularly stupid proposals that are raised: lowering the age of franchise and replacing the paper ballot with electronic or — much worse — internet voting. Robert Merkel points out … Continue reading →

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Why we needed a fiscal stimulus

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Fred Argy

There are two interesting pieces in todays blogs and newspaper articles. The first is from Robert Reich http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2009/09/is-government-helping-or-hurting-business.html He makes the evident point that the Dow is hitting the 10,000 mark because, while market-induced spending is well down, government-induced spending … Continue reading →

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Do financial advisors improve portfolio performance?

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Nicholas Gruen

Short answer? No. Do financial advisors aid their clients in making wise investments? This column shows that investors who delegate their portfolio management achieve better results. But thats due to the fact that advisors tend to be matched with richer, … Continue reading →

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