Best of the Web: 13-08-21, nr 822

Good morning. Whatever….
http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2013/08/20/a-field-guide-to-stock-market-corrections/

 

The potential dangers of leveraged ETF’s…?
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/08/20/leveraged-etfs-the-flash-crash-and-1987/

 

I missed this one yesterday… Interesting statistic: it takes 1.5 earths to support 1 earth!
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http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/earth_overshoot_day/

 

And talking of footprint: the differences between emerging and developing markets in one simple chart
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http://www.businessinsider.com/blackrock-investing-in-emerging-markets-2013-8

 

A bit of history which is likely to warm the hart of every inflationista out there!
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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-20/150-years-inflation-and-counting

 

For what it is worth: a post on GRDI, Euphoria and Vigor
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http://www.businessinsider.com/the-state-of-greed-and-euphoria-in-the-stock-market-2013-8

 

A chart like this always makes me wonder what happened to Amsterdam, or Rotterdam…?
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/08/20/these-20-cities-have-the-most-to-lose-from-rising-sea-levels/

 

Interesting chart of the breakdown of dollar credit. Bank Loans appear to be in decline…
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http://philosophicaleconomics.wordpress.com/2013/08/19/the-great-rotation-asset-shortages-and-the-aggregate-u-s-investment-portfolio/

 

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