Sunk Cost and Investing
Following up on the idea of sunk cost that we previously discussed, let’s discuss sunk costs (so to speak) in investing. The thought behind a sunk cost is to eliminate emotions in decision making. Just because you have spent money to start something (as the theory goes), doesn’t mean you need to follow that investment…
Is Sunk Cost a Sunk Theory?
I read an article recently, or more aptly, tens of articles recently, about how in today’s market regardless of if you are the CEO or the Janitor that you need to be adding incremental value. As an aside, interestingly enough, apparently 99% of authors are excused from the adding value requirement, because none of the…
Personal Finance for Main St
When residents of Main St look for news on how the economy is performed that day, it's often reported in terms of how the "Dow" or the S&P 500 performed that day. So what is the Dow? Ditto for the S&P 500?
