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  1. [amazonsearch]Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion[/amazonsearch]

     

    This book has been out for quite some time, but I wanted to recommend it.  I thoroughly enjoy how Cialdini writes and the topics he focuses on.

     

     

  2. Gio,

     

    I have so enjoyed this book.  Thanks again for the recommendation.  One of my favorite quotes, among so many was right after the crash of 1929.  Mr. Baker was never willing to sell and this was said:

     

    "Mr. Baker, wouldn't it have been wonderful if you had sold out in 1929.  With cash, you could now buy back twice as much.' The Old Man replied: 'Frank, if I had started selling things, I would have lost my position years ago.  You see, you never know when you've reached the the top.' 'But, Mr. Baker you know more about these swings than anybody else.' 'No, Frank, you can't know, because EVERY TIME IS DIFFERENT.'" 

     

    Later in a conversation Mr. Baker was mentioned saying, "I was a damn fool." referring to his having held on. 

     

    Things to ponder.  I love history.

     

     

  3. Fed to release bank stress-test results on 20-Mar

    Tuesday, February 25, 2014

     

    The Federal Reserve Board announced that results from the latest supervisory stress tests conducted as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will be released on Thursday, 20-Mar, and the related results from the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review, or CCAR, will be released on Wednesday, 26-Mar.

    Results will be released for both exercises at 16:00 ET.

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