Biases and preconceived notions generally harm our own critical decision-making. It is often easier, especially when it comes to complex issues, to buy into someone else's opinion rather than formulate your own beliefs and convictions.
Most of the time when we order something, such as goods or services, the process is straightforward.
How many times have you called customer service and been connected to somebody in India or the Philippines?
"What goes up must come down" is an everyday expression which explains the statistical concept, reversion to the mean.
August has not been a good month for the financial markets. Economic fears about Greece, Ireland and Portugal have expanded to include Italy, the third largest Eurozone economy.
Summer often means going to the movies to see the blockbusters. But before the movies and the trailers come the advertisements.
Recently, my father bought an iPhone4. When he wanted a little help to operate this new technology, I showed him the basics.
There are many obstacles to selling short. First, stocks as a whole tend to go up, not down, as time goes by.
SWS, or Smart Women in Securities, is coming to the University. From its start at Harvard in 2006, SWS quickly expanded into several other Ivy League schools.
"Green," "Sustainable," "Reusable," "Repurpose" - all commonly used words that encapsulate a growing worldwide mind-set.
