by John M. Jennings | Jan 22, 2024 | The IFOD
Happy birthday to the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (SPY), which started trading 31 years ago today (1/21/93). It’s the original Exchange Traded Fund or “ETF” and is a single stock that tracks all 500 stocks in the S&P 500. What are ETFs? ETFs are...
by John M. Jennings | Jan 18, 2024 | The IFOD
The book that probably has had the biggest impact on my thinking is The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb (I’ve read it 3x). The main theme of the book is that important events that have the biggest impact on our lives, so-called “black swans,” are...
by John M. Jennings | Jan 12, 2024 | The IFOD
A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure. -Segal’s Law I think Segal’s Law is brilliant as it gets to the heart of the difficulty of having multiple sources of information. It’s easy to believe a thing if you...
by John M. Jennings | Jan 10, 2024 | Sociology, The IFOD
How much do you contribute to housework relative to your significant other? This question was the subject of a 1979 study that asked married couples to select on a continuum their relative contribution to 20 activities around the house. Things like cooking dinner,...
by John M. Jennings | Jan 5, 2024 | The IFOD
Since it first entered production in 1958, an astounding 110 million Honda Super Cubs have been sold, making it the #1 selling motor vehicle in history. And it’s competition for the best-selling honor isn’t even close. The best-selling car, the Toyota...
