Quoted: Personal finance that makes cents.

Interesting

Quoted: Uncle’s simple but powerful framework: China is supported by a three-legged stool, but two legs are now broken
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China’s economic growth is supported by three primary legs:
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1. export-led growth
2. real property growth
3. government spending

Quoted: So I call these crises "gray swans." I've been telling anyone willing to listen that banks have a tendency to sit on time bombs while convincing themselves that they are conservative and nonvolatile.

Good post, although saving money is significant a motivator for me. That is why I take the bus and why I have replaced all my bulbs (which also saves time since fluorescent bulbs last longer).

Quoted: Sacrifice 30 minutes of extra sleep on the weekend to deal with Zipcar vs. pull the car out of the garage? Spend 1-2 hours to replace all the bulbs in the house? Not going to happen.
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Saving money is also often not a sufficient motivator. But increasing portfolio returns vs. other investment vehicles while significantly improving health, all of which can start with testing the effects of one green change?

Cool. I'm going to use this to create a spreadsheet to compare the various investment options available in our 401k program. The research tools on our plan website are pretty minimal, so this should help.

UPDATE: I found the following undocumented attributes:
"name"