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"Float to the top, or sink to the bottom. Everything else in the middle is the churn." - Amos Burton.

Absolutely. Knew of some who didn't get in and their self-esteem was pretty shot for some years.

I went through the IIT system 10+ years ago. At that point, it was 3,500 people to be selected from a pool of 250,000 or so. These ratios have remained the same over the years I th…

The study is conducted in mouse and human immune cells in a dish, and the purported link is between HFCS and inflammation. Its also not clear to me if the concentrations of fructos…

Wow. The '70s were a tumultuous time indeed! I guess Volcker's policies had to really fight for the headlines with that much going on at the time. I do have many more questions wit…

Your inflationary expectations point makes sense. Considering the US economy is in a period of low to zero inflation at this point, it is fair for bond yields to be low for 3-year …

You've got some sound logic there, particularly on why the US is a popular place for investment. That is definitely a factor as to why T-bond yields have stayed low over the last f…

Zero interest rate policies definitely make it more difficult for central banks to use interest rates as a tool to stimulate aggregate demand. Sure, the massive bond-buying program…